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LIKE THE MIRRORS AND WALL HANGINGS, FURNITURE IS ABOUT RECLAIMING THE OLD TO MAKE IT NEW AGAIN. I SCOUR YARD SALES, THRIFT SHOPS AND EVEN SIDEWALK DISCARDS TO FIND OLD CHAIRS AND TABLES THAT JUST NEED SOME TLC AND A PLAN TO REINVENT THEM INTO BEAUTIFUL AND FUNCTIONAL PIECES.
THE CHAIRS ARE OFTEN FULLY UPHOLSTERED WHICH MEANS THAT I HAVE TO COMPLETELY STRIP THE OLD UPHOLSTERY AND APPLY A WOOD SURFACE ON WHICH TO APPLY THE MOSAIC MATERIALS. THIS IS A SLOW AND PAINSTAKING PROCEDURE, BUT THE OUTCOME IS WHAT YOU SEE ON THESE PAGES...CHAIRS COMPLETELY COVERED IN VINTAGE CHINA, SOME WITH THE ADDITION OF PORCELAIN, WOODEN OR METAL FLOWERS. THE END TABLES AND COFFEE TABLES GET THE SAME TREATMENT. I MUST STRIP THE OLD FINISH AND REAPPLY PAINT AND STAIN TO BRING OUT THE CARVINGS IN THE WOOD. THEN I GO TO WORK MOSAICING THE SURFACE USING BEAUTIFUL CENTER PLATES, SUCH AS FLORALS, FRUITS OR VICTORIAN SCENES SURROUNDED BY COMPLIMENTARY CHINA AND GLASS. THESE ARE ALL SPECIAL, ONE OF A KIND PIECES THAT CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO ANY DÉCOR.