For a quick reminder, this more or less how I'd left them. The frame was painted with Annie's Antibes Green, with touches of Cream, Graphite, gold paint and 'gold' leaf on the scrolls at the top. The whole lot was aged using black wax... For more details, read Games of Thrones here. 

I'd also started on the upholstery, tacking webbing and scrim, and so they remained for a while.

I had kept the original foam pads for the backrests of the chairs. As a principle, I try to recycle everything I can, and these were good enough to keep. I cover the foam with calico using my amazing stapler. Seriously, this stapler is a life-changer. Jobs get done so quickly with this, I just don't know how I managed without one for so long. It's super powerful and its long nose comes in handy to reach those awkward corners. For those interested, it's a Tacwise Upholstery Air Satpler A7116V and you will need an air compressor for it.

A layer of polyester wadding will add plumpness before I staple the top cover on. Like I said, I recycled two large cushion covers for this, removing the zips and cutting each in two halves, providing four pieces for the seats and backrests.

To shape the seats, I'm recycling some wool insulation pads I had salvaged. Followed by calico, wadding and top cover. I tidy the edges glueing gold-coloured braid with a hot glue gun.

And here are the beasts.

I am so in love with these, I have decided to keep them for while. They'll go in my bedroom but for now, I shoot them downstairs. It's really inspiring me to makeover my boudoir, although this will have to come after I finish the lounge, bathroom, staircase, kitchen... I do have my work cut out...

Just stunning. So fresh and vibrant, they harmonise well with lots of greenery. 

Check out those sweet lion's paw feet.

Green might be out of some people's comfort zone when it comes to furniture, but this bold colour looks definitely glorious on these chairs. Married with softer colours the green becomes a mere accent, and peps up your room just like a plant would.  

  reuseappbg 

15 most awe-inspiring upcycled beauties for 2018!⁣

... We continue with a regal jewel from Instagram. The @malphor creator says that her passion for upcycling started with transforming vintage chairs like these. Impressive!

 Annie Sloan

I love using Dark Chalk Paint® Wax over my brighter colours, just like these chairs in Antibes Green. Dominique who runs the blog Malphor created these bohemian beauties using my paint and products and the final result is just enchanting!