BEFORE
Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.
~Pablo Picasso~
Completing # 43 was a pleasure, I had no idea that working with wood and restoring my old chair would be such a rewarding and enjoyable process. This chair has a lot of sentimental value to me, it was one of the first things I bought for myself when I moved into my own place. I bough the ugly old beast for $20 at a garage sale, at the time is suited my college bachelor lifestyle perfectly.
Needless to say it was time for my famous chair to get a face lift. The steps i took to fix it up were as followed: 1) dismantled it 2) sand it down (this took a bulk of the time!) 3) Apply stain 4) Rounded the edges to give a highlight effect 5) Apply 4 coats of varnish 6) put back together 7) screw in a bottle opener (BAD ASS) 8) New fabric for the pillows
Looking at it now I feel it strongly fits into the style that Jenelle and I have created for our place, and I am glad to have a piece that sparks discussion. One of the best parts about this is that I have realized that I quite enjoy working with wood and have plans to work on two new projects. 1) A Catan case 2) A shelf unit for behind our couch.
So time to go sit in my chair and open up a beer and watch the game
Cheers, Bretzgy
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