Every girl needs her own fancy chair

I hope everyone is having a relaxing Labor day weekend.  Here?  I found out I don't know how to relax.  It's true.  I can't sit still and do nothing for more than five minutes.  I used to think that might because of my unresolved subconscious issues blah blah blah until I got to lived with my parents for two months this summer.  Since being here, I have never seen my father not be doing something.  I mean the man makes me feel lazy.  Now I know why I am the way I am.  The last time I lived with my parents was over 15 years ago.  Being on my own for 15 years made me really cherish my solitude but also made me realized how much I miss my family.  I have to admit I was feeling really burnt out the last week or so.  I get these highs and lows from projects.  I feel like I am on cloud nine when I finish a big project then I crash.  Like an addict, I am constantly trying to get back to that high.  So...big project after big project until my body pretty much says "Screw you.  I am not moving for you anymore." I took a day off.  Then I found this beauty.

It was the perfect fix I needed.  The last few projects have been all about upholstering and building things.  I miss the therapeutic feeling I get from painting.  I miss the feel of paint brush in my hand and the rush I get from layering paint colors and bringing an image to life.  It was a pretty image but the reality is so much better.  What do you think?

I painted it with a mix of Chalk Paint® in Old White then second coat with Chalk Paint® in Louis Blue and Paris Grey.  I like the idea of different layers of paint color showing through after I distressed it.  I decided to dry brush Artisan Enhancements Pearl Plaster to give it more life.  Sometimes paint can look flat and Pearl Plaster gives it extra sheen.  It came out beautiful after I gilded the details with Gliders Paste in Antique Gold and dark waxed the chair.

Bella claimed it first.  She has been asking for her own work table for awhile and since she is a big kindergartner now, I thought she deserved her own space. 

I used shabby blue velvet for the seat.  Oh how I love velvet and how unpractical it is with children.  : )

  I decorated her desk with some fancy mason jars and old books.

We will see how long the desk will stay white with these two.

In the mean time, I will enjoy looking at the chair before paint stains cover it.

Love,
Victoria


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