It sure has been a nice break, but I'm finally getting back into the swing of things. First up, my prison chairs! Remember those?
If not, don't feel bad, I barely remembered them myself. I think it only took about 5 1/2 months to get them back! Here's how they look now:
It's not a drastic change, but they needed to be redone and I think the nail head trim adds the perfect touch.
They did an outstanding job on the details:
I was a little nervous about the dropcloth being too rough, but I pre-washed them and I'm pretty sure the prison steams the fabric beforehand, so they are much softer than I was anticipating. If I saw these in a store, I wouldn't have a clue that it was painter's cloth!
Here are my thoughts overall:
- The prison is very professional
-The work is impeccable
- The cost is unbeatable ($200 per chair)
I'm still undecided about the shell back chair, but only because the style might be a bit too Victorian for me. I'll live with it for a while before I make a decision, but I did find this great chair at an estate sale yesterday that could become its replacement:
And speaking of sales, I know its been forever since anything new has been posted on the sale blog, but I've just added a bunch so have a look!
7 comments:
Glad our tax dollars are being put to good use. :) They're beauts.
Love your chairs and love even more that you're back in the "swing of things"!
The chairs are amazing! I have been checking back every once in a while wondering if you had just gotten them back without posting a picture, but I guess it really just took that long! Well worth it though!! So I have a question, are all chairs $200, or does the cost depend on the chair? I'm looking to have a swivel rocker recovered for our nursery and it would be very basic, nor channels, buttons, or nail head trim on this chair... Anyway, I'd love to hear from you! I was in your parents ward, (and Candice's for a short time actually) and found your blog from Bev. I love it!
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OH MY! I love the way they turned out! And I do think the green estate sale chair is just about the cutest thing I've ever seen! Let me know when you want to take another Florence roadtrip and I'll take my green chair in and you can take your couch! Worth the wait? TOTALLY!
OH MY! I love the way they turned out! And I do think the green estate sale chair is just about the cutest thing I've ever seen! Let me know when you want to take another Florence roadtrip and I'll take my chair in and you can take your couch! Worth the wait? TOTALLY!
what the business?! Where have I been? The prison has an upholstery business? and you used drop cloth, so amazing!! You=fantastic!
Omygoodness Maren...these chairs are GORGEOUS girl!!!! What a beautiful job....you must keep them both ~ I love that they are so different but each has it's own wonderful character ~ xxoo, Dawn
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