Two new chairs!

So this is probably NOT what we should be doing right now, but I'm so excited to have them! We found both chairs at different garage sales, and we are suckers for fun projects. The first little chair was in really bad shape, I wish I had a before picture! But I didn't think to take one. It was pretty scratched up, and the seat was made up of a few strings tacked to the wood. Ross sanded and re-painted the wood, and then he RE-WEAVED the entire seat! It looks so good! The chair also came with some really crappy little cushions that I made new covers for. I personally think it looks better without them, but with the cushions it's a little more comfy.

He likes having a seat for his ducky.

We called in a professional for the second one. So I guess I couldn't really call it OUR project, but Ross did all of the stripping; there were probably a few hundred nails and staples in it that needed to be removed. Susan from Upholstery Creations by Susan here in Manhattan did all of the hard work, but we got to watch her do it, and now Ross wants to do that for a living instead! Well, maybe someday. Oh, but remember? We are moving into a SMALLER apartment. I hope there will be room for it there. It doesn't exactly match our couches right now, but I picked out the fabric knowing that I'll always love that color and that someday we'll have a room where that will go perfectly. Plus it was on sale. Of course all of my very favorite fabric was like $30/yd. That's not happening.

The legs still need to be re-finished.
But we really are focusing on moving now. :)