DIY update

Morning all,<br /><br />Just a quick update this morning on my little weekend DIY project. After much <strike>indecision</strike> deliberation, I went with my first thought and decided to paint my little setting white (thanks so much to everyone for your advice). These chairs are actually part of a set, along with a two-seater, and that's what I've painted so far. It looks fantastic and I'm really pleased with it.<br /><br />Now before I show you the final result, I need to recover the seat cushion. I'm <i>loving</i> all things ikat right now, due in no small part to all the irresistible eye candy Louise has gathered over at <a href="http://tabletonic.com/">Table Tonic</a>. So many lovelies to choose from, and by sticking with white I can change the cushions whenever I like for a whole new look. Take a peek: <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEshrNr6TMS4T2YpkdkADEBJdTbKsqRjBBUGLWdbMMQ_qgDWUt6BHRUpdd03WSBzo-MqaXFg53LdQBMhmzUCkWpg-irZWas7V-LkpH4SLrf8i6G4KdBHJhzAOsmRMzkcfzuVKBRlCmxso/s1600/9palphcushions+main.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEshrNr6TMS4T2YpkdkADEBJdTbKsqRjBBUGLWdbMMQ_qgDWUt6BHRUpdd03WSBzo-MqaXFg53LdQBMhmzUCkWpg-irZWas7V-LkpH4SLrf8i6G4KdBHJhzAOsmRMzkcfzuVKBRlCmxso/s400/9palphcushions+main.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1bTb1D9pRNuig1Y3xvk-xFnaXnFbjBrbGzQmRRKgUQqHKpdvO__sWU-oYfsBULv0rujneJwUcf3b-LKhdV5WiGNxWiOZIfQghOULncklNQmwZIrCUAQJoyhOuMLkQJ1jwu_-Iuk_IcI/s1600/pink_spot_-_LRG__74452_std.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1bTb1D9pRNuig1Y3xvk-xFnaXnFbjBrbGzQmRRKgUQqHKpdvO__sWU-oYfsBULv0rujneJwUcf3b-LKhdV5WiGNxWiOZIfQghOULncklNQmwZIrCUAQJoyhOuMLkQJ1jwu_-Iuk_IcI/s400/pink_spot_-_LRG__74452_std.jpg" width="397" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktYKRHZlTdkrkfBAuccS6YErsTUhWyNGAdk2kyHxZJ2Dpgr7A9VObT-u8IRlYbi6ejl_PuOg42y3MQD74WkVrgSlbfVFeZJBuuICswnPc_MKMJ0CUtmATUdIFXTl9ftviI8RueQJb6ZE/s1600/ttturquoise_white_-_SML__19131_zoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktYKRHZlTdkrkfBAuccS6YErsTUhWyNGAdk2kyHxZJ2Dpgr7A9VObT-u8IRlYbi6ejl_PuOg42y3MQD74WkVrgSlbfVFeZJBuuICswnPc_MKMJ0CUtmATUdIFXTl9ftviI8RueQJb6ZE/s400/ttturquoise_white_-_SML__19131_zoom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0joRsA8_AtBVw7vWk1UNmo2DN_zfCJysGV25rCSDDaHHZ5zVI4jv5z-HomGHJJKAwz-e6z9mtOaIGYjug1Du2eqbWl7cvI8DkHOTuAAb9JIisEPrXXH4-GPsxOTuBf6vHLcbTmqKEXE/s1600/ttblack_zig_zag_-_LRG__85153_std.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0joRsA8_AtBVw7vWk1UNmo2DN_zfCJysGV25rCSDDaHHZ5zVI4jv5z-HomGHJJKAwz-e6z9mtOaIGYjug1Du2eqbWl7cvI8DkHOTuAAb9JIisEPrXXH4-GPsxOTuBf6vHLcbTmqKEXE/s400/ttblack_zig_zag_-_LRG__85153_std.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjss_yJmkrq7BoK77HqI0P4SrwodpwMm2DppZOpDHZh6gYMPAlNmoWp5NzmBP39qm5FxIAiqU1XhbjUO_p3_fushdc4QaRgAJGtKMhTBY1gFHItwmP-LnAogUPwavTGgQC5YlqW43dqiD0/s1600/ttgreen_zigzag_-_SML__44980_std.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjss_yJmkrq7BoK77HqI0P4SrwodpwMm2DppZOpDHZh6gYMPAlNmoWp5NzmBP39qm5FxIAiqU1XhbjUO_p3_fushdc4QaRgAJGtKMhTBY1gFHItwmP-LnAogUPwavTGgQC5YlqW43dqiD0/s400/ttgreen_zigzag_-_SML__44980_std.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">if you haven't already, go check out Louise's beautiful <a href="http://tabletonic.blogspot.com/">Table Tonic</a> blog - you'll be so glad you did!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDktWWphIYrD274wLw8xccUdHjAvkeLbPncCvB6bw2WIe8Lp7QJOZGs-zyj00HMvKOcWZNS7WwDP4eqHGNEWaQRTLk5fYOr2Z0wUASqeFeAyG9gBSbmiTCm9azxOQkFqnwkoBVbrqgDI/s1600/11ralphmadebygirl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDktWWphIYrD274wLw8xccUdHjAvkeLbPncCvB6bw2WIe8Lp7QJOZGs-zyj00HMvKOcWZNS7WwDP4eqHGNEWaQRTLk5fYOr2Z0wUASqeFeAyG9gBSbmiTCm9azxOQkFqnwkoBVbrqgDI/s400/11ralphmadebygirl.