I Couldn't Wait - I Painted My New Chair

Ok you know how it is, you get something new and you just have to play. I love my new chair, but I thought the frame was just a little too light gray for what I wanted. This room is going to get a complete makeover little by little and my new chair is part of that makeover. I am thrilled with the style and size of the chair, I need smaller furniture in here and this works really well. I am going for a little more modern look for this room, so I am trying to find timeless pieces that have a “Modern Transitional” feel.

Here is the chair before I painted it. Really pretty but a lot more light gray than I want.

Since it is a painted frame and done in an antique finish, adding a little more of an antique vibe to it was just what it needed. I got out my craft paints – 2 shades of brown & 1 charcoal gray and did some dry brushing. I love this technique because if you don’t like what you have going on you can just paint over it. Now I think the finish is much better for my style. I wanted sort of a driftwood look.

Here it is in the room. Love it. I removed the wicker chair and kept the brown Louis style chair. These are much smaller in scale and fit the room size better. I think they will go with my more modern style sofa that is coming too. I am going to refinish the frame on the Louis chair and reupholster it also, I just need some time. (Of course painting or replacing that console is on my list too.)

I also got some other pretty decor pieces for Christmas. Love the new camel velvet pillow and my new table top accessories too. The horn is a fabulous piece, it is such a great accent piece.