Thursday, February 18, 2010

I need a CHAIR CUT

As I have previously mentioned in my kitchen/dining room there was WAY too much orangey wood. I painted the buffet, now it was time to move on to something else--the chairs.

I don't have a really great before picture, but you can tell the wood tone is BAD. What is hard to see is just how tall the backs were. In my dining nook it became pretty obtrusive and annoying.

Enter My Mom and Her Reciprocal Saw (sorry about the picture Mom, but I think it is funny)



There, I will put one of me too so it wont hurt as bad. Now we can both look ridiculous, and in case you are wondering she SHOULD NOT be using a saw with a long skirt.


We cut the top arch-thing off so there are now three instead of four. It is so much better.


A little paint and some new fabric and I now LOVE my chairs that at one time I couldn't stand.



and yes, that is a stain on the chair--we did this back in March and I have two kids--they didn't stand a chance.

I'm joining these fun parties. Come check them out.












Posted by Frugal Home Designs at 12:29 PM
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19 comments:

  4. I love your title--way to use those power tools! Thanks for linking up!

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  5. Love how that chair turned out! I had some too-tall chairs in my dining room that drove me crazy too... but I just sold the whole dining set on CL in protest. Ah well.
    (and the punny-English-major inside of me LOVES your title--heehee!)

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  6. Wow, what a transformation!! Amazing :)

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  7. You are so smart to think about doing a chair cut! They are beautiful, I love the fabric.

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  8. It's a powerful feeling to hold that saw in your hand, huh? I would never have thought to cut the top off, but it sure made the difference. It is a tremendous makeover. I love how the chairs turned out!

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  9. I love a woman who looks comfortable with a saw in hand. You go girl! Thanks for linking up to Thrifty Thursday this week!
    Hugs,
    Leigh
    Tales from Bloggeritaville
    www.lbratina.blogspot.com

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  10. Those chairs look amazing now!!!

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  11. I'm visiting from Finding Fabulous. Those chairs are amazing. I looked at that first photo and said to myself, "That's looks like Longmont." Then I looked at your profile and saw you are from Colorado. Love your chairs!
    - Suzanne
    justanotherhangup.blogspot.com

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  12. I huge improvement! I looked at that picture and thought, "is she wearing a skirt?!?"

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  13. You never cease to amaze me. I can see you get it honestly from your mom. Thanks for the inspiration :)

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  14. Hmmm...I may have just the chair to do the same thing with. Thanks for the inspiration!
    Julie

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  15. Yes! I have chairs like that too!!! "Honey, go get me the saw!" "Please!"

    Ours are so tall they could take an eye out!

    I love what you did! I found you from MMS Furniture Friday!

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  16. You gotta love a mom with a reciprocating saw!!! They look great!

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  18. That pic of your mom is hilarious! You two are a riot! Great blog. Glad I found you. Stop by for a visit and be sure to enter my blogaversary giveaway!
    Kim

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  19. It looks so much better in the white. Good for you for breaking out the power tools!

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