01 September 2009

More "Projects"

Take a look at the neat Eastlake-Style Gentleman's Chair I picked up Sunday at Allegan for $30.






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Lexington says "I'm a Gentleman".
I'm thinking that this is quite late in the Eastlake period as the decoration looks more modern than on the other chairs I have. It's missing casters on the feet and needs better upholstery, but it is in good shape and just has one repair that I can see.
I also picked up this piano stool for $35. It needs some tlc and somebody removed the wooden seat when they "upholstered" it, so I will probably make a leather padded seat for it.

Here it is after removing 72 staples and foam and the blanket cover. I found a layer of Depression Green under the white and the glass feet are really chipped and ground down, so this poor little stool has seen a lot of rough use.


I had a nice closeup of one of the claw feet but Purrcey got in the way.


After I had bought this and taken it back to the truck I found another one for $30 that was in better shape. Oh well! Will post progress reports.

1 comment:

Karen Anne said...

Really nice feet, though, I can see why you bought it.