Sitting Pretty: Before & After.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UYedn7q5sDDhSewdrhkgz3OS6q-aXRHKSCHfHMWGLWN0lUAIDS8ecptGigTNtuFd33ARZmm9e7kDFN2F7vpIJ4OojUjxyHwo2FE5ZYRWiKZmD-9qVK2N3T1AKMlpfjSN3r6wwmI1ecLF/s1600-h/Jul%25252022%25252C%2525202012%2525207.08.07%252520PM%25255B18%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Jul 22, 2012 7.08.07 PM" border="0" height="796" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7nA69L2XhI-U0eTVAvy8uhV9YkaedmRtbOIKDCWBKMI4UsXIWL5Z9X7ml2MfflCEbxcfT9ik6SE-T50fVhcfIyMspf0-0ov4p7v-8zrEncdztO6UYB48kdn-qp2XydnRs_24aKXN0h14/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Jul 22, 2012 7.08.07 PM" width="598" /></a><br />     Ok, y’all I’m going to put my best face forward and do what I do best; talk about design and stuff<img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5S5M0AWrH2A/UAym9qGQR5I/AAAAAAAADEw/GXOUkFxk5EE/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" />.  Let’s cheer up and have some fun, shall we? I am blessed to have each of you as a reader and friend and I appreciate all of your support from the bottom of my heart.<br />     O.K. so, I always wonder why great design has to be so out of reach for folks like myself who actually have a budget. Do you ever have that thought? For e.g., I am smitten with <a href="http://designaddictmom.blogspot.com/2010/09/design-within-reach.html">DWR</a> but cannot afford most of the things I love there. So far, I’ve bought only 3 or 4 pieces from them, BUT, I really cannot make it a habit to shop there; way to exorbitant, plus, <strong>I. have. children to. clothe. and. feed.</strong><br />     What’s the alternative; shopping smartly with a sharp eye and seeing the potential in pieces. The beauty above is a vintage <a href="http://adrianpearsall.com/">Adrian Pearsall</a>.  It caught the hubby’s eyes a couple months ago when we were visiting a store called <a href="http://www.hipsteriamodern.com/">hipsteriamodern</a> in Raleigh. If you’re in Raleigh, N.C., they are worth a trip!  He got it home, chose the fabric and dropped it off at the same gentleman who reupholstered my <a href="http://designaddictmom.blogspot.com/2012/02/my-thrift-rocker-and-ottoman-for.html">rocker and ottoman</a>.  Now that it’s home, I think the hubby is going to have to go hunting for another chair for himself when he returns. This is MINE!!<img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5S5M0AWrH2A/UAym9qGQR5I/AAAAAAAADEw/GXOUkFxk5EE/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" />.  Do you notice the depth and the height; sheer comfort I tell you! DWR “ain’t got nothing on me”!!:-<br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">Here’s the Before:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><img border="0" height="645" src="http://www.hipsteriamodern.com/photos/Seating---Chairs-Cou/pearsall%20chair.jpg" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="600" /><br /><div align="center">before pic from <a href="http://www.hipsteriamodern.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=145234223">hipsteria</a></div><div align="center">Pretty fabric and colour but it  was worn and the frame of the chair though very sturdy needed just a bit of work </div><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 700px;"><tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="350"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJS_0FMOGAagz0SwMIqck9yGxfo97IPAkSSmQUtUUGzMNfHhKjP4FbkZfvOnoioxb6Du25AEzGceFDT9sWSVGnsfC10wzygyCrziluUgTPcjWDNvBpzFs5ss7VZWkmACVjLVDr2Gnt-8-/s1600-h/PicsArt_1342999102183%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="PicsArt_1342999102183" border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLErZypH9nlSlIqs6P9x7WrX9yh-12YqJ85WGx8TBnRfU10NeCAOc5wmnjmTTxVB2XX8UmxbBM995oq9S-jWFfBkPabrnGyM712AUylE_9tOLVi2JkJ9J1KoRC33_i38WURf3i3RT9G84/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="PicsArt_1342999102183" width="364" /></a></div></td> <td valign="top" width="350"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdogMeY8I7fRRyNs7ARqo6oE2pH1zeNjKtiINDQhI9yEyz6RjPpeLP7zTL4jNQYtN6M_MSJEj6HyM1FtLpelx8t4YTRxQudSSFijyGVJd819o5mUDwWC7AVBGjahTyVU4tMqVFw8N8YU0/s1600-h/PicsArt_1342998722560%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="PicsArt_1342998722560" border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUGSaFBlA99SSAni8gZwjSR96QxrE8itZgw2sijG5iPXqE4OdSsT8LN70B_xEeR0Hw8mL1oDiD4RuT0aVOb1amgONYJ1RgMYG_jVNUGEInMd2Z_GSBG4ZT7Jx8a1OVyW-UalPfY-UhXv-/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="PicsArt_1342998722560" width="364" /></a></td> </tr></tbody></table><div align="center">I think all that is needed now is a tiny ottoman and  one of <a href="http://blog.livelikeyou.com/">Jill’s</a> throw pillows from her <a href="http://livelikeyou.com/">Live Like You store</a>(another must stop to shop!).  The hubby did great didn’t he? Of course, the chair is not in its desired location in the house because Baby Ian and his things have taken over all the prime real estate in the house. XX</div>

Sitting Pretty: Before & After.

     Ok, y’all I’m going to put my best face forward and do what I do best; talk about design and stuff .  Let’s cheer up and have some fun,...

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