TWO PLUSH GREEN/WOOD CHAIRS
Reply to: sale-XXXXXXX@craigslist.org
Date: 2009-06-26, 1:53AM

This listing is for a set of plush, comfortable green velvet/wood chairs.
Please see the pictures for a more detailed description of color, design, and appearance.
The chairs are old, but still have a lot of life left in them.
They need a good home…and a lot of love
I’m asking for 15.- each, or 20.- for the pair.
Delivery may be available for a fee, depending on distance.
Please e-mail if interested.
Thank You!
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Okay, so I’m a craigslist addict. I admit it wholeheartedly. I’m always on the lookout for used, tattered, roughed up, neglected, classic, timeless furniture pieces with good bones that are in need of resurrection.  When I read the add above, I couldn’t resist. $20 for these very classic chairs! Seriously, you can purchase one of these for $250…each! Thankfully, these chairs were available and mine for a the taking. The owner had tons of offers for well above what she was asking for so the price went up to a whopping $35. Still an outrageous deal, right?!
Now, I’ve never recovered, re-upholstered, sewed, anything like this but I love a challenge.  After searching on-line, I found these perfect instructions which I tweaked just a tad. I wanted to keep the buttons/tufts.
I took the kids to the local fabric store where we were happily welcomed with a 1/2 off all fabric sale (love sales!). The total cost for the project…drum roll please….$16! I always look through discounted fabric and was lucky to find a neutral color with a little detail. I wanted colored fabric but I change my color schemes so often I didn’t want to have to recover these chairs for a long time. Plus, I’m a bit scared of bright colorful fabric on furniture. Love the look but I’m a wimp and think I’ll regeret my fabric choice soon after.
Anyhoo, after taking the first chair apart, the green velvet chairs were actually blue! Yes, they were that dingy. It took half the day but I finished the chairs. Well, almost finished. I need to place a nice trim around the seat back.  Even unfinished, they look great and I couldn’t be happier with them.