I'm sure you've spotted what's different about it? While working on some of my reverse images, with the french book page background,
I figured out what I wanted to do with this chair I picked up. It had veneer missing.
Although I know how to make molds as such, I thought it would be more fun to fill in the missing areas with french book pages. Just because.
Talk about embracing imperfections.
I used a little brown wax over the pages to give them added patina. I also waxed the rough edges surrounding them.
Kinda looks like the book pages were there first.
I'm off to get a lot of work done. Hopefully. See ya soon.
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82 comments:
Loooooove it!
I saw some chairs at a recent garage sale that were similar to these. They were $2.00 each!!!! but sadly they were missing veener so I passed them by. Now I'm kicking myself.
Love your imagination!!!
Rosemary this is my favorite piece!!! Love,LOVE....LOVE this idea.Looks beautiful girl! That will be sold in an instant!
xx
Anne
Great chair, Rosemary! I love how you filled in those missing veneer spots with the book pages. I like the look and it does look like the pages were layered down first.
Genius! I'll never shy away from furniture with a little torn veneer again. In fact, I might just have to remove a little from some fixer uppers I already have. Love this idea Rosemary.
LOVE it!! You are so talented! :)
xoxo,
Shellagh
Brilliant! Absolutely and completely brilliant! Love it!
Great Idea. I love it.
Rosemary, I think it's pretty fun!
Wow! Amazing, so vintage and beautiful:-)) Great job Rosemary, hugs Biljana
This is just fantastic!! I noticed it right away. Great job again.
Cynthia
Hi Rosemary, Beautiful idea, excellent job!
what a great idea!!!!
love it..you know I'll be looking for some things with the veneer coming off now... =)
blessings
barb
WHAT A GREAT IDEA! it turned out
gorgeous!
You are so creative, who would have thought of filling the gaps in like that? cool!
You amaze me! What a fun solution to a chippy problem. I love it and the way your ingenious mind works.
Amazing idea! Love how the chair looks!
Your are amazing Rosemary!
Very Cool! Bringing it to Kane? I'll be there Saturday:) Hope to see you! Would love you to link up to My Monday Muse:)
Christie
You come up with the most utterly creative ideas...your mind must be going 24/7....I am sure you dream of wonderful ideas...I find if I have an idea in the middle of the night...I have to get up and write it down...for I will not remember it in the morning...but you, your mind is constantly in the creative process!...Love that chair!
Oh my goodness--I think that may be the most clever thing I have ever seen! I love that look. Now everyone will be looking for things with veneer missing. You are so creative!
I don't think your crazy at all, I LOVE IT!!
Sweet! We certainly embrace imperfection here.
I don't think you're crazy, I think that is the most clever idea! Looks wonderful!
WOW!! That is sooo coool!! The only question is how did you cut the page to fit so perfectly in the space?? Well done!
I ADORE it! So clever! And so perfect for the shape of the chair!
This is crazy amazing Rosemary!!!!!!!! I think I love me a chair : )
hugs...
Awesome chair Rosemary, very unique!
Ok......NOW I know what I'm going to do with an old sideboard that is waiting for me to give some TLC. It, too, is missing a lot of veneer. Did you just slide that page in the missing area, Rosemary...?? I'd love to know the particulars on the technique.
xoxo laurie
I call this a bit of artistic genius! I must do this since it's so cool and fools the eye!
Yep. Crazy. Crazy FABULOUS that is!!!
Really creative idea. Made a very interesting chair.
Judy
I absolutely love this, and I have a mirror with some missing moulding. What a great idea! I am sure this will be gone fast!
I just LOVE this and it is perfect. Such a lovely find and adore the print idea you did with this. I'm sure I have a chair, not as lovely as this, that could use something unexpected. Thanks for sharing!
This is one of the most beautiful chairs I've seen...all because of your creativity. I would have never thought of doing that. W-O-W.
Blessings from OKC,
Meredith
What a great idea!
Rosemary it's absolutely gorgeous. What a wonderful ideal you came up with. I've never seen anything like it before.
Hugs~~~ Daphne
Love, love it! I did that with a piece of art once...let the pages show through, but never thought of putting it on furniture.
