ok....since I love looking at blogs I decided to start one. We will see where this goes. Hopefully I will be able to keep up with it. Hopefully it will not be a choice of whether to clean my house or blog. I am known for making the wrong decision on that one. Anyway, my husband (he is a pilot) just left for China so I am just hanging out on Saturday night with my dogs, Patches (the girl) and Zipper (the boy). We took them to the dog park today and they are 2 tired pups right now. Can I just say how much they love going to the park???? If it was up to them, we would go every day, but sadly it isn't and sometimes they just get a little walk around the block. They deal with it.
So, I am going back to the directions about blogging to see how to add photos. I am sure you want to see some pictures of them.
OK....when I was doing this beach house, I found this awesome table. It was kind of pricy but SO perfect for the space. I loved the zinc top because it would be so durable. So I knew I had to find some serious budget seating! I went to the Goodwill and found these chairs. They were cane back, but the cane on some of the chairs was damaged. I knew I could paint them white but I had the idea to make covers for the back and then sew on starfish! I covered the seats in raffia which is perfect for wet bathing suits. I literally found the bench on the side of the road. It needed some glue, a coat of white paint and a raffia seat cushion. It has held up for 5 years, and occasionally I have to re-sew on one of the starfish! So 6 chairs and a bench were 100.00! I found the raffia online for about 15.00. There are lots of things you could use to enhance the back of a chair cover...buttons, stencil numbers, a small piece of driftwood, ribbon,or rope are a few that come to mind.
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