We've had this little rocking chair kicking around here. It was once used for photo shoots but lately, it's just been collecting dust. I apologize for not getting a good 'before' picture but it was in pretty rough shape. It had no seat so we wove some heavy cording together to make a seat. The original paint was chipped and very rustic and vintage looking. I sanded all the old paint off, took of the make shift seat, painted it a lacquer black, re-made the seat etc. Well, here are the pictures of the process after painting.
I love black lacquer!
I cut out a new seat for it out of birch wood, then a piece of foam and I wrapped it all in three layers of Warm and Natural batting and stapled it to the wood.
For the skirt, I used Osnaburg and traced the pattern of the seat. I sewed the gathered skirt onto the base before upholstering.
After the seat was upholstered, I added the detail. I love the covered button nestled in ruffled black ribbon and an osnaburg yo yo. I tufted that to the seat cushion. I took ribbon and gathered it up and tacked that to the gathered edge.
I love the way it turned out! What do you think?
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