Ball & Claw

Lately I have been infatuated with
 Annie Sloan's Old White and French Linen Chalk Paint.





I adore the combination of these two colors...





So old world, so classic, so today!





This chair that I picked up last summer, at a garage sale, was sitting around in the hobby garage just waiting for it's makeover.

Someone had painted it blue and recovered the seat but I could tell that had been ages ago. It's heavy, it's sturdy and the seat is made of an oak frame with burlap webbing so I knew it was quality and old.

I started with doing the two tone effect with the Annie Sloan Old White and French Linen. 

It was easy since the chair was already blue. With a bit of distressing, I allowed some of the old blue to show through.

Then to decide on the seat. I really had my heart set on using an old feed sack that has an eagle on it, but it was stained and there is something weird to me about doing a nice upholstery job with stained fabric...even though it is the look.

I decided to help camouflage the stains, I used coffee and tea to stain the whole piece first.

 I think it's perfect for the look I was going for on this chair. After all it has an eagle in keeping with the ball & claw feet on this chair.

I even made cording to go around the seat for a more professional finished look.

 So, are you ready to see the whole chair?

And now, here it is in it's new home...as a companion to my straight from the trash spinet desk!

 The before and after!

This is where I could kick myself for not buying it's mate. Yes there were two!

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