Thank you all so much for the great response to my camera obsession post! I’ve given people until Friday to get a comment in to be eligible for the giveaway, so I’ll be announcing the winner next Monday.
In the meantime, remember the little folding chair that I recovered a while back?
When I posted about that chair {here} I mentioned that I had two more green chairs, and I asked for your opinion. Vintage fabric seat, or chalkboard? I have to admit I was a little surprised that so many who weighed in preferred the vintage fabric seat over a chalkboard.
I really thought it would go the other way.
But the people have spoken!
Let’s start with the ‘before’, just like the aqua chair only in a spring green.
I’d been watching for some sweet vintage fabric to use on these, so when I found these pillow cases at the Linden Hills garage sales for $3 per set, I snatched them up.
I thought that pair on the top would be perfect for these chairs, and I just couldn’t pass up that pair on the bottom.
I’d guess these are from the 60’s or 70’s, wouldn’t you? I love the colors and the daisies. I may just hang on to this pair for my own bed.
Yep, I’m gonna keep them.
Anyway, I was all set to cover the seats with that other pair, but I also had this set of ‘his & hers’ pillowcases from Linden Hills.
Since they happened to be in the same pile as the others, I couldn’t help but notice that the green of the cross stitch was very close to the green on my chairs. But I also thought it might be silly to have ‘his & hers’ folding chairs. Who’s going to want ‘his & hers’ chairs?
Still, I just couldn’t help folding them up and placing them on the chairs, just to see how they would look.
Well dang, they looked so cute!
But did I really want to cut up these vintage pillowcases? Well, I didn’t love the green and white tatted edges on the pillow cases, maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to cut that off. Plus, they had a couple of stains. Nobody wants stained pillowcases, am I right?
Then I put the originally intended pillow case on the chair, just to see how it would look.
Not bad I guess. But definitely not as fab and the ‘his & hers’. That clinched it. “His & hers” was the winner.
I don’t know if anyone out there is going to want a pair of ‘his & hers’ folding chairs, but I just couldn’t help myself. I took these to Reclaiming Beautiful, so hopefully they will find a new home. I think they would be darling hanging on the wall on either side of the bed. Or maybe if you are lucky enough to have ‘his & hers’ closets, you could hang one on each door.
Aren’t they sweet?
q is for quandie 
Love your fabric choice! These would be very sweet props at a casual wedding reception!
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I never thought of that, what a great idea!
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They turned out so cute. I think they’d be so cute for a newly wed couple. Perhaps on the balcony of their first apartment. I agree hanging them on the wall would be great too.
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They would be sweet on a newlywed’s balcony! Fab idea Becky!
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Those were my favorite pair love the cross stitch. And that color of green paint is gorgeous.The wedding/newly wed ideas are charming. I would have never thought of that.
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I hadn’t really thought of that either. It really is fab to have a blog where people share ideas in this way!
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The first chair is happily dwelling in a treehouse on the N Hill, Stillwater, lovingly cared for by 3 munchkins.
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Thanks so much for leaving me this comment Wanda! I’m so happy to know where that chair went and that it is having some fun with 3 munchkins 😉
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Hey Q! What a great idea to cover the seats of the folding chairs with vintage linens! His and Hers make them especially sweet!
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I love using vintage linens in this way. It’s generally easy to find them at garage sales, and even if they are stained in spots, you can usually work around the stains.
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These are too cute!!
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Q,
Love those chairs! I also love the wedding idea! I also like the night stand/bedside use as well! You could put one on each side of the bed and sit in them to dress or undress! You did such a great job again!
Blessings
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That’s a great idea Shelly, love it!
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Love the chairs; the color, the linens – you always inspire, now I’m on the lookout for chairs too!
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I hope you find some, they really were fairly easy to recover!
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I am in love with the new covers and they are perfect for these chairs
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I can totally picture these in your house Darrielle! Then they would probably make it into your Wordless Wednesday posts!
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Love the truck!!
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I’m so glad you went with the his and hers cases!! I think they are adorable, and the uniqueness of it I bet will make them sell quicker 🙂
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