Chair Restoration

Chair Restoration, a photo by .guin on Flickr.

This is one of the (many) reasons for not updating or posting recently.

The chair belonged to my Nan and has been languishing in my mothers garden for the past 9 years or so. I decided it was time to restore it to some of it's former glory and in the process create a lovely gift for my mothers imminent birthday (she never looks on Flickr so I think it is safe to post this as she gets the chair on Saturday) and in the process give me some practice in learning how to Rattan Weave. I am very pleased with the results. It was originally painted in some heavy 1960s gloss but I have unfortunately lost the photos from my point and shoot.

Not entirely sure that I will jump in to Rattan weaving again, but it was good practice for the dining chairs we are looking to find and restore when we finish the kitchen.