What..... a great idea!! Who would of thought.... creative crafters like you.... It looks fabulous..Thanks for such a great idea and it looks so good... Cindy
Love it. Fabulous idea.
Awesome transformation.
I love this idea. I often see pieces that are missing veneer and figure they are hopeless, but you have given me a fabulous idea. Many thanks for sharing!
This chair is a WOW! What a brilliant idea! Love the result.
Visiting from WOW on SSS :)
Lina
I LOVE it! The detail shots show that you really spent some time on this to give that appearance of the paper being there already. Great work.
F-U-N-K-Y !!! Rosemary , You Are the MOTHER OF INVENTION !!! Take Care, JOE & GLENN
Beautiful and one of a kind.
Dee
This is ultra creative-what a cool idea-the chair looks divine! Claire
Rosemary
Its breathtaking!!!
xoxo
KAte
You're right. That is quirky....but great! Only you would think to do that.
SOOO FAAAAAAA Rosemary!! I LOVE it!!...Crazy like a fox I'm thinkin' *winks* Vanna
You are crazy, alright. "Crazy like a Fox!!!" That is just amazing, the clever and unique touches you always give your pieces.
Love it!
Hugs,
Patti
Brilliant, so artsy and different, but most of all brilliant and turned out to be very esthetically pleasing to the eye! Very French and I love it! You are a true artist! Judy
LOVE it! You are so creative and you give me so many great ideas! I have a few pieces that I want to give up on, but now I see hope!
Love it, love it, love it!!! Laurel
WOW
were we on the "same page" this week or what???
love it!
Very clever, I'm pinning this idea.
~Bliss~
I know you have a million comments already but I have to tell you that I really love this chair. It is amazing with the words and solid distressed paint. I am pinning for an idea to try later.
Rosemary, I love the chair and the unique finish. Thanks so much for joining the Open House party and take care.
Now that's making lemonade out of lemons! Incredible!
This chair is fantastic!!!
I guess if you're crazy, Rosemary, then I'm crazy too because I really like what you did with the chair. It almost makes it seem alive: as if it had a prior existence before it became THOS chair. I guess that sounds pretty weird, but I think it's a very coool way to fix up that chair; gives new meaning to "conversation piece". Love it.
OOOOps, THIS chair--sorry.
Well Rosemary, if this is crazy I wish to be so. Next time I find a piece with a little missing veneer I'll know just what to do. Fantastic fix, thanks for sharing.
Happiness, Mickie
It looks AMAZING, Rosemary!
You have to make a little tutorial about it!
So cool. Featuring it this week at Wow.
Rosemary you ARE a genius!!!
Giiiiirl, I don't know where your creative genius comes from, but I LOVE to see it in action!! Almost makes me want to chip some veneer just so I can do this to it! And I just might! ;)
Love the finished chair, you are so clever Girl! XO Christie
You and your chair came along just in the knick of time! I've been trying to figure a way to incorporate a design into a flaw on a table top by drawing attention to it rather than away from it. I was going to paint a design, but painting is not my best thing. Something along these lines might work. Love your clever and well-styled ideas!
Liz
You've created a masterpiece!! I hope you don't mind if I pin this idea. I have a vanity with chipped veneer on the drawers and this is just the fix I need. You are brilliant!
That chair turned out fantastic! What a great, unique idea!
You're a genius. Creative Genius!
What a unique and creatve iway to finish this chair. One-of-a-kind gorgeous!!!!
That's fantastically creative! Love it!
such a great idea! time to pin!
YOu are a creative genious, love it.
Brilliant! I saw this featured and had to see for myself. Bravo!
Once again Miss Rosemary.... you have knocked my socks and shoes off.
You are phenomenal.
Your vision is unreal.
LOVE it.
xox
Alison
Great look Rosemary. You are so creative. This might work on the old gesso pictures frames that always seem to have some missing pieces.
Blessings,
Audrey Z. http://audreyzumwalt.blogspot.com/
Timeless Treasures
I love your chair, it is definitely art. I am curious though about something else you said when you were considering a traditional makeover, you said you knew how to make molds. Please share this info, because I don't know how, and would truly love to learn.
Thanks,Melody
perfect solution. just beautiful.
Oh boy am I ever loving this! I love your stuff anyway, and now I have to ask: can we trade brains for a week? Please?
Daena
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