Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Painted Chair: Fabric and Frame, French Style!

Looks like a Duck Egg Blue chair with leather upholstery and a bit of gilding on the same tone frame. But it didn't always look like this!  The chair was circa 1980 or so...perfectly nice, but dated floral fabric and peachy wood tone.  Go ahead and paint both the fabric and the frame.  This polished cotton fabric was a breeze to paint. First you mist your fabric with a bottle sprayer using water. Then dip brush into water then right into paint can and spread...
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Monday, October 27, 2014

Parties, Groceries, a cute French village and Claire's Shop

 Here we were at the French chateau~a billion miles away from our shops and responsibilities.  It felt so great to have this beautiful home to stay in with friends from around the country and  Canada.  Janet Metzger, Kathie Jordan and I posed for a selfie in front of the chateau.  We would be taking a trip to the supermarket for groceries. Kathie and her husband John had arrived several days earlier and had already scoped out the land.  The pile of us staying...
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