another Tell City chair done

I just love these rose back Tell City chairs.  They are so pretty and fun to work on.  This chair was a custom order for a client who was looking for a new desk chair.  Check out the before pictures here.

The wood was stripped down and painted a soothing medium gray color.

The seat was reupholstered in Because Purple by Suburban Home.

I also antiqued the entire chair in a black glaze to bring out all of the lovely details.  This really makes the flower pop.

I quickly snapped a few pictures before I packaged the chair up and sent it off to Cali.

6 comments:

  1. Love the purple with the chair. it makes it pop
    Over from Miss Mustard Seed.
    Karin
    www.artisbeauty.net

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  2. I'm over from Miss Mustard Seed. "Tell City Chair" caught my eye. I grew up in a town right next to Tell City and several relatives worked for the chair company, including my dad! I looked around your blog to see your other Tell City chairs and I really love how you give them new life!

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    1. Thank you! I LOVE working on the rose back chairs! They are by far my favorite. :)

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  3. Hi! Found you via MMS - lovely project. I had never heard of Tell City before (from Minnesota?!)Love the pairing of the purple fabric with the gray painted chair.

    I am trying to transition my work from outside the home (doing decorative painting projects and design work) to re-doing furniture for clients...plus selling my work in an upscale store or two. I am hunting down a few possibilities here on Long Island - and one or two in Westchester County upstate. Have to find a place like your store that you have your furniture in!! Looking for the Lucketts (from Miss Mustardseed's site) of NY!

    I am a new follower...hopefully you will do the same. Perhaps we could do some guest posting on each other's sites (to help us get some more followers!).

    Loving your blog...

    Linda

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    1. Thank you! The Tell City chairs were made in Tell City, Indiana. They are my favorite chairs to work on. I think the carved flower details are so pretty.

      I would love it if there was a Lucketts in the Minneapolis area. There are a few shops that are similar, but they just aren't quite the same.

      Thanks for following! I am a new follower to you as well. Guest posting sounds great! :) Email me and we can work through some details!

      Jessica

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  4. Gorgeous! The antiquing totally makes the flower pop! Your client will be soooo happy :)

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