Thursday, January 21, 2010

a chair to remember ..

do you remember this chair?

i bought it back in november of 2009, i think .. it is a vintage 60s era shaw walker with aluminum legs .. with the original fabric and the original metal tag label on the back .. rod and sherry took it to canton last month, but it didn't sell .. so they brought it back ..


then i saw an article in country living magazine where they took old sweaters and recovered things .. lampshades, bottles and the like ..

so ... this is what i did .. i recovered the chair in a grey sweater i picked up at a thrift store .. it wasn't until i was cutting off the excess that i noticed the original tag on the sweater ... also, i left the original tweed like fabric on the chair ..




then i was having such a good time with the sweaters .. and looking for things to recover ... i picked up this pink sweater and recovered a large drum shade .. i like the 'button-up' look ...

i left the old fabric on the shade .. lazy i guess .. but also i was afraid i would end up having to line the shade .. i wanted to avoid that ..

off to work some more .. footstool to upholster and slipcovers to make .. rod is painting today and sherry is working on signs .. and keeping us all organized ..

laterz,
troy

24 comments:

  1. That look fantastic! I would proudly have either in my home (and just might, depending on when I come back to see you!).

    XO,
    Anne

    ReplyDelete
  2. Wow! I love that lamp shade! I wonder if it is removable?

    ReplyDelete
  3. the sweater is glued in place .. just at the top and bottom of the shade, but it could probably be removed easily enough .. i tried doing it without gluing it down and it kept riding up and also, at the top.. it had to be cut, and i turned the raw edges under ...

    ReplyDelete
  4. That sweater on the lampshade is genius.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Love it all! When I saw the lampshade in C.L. I started looking around the house for which shade would be rejuvinated! Still haven't gotten around to it but your post just inspired me, Thanks ~ Theresa

    ReplyDelete
  6. I love that chair and while it is wonderful in it's original condition, it is awesome in the Grey sweater! That lampshade is so cute!!! Pink sweater shade...love it!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Oh, Troy...what a clever guy you are. The lampshade is fabulous...and I'm really loving the chair (although I would have been happy to purchase it in its original form, too.)
    Thanks for sharing your groovy style sense!
    xoxo
    Donna

    ReplyDelete
  8. You are amazing! That looks fabulous....I'm totally inspired to felt the wool sweater I picked up at the thrift and cover something with it :)

    ReplyDelete
  9. Both are fabulous! You are so talented.

    ReplyDelete
  10. I want I want I want, that is all I'm going to say. The before in the other hand, not so much. You are the master indeed.

    ReplyDelete
  11. What a beautiful re-do on the chair and lampshade. I've made pillows, but I wasn't sure about a bigger project until now!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Oh my gosh Troy!!! Both of those are FANTASTIC!!! That chair belongs in my house I tell you... I've got it's brother (minus the sweater) LOLOL

    Your lampshade is GORGEOUS!!! Luvin' it all!

    ;-) xoxo
    robelyn

    ReplyDelete
  13. I am so glad you became a follower so I could find your blog! I can't wait to look through the archives! And I LOVE the chair but especially the lamp shade!

    (I did a little Christmas craft with sweaters if you feel like checking it out... http://www.remodelaholic.com/2009/12/knock-your-socks-off-homemade-christmas.html)

    If you get the chance please come and link this story to the party I am having, I would love to feature it next week!

    Thanks

    ReplyDelete
  14. I love the lampshade. What a great idea. How does the light shine through? Does it still have good lighting?

    ReplyDelete
  15. Both projects look great! Love the grey sweater

    ReplyDelete
  16. I saw your comment on my daughter's page Ethel Edith and here I am. I love the lamp shade and chair . I have made pillows and Christmas stockings out of sweaters, but the lampshade is so genius!! I'll keep checking in!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Troy,
    That gray sweater really changed that chair!

    And I love the pink 'button up' shade.
    How did you get the top edges to look so nice?
    thanks for coming by and leaving a comment

    blessings

    barbara jean

    ReplyDelete
  18. the pink button up lamp shade is wonderful!!! And the chair looks great too. Great work.

    ReplyDelete
  19. I found you off my sister, Abbie's blog & boy have you given me some great ideas! I am dying over that sweater lampshade! We have some hideous drum shades in the basement just screaming for sweater shades and fast! Great job! I'm a new follower :)

    ReplyDelete
  20. How cool is that! You are so talented, blows Country Living away. All the best, Lori

    ReplyDelete
  21. cool, cool, cool! What a brilliant idea to repurpose an old sweater! Love the way the chair and lampshade turned out!

    ReplyDelete
  22. The chair is very cool and looks great in the sweater. It's very unique. I must say, though, the pink sweater shade steals this post for me. It is so cute! I just love the buttons running down the front.

    ReplyDelete