Adding Some Seating

I have been having a really hard time with the living room seating arrangement, simply because I could not figure out what I wanted in front of the fireplace. While I was at my parents house I noticed two old chairs that they had planned on taking to good will. I decided that they could work in my livingroom and took them home with me. They looked really outdated, especailly next to the fireplace. Yucck to the slate surround and our decision to paint the mantle brown.

After looking at one of my favorite blogs (Better After) I realized that I should just refinish these two chairs into something more my style. My inspirations were these guys, here and here. Once I decided on the direction I wanted to go I ripped apart the first chair. 

It came apart very easily. Next I sanded the frame, primed and painted it white. By doing so it really made a huge difference, gone is the 70s/80s fuax wood.

Next up was reupholstering the seat and backing. The seat cushion was very easy to work with since it came off, the seat back on the othher hand was a little bit more tricky. 

After the seat back was finished I started on the second chair. Here they are in front of the newly repainted fireplace. The house is going through a small transformation. I have slowly been painting all the trim, doors and fireplace white. It has really helped the house feel more open, your eye is no longer stopping on all the grey and brown.