Primitive Chair Makeover

Good morning everyone!

I haven't blogged in awhile so I thought I'd update everyone on what I've been doing.  I recently was given an old ladder back chair and decided to paint it and change the seat.  It was sitting outside and the seat was made from an old woven straw like material which basically fell apart in the rain, etc. 


So far I've painted in flat black and an now working on redoing the seat.  I cut a "ton" of 1" strips of material about 30" long and grouped them in sets of 9 strips.  I knotted one end of each group and then braided them.  I then started one one side of the chair and worked from side to side.  

I'm now working back to front and just weaving in the braided strips.  I'm using left over cotton fabric I had lying around so it didn't cost anything.  Here is a pic of what it looks like so far.

Finished!

Well the room is finally done! Curtains made, walls painted, floor done and prims hung on the walls. Hope you enjoy!

New Floor!

I just had my floor refinished and it looks beautiful!! They're white oak and they look brand new again! I think I'm just going to throw down a couple of area rugs, probably braided ones since I'm partial to braided rugs. Or I might even make a rag rug out of my left over fabric strips. This sounds even better because it won't cost me a dime! I'll probably be able to put the furniture back by the end of the week. We've had so much rain that it's taking longer than usual for the poly to dry. Here is a pic of the just finished floors.