Friday 12 January 2018

Right Place, Right Time

I recently bough these Pit-a-Pat kitchen chairs to make up a set of four in my Princess 2 (Y Bwthyn Bach):


They were missing the woven straw seat coverings, as you can see here when compared to an all original one:


I was resolved to waiting to find a suitable straw object in a charity shop, until, during a trip to B&Q (a UK DIY store), I spotted a roll of wallpaper that looked like it might be just the ticket:


So I took a little bit of the sample roll and, after a few coats of paint and a bit of dry brushing, I came up with this:


They're not a perfect match but I'm really quite pleased with them. I'll continue to look out for a suitable straw item to make a better job of it but, in the meantime, these will do quite nicely.

Here they are in situ where they're hidden by the table in any case!:


Until next time,
Zoe
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4 comments:

  1. Jenny13 January 2018 at 05:08

    These chairs look excellent now Zoe. The paper is a terrific match.

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  2. Zoe H13 January 2018 at 06:40

    Thanks, Jenny. It’s an odd thing when you stop dead in your tracks in a shop because a roll of wallpaper instantly reminds you of a Pit-a-Pat seat cover!

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  3. Edel23 January 2018 at 08:47

    What a perfect solution Zoe! The chairs look gorgeous with their paper cane/straw seats. I love cheap and simple adaptations like this one :-)

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    1. Zoe H23 January 2018 at 10:43

      Thanks, Edel. Sometimes the simplest of things can be really effective can’t it? I think that’s especially so with vintage items, which usually don’t require painstaking precision or realism - thankfully!

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