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HIGH CHAIRS aNd low chairs

Flea markets, tag sales, collectives…….the thrill of the hunt – made all the more exciting when looking for a particular item!!! 

Once again having small people in my life on a regular basis has focused this ‘Nona’ on vintage high chairs and low chairs.

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The little ones love to have a choice of their own special places to sit!

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Tell me a story……

Surfaces, layered with paint, worn by time and loving use are so appealing to me.  As I have aged I have come to appreciate the signs of wear on cherished belongings… and beloved faces – they all have a story to tell.

what mother’s hand polished the back of this high chair by pushing her little ones up to the table…

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how many dishes scraped across this French metal table top as summer meals were cleared

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when was this molding removed from its original home and fashioned into a picture frame

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why was this oval frame meticulously stripped, leaving just a beauty mark of old paint

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who were the small girls who slept in these beds, perhaps scarring the paint during pillow fights

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which young girl sat with her brush and mirror at this small vanity, dreaming….

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where was the bouquet placed that had been so carefully arranged

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and where now the baby, who once was pushed in the stroller

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who turned this door knob in hopes of finding a child home for a visit on the other side…paint chipped perhaps by wedding bands long worn

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so many questions, so many stories to tell……….

do you have a favorite story to tell, a number one

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perhaps a number two??????

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or more………………???

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The Green Chair

Having little to recommend it other than a sentimental attachment, the green chair hovered around the edges of the design project.  Should we use it just because it is available….?  The chair languished in several different storage spots…..

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until inspiration struck in the form of a picture in a magazine

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gorgeous ‘blanc’ Belgian linen was sourced

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old upholstery was stripped,  legs were refinished to a light espresso, and design elements identified

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the results:  a fabulous chair

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and a very happy client (and designer)!

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