Before and After of the Big Lots Ottoman

Years ago I bought an ottoman at Big Lots for me old den three houses ago.
This room was huge and long and it could handle a big ottoman In this little
den in my farmhouse, but it is needed. The ottoman is my home office, my desk
and my catch all. When I first bought it, I had it upholstered in a jewel tone Waverly
fabric that went with the look I was doing in this room.

I also painted the legs, which I touched up before it went to the upholsterer. The print
was to busy for the room and the light weight fabric was worn in spots. I wanted a rich
green velvet for a new cover and bought this fabric from Robert Allen almost a year ago
with the intention of finding a matching trim.

  I put the project off because I didn't know what I would do with out my ottoman. Where
would all my things go. I finally bight the bullet and started looking for a trim that would
work with the fabric. I found this trim on the Robert Allen Outlet site and fell in love with it.

I took my Italian gold stack tables from my guest room and used them as a make shift
ottoman while my piece was gone.

The chair I bought a couple of weeks ago at the Stuarts Draft Antique Mall and thought it
could be used to prop my feet up on because it is low and I am a sucker for any thing hand
carved, black and gold and any kind slipper chair.

 So here is the finished piece all done in less than a month. Love it.

And look what I found while walking downtown today at the Beverley Street Co-Op Art Gallery,

this sweet little painting of some goats called "Browsing" by local artist Christine Watts.

Outdoor Furniture and Outdoor Fabrics

Years ago when I was in my twenties, I bought this wrought iron table with four
matching chairs for my courtyard garden at my home in the fan district in Richmond.
When I moved to the country I bought the teak table I have now and gave the set
to my sister to use. She now has a pretty white outdoor table set that I found for her
last year and she brought me my old set  to sell here at the store. The chairs acme first
and the table came a couple of months later. Of course the chairs sold right away, so when
the table came it sat all alone upstairs and didn't sell. At the end of last year, while walking Elfie
in my neighborhood I came across the wrought iron chairs with broken seat, three not four.
I took Elfie home, got my car keys and flew up the street and packed the chairs in my car.
What a find and free no less.

The chairs were white,so I had my intern spray paint them a shiny black with Krylon's

Acrylic Latex Enamel Indoor/Outdoor Gloss  Paint and painted the table in the same style.

The chairs had a nice edge all the way around each seat, so I figured that I could have a piece 

of plywood cut to fit the shape of the seat and put to a piece of foam on top of each seat and

cover them with an indoor/outdoor fabric and screw the seat to the broken mess to hold it in

place!

 I love the Waverly quilted fabric I choose, I love blue and white and blacks together.

The whole set sold on Wednesday and I did almost  everything myself to save money.

The chairs ivy pattern is a little different from the tables pattern, but once they are all

painted the same color and texture, they work. Later on I will show you the big pair of

wrought iron arm chairs I plan to paint next. This time I will try to remember to do before

and after photos.