3 In chairs/ottomans/seating

Sitting Sail

This chair’s story begins when it was purchased for $19 at a thrift store. Of course it doesn’t really BEGIN there, but that’s as much information as I have, so we must start our tale at the thrift-store. Maybe there will be a prequel someday. Probably not.

But luckily, SK had some history to add to it, and decided to use this chair to tell the story of her parents.

Her father was a sailor on a destroyer tender ship in the Japan Harbor when the armistice of World War II was signed. After SK’s mother passed away, SK discovered a newspaper clipping in her hope chest that she had kept for all that time, a page featuring the now iconic photo of a sailor kissing a surprised nurse.

It’s not just a makeover, it’s a work of art! She dedicated it to her parents: “A generation of strong, honest, courageous and hard working people. Thank you for your example.”

How great it that? Quite a touching tribute. See the story behind all the details on her blog SK on Elderberry.