Linen Chair Love

I've been wanting to make some linen chairs for a while now and was just waiting for the perfect set to come along. I found a darling pair of chairs that were solid, well-made and priced right. Here's how they turned out:

Good Ole Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Pure White, distressed and clear waxed:

I chose to gather the cushion and it took FOREVER!  Not sure I'm ever going to do that again, but it is pretty:

A pretty curve, that might have seemed too much unless a neutral fabric was chosen:

Before and After:

I love how these turned out.  Since it is real linen, I did Scotch Guard them and I'm not sure I'd let them be in a family room with MY kids!!

Here's some Internet Linen love:

Carrier and Company

Wisteria

House Beautiful

Linen: So lovely, textured and timeless. I especially love how it looks with the dark woods.

As an added post, here are another set of French Script chairs I redid.

Before:

(and, yes, that is PLASTIC on the cushion! ewww, it was sticky too!)

And the After:

Spring has hit early here in the Chicago area and all I can think is "Garage Sale season is almost here!" Yipppeee!

Shabby to Chic part II

As promised, here are pictures of the china cabinet and oval coffee table I completed and are up for sale:

And the oval coffee table (the camera makes is a lot darker than its color really is):

The chairs sold super fast and I'm wishing I had a few more waiting in the wings.  Can garage sale season come any faster? Can't wait.