Getting Spicy

I’ve got a random mix of chair makeovers for your eyeballs this morning. They are all very different, with their own personalities. Like the Spice Girls.

Let’s call this one Retro Spice. Yvette was on the hunt for a first-time project when she discovered this offering from the Salvation Army. A sad little oatmeal-colored thing, reaching it’s little baby chair arms out for a hug.  Well, now she’s a star!  Oooh, and it’s actually a pair. A duet!

 

 

I’d say Yvette nailed it. Look how well she lined up the fabric, this doesn’t look like a first-timer project at all.

 

This next girl is the backbone of the group. The senior member. We’ll call her Old Spice.  She’s been around the block, but she still knows how to rock.

 

 

From Shelly at 100 Things 2 Do.

 

 

If we wanted to include a Posh Spice in the mix, this is our girl.  Eden at DIYHER dismissed that matronly mauve fabric and brought in a cheeky cheetah print instead.

Me-YOW!  She’s going to climb the charts, if she has to claw her way to the top!

 

And finally we have Sassy Spice. What else can you call a chair that’s been doused in hot pink paint? That’s right, paint! No upholstery skillz needed here. Shanna used several coats of plaster paint to achieve this look.

 

“Isn’t that going to feel all crunchy and weird?” you are probably thinking. Nope! After a light sanding of her final coat, Shanna applied a paste wax and reports that it feels soft and smooth as leather.  Get all the details at Restoration Redoux.

Girl power!

PS: Posh Spice was/is my favorite Spice Girl, in case you were wondering even though you probably weren’t.