July 13, 2011
Desk Chair
Home Interior
I walked in to Goodwill, strolled down the far left side. My usual route, first I check out the wall of dishes, glassware, and then I take a right turn and scan the furniture. I see her sitting there. No one around, run, walk fast over to her. My mind racing, I head back up front to get a shopping cart. All the time panicked that I won’t make it back before someone scoops her up.
$12.99, but I really don’t need a desk chair. I just bought one at Office Max, for my kitchen desk. I put her my cart anyway. I walked around thinking about the ones that I saw in Pottery Barn for $269-$399:
Oh what the heck, I’m getting her.
I used the Annie Sloan Old White Chalk paint and distressed her a little:
She functions perfectly, and she’s all freshened up with the white paint. I’m so glad I was a big spender and rescued this $12.99 beauty! What do you think about the little lady now? Sharing here: Molly Strong Market Monday 
22 Comments
ArchiveHi Debbie,
Woohoo....she is looking good! What a great makeover!!
Love her new look. Very, very nice.
All the Best,
Christine
Looks fabulous!!!! :) My mom actually has a chair very similar to that; I may need to "borrow" it from her now! And loving that chalk paint!
Great buy and great makeover!
great chair! looks very nice white and with the distressing too.
WOW... she looks great. What a great makeover, always impressed with your creations. Thinking Katie needs a cute chair in the near future for a desk to do all her big girl homework ... :)
Yeah, I wouldn't have been able to resist that purchase either! You did good!
Debbie, she looks great!! I am addicted to Goodwill and am always on the look out for special things...my latest is a chair too...we were donating our things left over from our yard sale and there was a lady in front of us doing the same....she had a chair and I asked her if I could have it . ...she said yes. I am in the process of creating me "Girl Room" so the chair will look great in there once I get it painted....thanks for inspiring me...:-)
Sherry
What a crazy deal Debbie! It totally looks like those PB ones but even prettier because of the price. :-)
Great job friend!
Vanessa
That chair is adorable. I am looking at my stained oak chair with the same top but straight spindled legs. Hmmmmm. Might be time for a re-do. Truly enjoy all your projects. Very inspirational.
WOW, what an amazing job you did, I love your distressing effect!!!!
Wow! What a deal! And what a great job you did on the chair.
Love your chair!! It turned out just perfect! Oh and I also love pina coldas and getting in the rain too! I LOVE that song!
Amazing transformation! I love the ASCP and distressing! You did a great job!
My husband would croak if I tried to replace his leather desk chair with one like this...but I surely want to! Great makeover.
Love the chair! I have an old oak office chair that weighs a ton, but I couldn't resist for $5.
gertie @ www.theoldblockhouse.blogspot.com
She is gorgeous now! Great work :)
www.whatyoumakeit-coley.blogspot.com
Looks great! I found a PB style desk chair at Goodwill for $15! II love those chairs! t's still in my garage but I knew that price was a steal compared to what they "try" to charge at PB! No way! I'd love for you to link this up to my office/creative room inspired link party. http://www.scissorsandspatulas.com/2011/07/onto-next-room-link-party.html I'll be featuring any site I get inspiration from!
Jen
Totally charming!! I love how she came out- perfectly charming in her coat of paint! I host a decorating party on the weekends at my blog if you would like to come share sometime!:)
Thank you so much for linking up!
Jen
You crack me up...you shop GW the same way I do: with a favorite route (mine is the same too, glassware then furniture) and then panic when I find something I like! LOL! I honestly think sometimes I have a big thought-bubble over my head proclaiming my love for something I see and everyone else is then in on my secret! :D What's the most interesting about this particular post is that I also found a great desk chair similar to yours a few months ago. $9.99 and it totally reminded me of a catalog splurge as well. I'll hafta figure out what I want to do with it finish-wise and post about it. :)
Anyway, great find and I love the paint job...it's the perfect creamy white!
Thanks for coming by my little link. I love this find. What a DEAL! It looks great.
Lovely! What a great find! I like it WAY better than the Pottery Barn ones!