Craigslist Chairs

I LOVE craigslist. Even though it can be kinda sketchy to meet random people for a purchase. But, I just love to look on it a couple times a week to see what it out there...you never know what you are going to find.

When I communicated with the sellers on these items I talked to the wife via email. Which, you never really know if you are really talking to the "wife." I mean, who knows who it could really be. So, no worries I had my guard up. The wife told me to meet her husband at the Dairy Queen off 459 where Tazikis, Billy's, and a few other stores are. In other words, it is nicely lit up and should be pretty safe. So, I arrived about 15 minutes before 6:00 PM which is when we were supposed to meet there. I call Fred to a) confirm that we are meeting here and b) to tell him I was already there. Fred said he had someone at his house fixing something and he would be able to be at the DQ by 6:00. So, I wait. As 6:00 rolls around his black SUV pulls up quickly and he hops out wearing a "life is good" type t-shirt. First impressions: very clean cut, nice looking man. Well, right when he hops out he says, "So sorry I am late, the chairs are actually in the storage unit 2 miles down the road...would you like to follow me and unload them there?"

Uhhh!? I have never been in this position before. Keep in mind this particular storage unit is PITCH BLACK DARK. I think my face spoke for itself, because shortly after Fred said, " I mean, I don't mind going to pick them up....I just didn't want to be any later!"

Whoo!

"Yeah, I don't mind waiting. If you don't mind, that would be great."

So, needless to say, I wait another 20 minutes, but I came home with these beauties...well, not really beauties....They are pure 70's mustard yellow with velvet cushions!

I did try to bargain with Fred, but he said many other people wanted these chairs too so $50 each was the lowest he would go.

At first I didn't realize I could unscrew the cushion from the chair, so I covered it to do my layers of paint. BTW, this bright lady was the one that gave me the idea to unscrew the cushion.

Then I painted it with a color called Knights Armor... a dark grey color. It's kind of the Anthropologie grey/gold/yellowish look. Of course, I have to give some very slight gold highlights here and there with a gold spray paint and do a sponged coat with an Antique Glaze.

Once I realized I could unscrew the cushion, it allowed me to paint the wicker part. So, I painted that with the same color but did not apply the Antique Glaze which makes any color look darker. So the wicker looks a little lighter than the edges.

Then I applied some nailhead trim...

My dog insisted that I take a few pics of her in the chair, even though I am

NOT done with these suckers- I don't think!... But, of course, I gave in.

Audrey: "How about this pose?"

"Or this?"

"No, this one."

"I don't know, I think this is my better side...?"

I am debating on covering the cushion cowhide. What do you think?