chair.

a few months ago (like...FEBRUARY...), Kalie and I went antique shopping. 

we went all over the salt lake valley to lots of different stores, it was so fun!

our last stop was this cute little store in sugar house. there was an old old lady there with her daughter. they told us that they had been running that store way back when, but eventually stopped for some reason. they still owned the little store, it just wasn't open to the public. so, they just kept adding more and more furniture to it as if it were storage. finally, the daughter talked the mother into opening the store again just to get rid of all of the left over furniture.

there was hardly anything in the store, but in the very back of the room, i found this gem.

the OLD price tag on the left says "$30"...the one on the right says "$2"

yes, i got this pretty chair for two dollars. 

i felt a little bad buying something from there.  they said as soon as everything is sold, they are done with the store. they were both sweet though and i loved this chair. 

okay see how yuck the seat was? and how thin and sketchy it was?

look at her now! this is leftover fabric from when I interned at Ethan Allen. I had used it for a project, so a big chunk was missing out of the back....it was....SUCH a pain to get the fabric to cover the entire cushion. it came out a little wonky, but i like it.

made the cushion from scratch, first time doing that. it was a struggle and it isn't perfect, but i think it turned out pretty cute. besides the new seat and cleaning the wood, i didn't do anything to the chair. doesnt it look so much better though? i love how the dark bits of the fabric brings out the darkness of the wood. 

i love bring such old pieces into new homes. they bring such life with them. and they're so much better and sturdier than furniture you can find anywhere else nowadays...