a pair of farm fresh chairs.

Published on by Quandie

Today I have an adorable pair of chairs to share with you.

I purchased these two chairs from … where else … Miniature Crush.  The were $25.50 each, so OK, not cheap.  But they are quite well made in their faux green leather.

As you can probably guess, that forest green color was not going to work in my dollhouse.  The beauty of these miniature upholstered pieces is that they are easy to paint, and they look great painted as well.  You don’t have any of the worries associated with painting full-sized upholstered furniture.  No one is going to sit in these.  So I don’t have to worry about how well the paint will hold up to frequent use or how comfortable it will be to sit on.

I initially gave the pair a coat of Dixie Belle’s Dried Sage which looked great.  However, in the end I thought that Drop Cloth would be a better option here.  I plan to put these in either the living room or the rec room of my dollhouse and the Dried Sage didn’t really work with the rest of the furniture in either spot.

Another benefit to painting miniature furniture is that you can easily change your mind and repaint a piece.

So I added two coats of Drop Cloth over the Dried Sage.  Once dry, I taped off some grain sack stripes and painted them in Dixie Belle’s Yankee Blue.

If you’re curious about what sort of tape I use for this process, it’s a super skinny roll of tape that I found at my local Menards store quite a few years back.

It’s a little under 1/4″ wide.  Here it is compared to a more typical width …

That width is perfect for creating the grain sack stripes on miniature furniture (FYI, the middle stripe is the same width as the tape, or just under 1/4″ wide).

Once the stripes were dry I added another re.design with prima knob transfer over them (those knob transfers are so perfect for miniature furniture!).

Next I wet distressed some of the edges of the chair to give it a worn look and then applied clear wax over everything.  I followed that up with some more of that Dixie Dirt in Ash.  As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, this is a powdered pigment that I apply with a small brush to the crevices to add a little more dimension and age.

I painted both chairs the same and plan to use them as a pair.

Now I just have to figure out which room will get them, and what else to put in said room.

But in the meantime, what do you think of my farm fresh chairs?  Leave a comment and let me know.

In other news, I am heading off to visit my mom and to escape the cold next week.  After a bitterly cold week here at home (it was -12° here on Monday with a ‘feels like’ temp of -38°, ugh!), it’s supposed to be in the 70’s and sunny at mom’s place (she lives in a suburb of Las Vegas).  While I do have some blog posts scheduled while I’m away, I may not be so good at responding to comments.

I’ll be back the following week with more miniature content though, so be sure to stay tuned!

23 thoughts on “a pair of farm fresh chairs.”

  1. They look great painted – I would like a pair of them in full size myself – I love that grainsack stripe look!

    I would say you are def ready for warmer weather and enjoy time with your mom!

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  2. These are perfect and I can’t wait to see them in the room. Enjoy the sunshine and bring springtime back with you!
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    1. Well, this is the thing. Every time I take a vacation to somewhere warm, it warms up here while I’m gone. So you can thank me for next week’s warm up. By the time I get back the temps will fall back down 🙂

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    1. I have a variety of smaller artist’s brushes that I purchased at either Hobby Lobby or Michael’s that I use on my miniatures. I’m sorry, I didn’t keep track of any brand names. They range in size from teeny tiny up to 1″ wide. I use those bigger ones on the walls and ceilings.

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  7. You amaze me each post! They are adorably perfect! I know they will fix any room.

    Enjoy your visit with your Mom!

    smiles, Alice

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  8. Your dollhouse project is adorable!!! Really enjoying your journey with it!

    I do have a toolbox question for you…
    I acquired one for $3 (yay) have washed and sanded – there was a LOT of loose paint, and now I am left with lots of ridges where the paint will no longer sand off .
    How do you deal with this? More elbow grease and sanding? Use a chemical to remove all paint? Or just leave it and paint over it!

    Thx in advance
    KC

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    1. I would definitely just leave it. I don’t mind a little texture. If you look back at the st. patty’s toolbox (here), it had a lot of bumpy texture and that was pretty much disguised by the Rose Chintz paint inlay. I would recommend using Bonding Boss as a primer before painting.

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    1. I like to think that spring is just around the corner, but here in Minnesota it’s probably still at least 2 to 3 months away still 🙂 But maybe if I’m lucky we’ll get some mild days in March when I can get out and start pruning my hydrangeas!

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  11. Another amazing addition to your dollhouse. Beautiful little chairs! I love what you did with them. The Dixie Dirt is brilliant. It adds a lot of dimension. (And I’m going to tell myself that that’s what’s in the crevices of my full-sized tufted back chair. 😉 I hope you are enjoying every minute with your mom!

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