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">are you feeling it? I love this look over at <a href="http://madebygirl.com/">Made By Girl</a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mJ_c7t416Hp8az0zcLgI4AJocAK3VrubU9hyphenhyphenbvUxlh6cpP35TDzX3IzSXVNcB3qJrJZw9OscTpfu05v0NXzd34nzdQZD5PMX90NjAMolHMvPfEbIW-TjmuN5klJ1iqiOOHQeBsEXhp8/s1600/7ralphgreenwithglamourdotcom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mJ_c7t416Hp8az0zcLgI4AJocAK3VrubU9hyphenhyphenbvUxlh6cpP35TDzX3IzSXVNcB3qJrJZw9OscTpfu05v0NXzd34nzdQZD5PMX90NjAMolHMvPfEbIW-TjmuN5klJ1iqiOOHQeBsEXhp8/s400/7ralphgreenwithglamourdotcom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">love this one too from <a href="http://greenwithglamour.com/">greenwithglamour.com</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Or how about these - it's hard to go past uncle Ralph Lauren for seriously beautiful fabrics - and these are suitable for outdoor use too - perfect.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzUjLnJXiuBWcXDDARjN0OQPCMODV5nyD68DIdBOqy4HOGhIQZfw8t5GPx3ZERhLyAZR_1aSc_Mc28Vrq5botOK8b8HqcbjLKAAmj6_PQkQwqnOZmlgyKhywMolrD1-CLuatCQuynpkY/s1600/5ralph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzUjLnJXiuBWcXDDARjN0OQPCMODV5nyD68DIdBOqy4HOGhIQZfw8t5GPx3ZERhLyAZR_1aSc_Mc28Vrq5botOK8b8HqcbjLKAAmj6_PQkQwqnOZmlgyKhywMolrD1-CLuatCQuynpkY/s400/5ralph.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3gCyGNvPxJGyQn2AM613mnmje7rmSFGIbu1f8GGgILaBA4DNtqNfbLmTgMORkQPvNM-kOA-QCAKDv1isTaiO5vDf42R9iSW589xnaA0K9T_OhZ_kgypb7dB54Q8i0Phc0-bV1wbgX_4/s1600/1ralph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3gCyGNvPxJGyQn2AM613mnmje7rmSFGIbu1f8GGgILaBA4DNtqNfbLmTgMORkQPvNM-kOA-QCAKDv1isTaiO5vDf42R9iSW589xnaA0K9T_OhZ_kgypb7dB54Q8i0Phc0-bV1wbgX_4/s400/1ralph.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2-DT8WFekiruZgLZ0SicjtMUGceyOhezQkEpE15Bz0rMme_PJFXtvaIXfAA7tutYVe_CfWUkTFiCw3Fh11FrB6uRR6t_DIaE6rJqvcCE3oU80Ouzd_8W6v5kVfqwCboBqTah6b1kqHE/s1600/3ralph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2-DT8WFekiruZgLZ0SicjtMUGceyOhezQkEpE15Bz0rMme_PJFXtvaIXfAA7tutYVe_CfWUkTFiCw3Fh11FrB6uRR6t_DIaE6rJqvcCE3oU80Ouzd_8W6v5kVfqwCboBqTah6b1kqHE/s400/3ralph.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">above all from <a href="http://ralphlaurenhome.com/">Ralph Lauren</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcp6Sj9Sf9NblhwcQq7Ch85W_qWnbVYrnsS3-0me7qL4OQbA-vMNzL_pIgFh7YSfMNys9FE4Uw-wMjbaYnkY6Rzielq5AmP5rtsjA3J7f5BBJymRN2kwhmMDrxnrkaOFAVICjjejRaGTo/s1600/6ralph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcp6Sj9Sf9NblhwcQq7Ch85W_qWnbVYrnsS3-0me7qL4OQbA-vMNzL_pIgFh7YSfMNys9FE4Uw-wMjbaYnkY6Rzielq5AmP5rtsjA3J7f5BBJymRN2kwhmMDrxnrkaOFAVICjjejRaGTo/s400/6ralph.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">source unknown - sorry!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m5i6arivl-Yr-vcWr4VXhIRJVlbigx5__ihHtfy_Vo8qO6veIsxJCA9G2szcnMCayPgFuGifeCkUxR7Uk2D-5Qtag18UowAPVt7gLdxLFzh52BPGz1n9jy8T_yutwDzwgCXN2BO7oGc/s1600/8ralphthibaut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8m5i6arivl-Yr-vcWr4VXhIRJVlbigx5__ihHtfy_Vo8qO6veIsxJCA9G2szcnMCayPgFuGifeCkUxR7Uk2D-5Qtag18UowAPVt7gLdxLFzh52BPGz1n9jy8T_yutwDzwgCXN2BO7oGc/s400/8ralphthibaut.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">from Thibaut</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">There was method in my madness in going white, but I must say it was a tough decision not to go all out in the colour department. But there are the two single chairs still to paint, so who knows what I'll decide for those. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll post all the pics once it's all finished and looking pretty.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great week everyone, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a>

DIY update

Morning all, Just a quick update this morning on my little weekend DIY project. After much indecision deliberation, I went with my first th...

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