Spot of tea on my birthday... with a British accent)

Thank you for calling...fancy a spot of tea? 

I hope you are having a great week thus far.  Today, I am excited to show you my very first furniture makeover.  But before we go any further, this entire post must be read with a British accent...are you ready?

While on our way one day, I saw this lonely chair sitting along the side of the curb.  After several weeks of it staring at me every time I entered and exited the garage, I decided it was time to just get it done.

I must admit that my procrastination for this project was solely the fact that I don't enjoy doing furniture makeovers, or I least I thought I didn't.  I consider myself a little bit of an artist and as such, I was afraid I would feel restricted by the precise process of refurbishing furniture.  The sanding, filling, priming, etc, etc. 

But boy was I wrong.  Not only did the process prove to be very therapeutic, but it was also very rewarding to see it come to fruition.

Nothing says British like a cup of tea and I am loving this sweet little tea set I found at our local thrift store...

I don't know much about collectible china, but I think these are worth more than what I paid, which was $5.99 for the entire set.  There were other pieces which I now regret not bringing home...

I decided to re-upholster the chair with the Union Jack, as it gave me a chance to use paint and it also represents my husband's heritage.

I used DecoArt's fabric medium. You use 2 parts paint with 1 part fabric medium. The medium helps with the blending of the acrylic paint as well as making the paint more pliable and wash proof. 

Once I had stapled the fabric onto the chair, I sanded the edges to make it look well loved...

I am still not sure if I will be aging the chair or leaving it as is.  I also have yet to determine if I will close the back or leave it open.  Any preferences and/or suggestions?

And so, there you have it - my first furniture redo - British style.  I hope you like it!

Cheerio' 

much love,

Lucy

PS. I will be sharing some behind the scene pictures on my facebook page.  Feel free to drop by if you have a minute! 

Oh! and today I turn a year older! As much as I hate getting old'er', life is precious ! xo