Sweet Lil' Chair goes Red

I was going to show you a before paint and during
BUT
I left my camera within reach of my grandbaby Jacs
AND
they got erased.
Don't you find it amazing that as adults we need instructions to work technology, but a 14 month old can sit down for 5 seconds
and
POOF
it's gone.
:o)


Anywhoo . . .
 This sweet chair belonged to my grandfather, not sure of its exact age but it is over 90. It has been dearly used by my mother and then me.
Unfortunately it is at the point where when sat upon it creeks, so I decided to not only move it, where no one is tempted to sit on it, BUT paint it red . . .
using Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint in Tricycle.
I got a sample of the red with my order of white milk paint.

I first painted her with a thin coat of white.
Since I wanted the red paint to look like it wearing in places
and
that over time the paint had faded.
So I mixed the paint on the thin side,
then
distressed it.

Here she is in her new color:

As mentioned above I moved it . . .
Her new home is now in the master bathroom next to the tub. Now I just need to decide how to decorate her!

 maybe throw a towel over the back . . .
or

hang the chalkboard sign (my daughter wrote that for me)
and place my grandmothers cameo box on the top of the magazines . . .

Unfortunately you will have to wait for the masterbath reveal in about a month or two!
:o)