Green Zebra Chair - Still available!

So, the plan was to use this great little chair in a custom set of 4.

This set was to be it's family:

Unfortunately, the chair didn't work with the other three. (The set with the new chair is almost done!)

This is how the set was coming along before I realized the chair didn't work:

The chair was completely refinished before I applied a beautiful green color. Then, I applied a coat of satin polyurethane top coat. 

(Belle really wanted to help.)

I reupholstered the seat with an adorable zebra print fabric, and voilà! 

More views:

Measurements:

33" tall

18" wide

17" seat

As of today, this chair IS still available!

Purple Tie Armchair - Still Available!

So I found this awesome chair while thrifting:

It was in pretty rough shape structurally, and the seat was obviously not done correctly.

I completely refinished it; I sanded it, coated it with gray primer, and painted it with a gorgeous rich purple. And of course, the seat is completely made of neckties!  

And a few more views:

I also painted mustard-yellow diamonds on the back to give the chair even more character! 

Full view from behind:

Side view:

Until further notice, this chair IS available for $150.

Measurements:

40" tall

18" wide

23" seat

Oh, and I bought a jigsaw. =)

Magazine Rack

So I found this little piece with spiderwebs and dust COVERING it, but I knew it had to come home with me!

I decided I would make it for my dad, so I got to work sanding it down and reworking it. Here's how it turned out:

Hand painted design! (not the circles, however...)
And other views:

My dad said he actually wants to make a sitting area in his room, just for the magazine rack. hahaha.

Little Red Lace Side Table

I found this really cute little 2-layer table while thrifting the other day.

I knew that I wanted it to be extra special, I just couldn't decide what I wanted to do to it. Amazingly, the idea of using lace as a "stencil" randomly came to me, and the rest is history.

I refinished the entire piece and added a coat of primer before painting it a gorgeous red. Then, my secret weapon -- lace!

View from behind:

Close up of the top and bottom:

Measurements:

24" tall
23" wide
10" vertical tabletop

As of today, this table IS available for $110.
Email me for more info!

Little Red Table on Etsy

Very First Tie Chair

Because I am a full-time student, I don't really have time for a "real" job. In addition to working on my furniture, I also work as an extra on movies and TV shows.
A few months ago, I was working on set with Jennifer Aniston. Yeah... you know...

So anyways, I was working on this movie, and the location was this amazing house in North Georgia that was owned by an artist. In one shot that I was in, I against the wall and saw a chair that looked to have a seat made out of ties. Upon further investigation, I realized that it was. I immediately became infatuated and HAD to have one. So my journey began...

In my attic, I found a chair that is was in need of a change. It's white paint was chipping off to expose the gold paint underneath. It was missing it's seat so I figured it would be perfect!

Here it is before:

I sanded the entire chair and primed it, painting it black afterwards. Then, I coated it with polyurethane. This is how it looked: 

Because I had no idea how to actually make the seat work, I decided to go out and buy as many old grandpa/science fair/groomsmen ties as I could find, along with a few other secret ingredients. 

This how it looked when it was almost finished:

Annnnnd afterwards!

And upclose:

(Yes, those are my toesies.)

So this is now my sewing table chair and I LOVE it! 

I definitely get most of my custom orders for these chairs.

On another note, watch this adorable video.

Tiny Telephone Table

So, while thrifting a few months ago, I came across an adorable little two-layer telephone table. It was pretty beat up. The legs had obviously been a doggie's play toy, and no the top part of the table was actually coming off. This how it looked when I first picked it up.

Not cute...

I have been really obsessed with a certain shade of green lately. It's sort of a chartreuse/pea soup/baby poop color. Like this, actually:

I decided I would incorporate this color into the table, but since it has 2 layers, I wanted to use more than just one color. I decided to choose three more colors, and these are the ones I chose:

After I picked out the colors, I started re-working the piece. After it was sanded, I filled in the gaps with wood filler, and added a coat of primer.
After the primer, I painted each layer, and then decided a quote would be cute somewhere on it. The quote I decided on was: "Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been." - Mark Twain

This is the finished product:

And this is the quote:

Measurements:
23" tall
26" wide
16" vertical tabletop

As of today, this table IS still available for $135.

If you are interested, email me at getthegimmies@hotmail.com

OR

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