Tuesday, January 5, 2010

In My Own Little Chair


I'm not one who usually salvages items left out on the street (though when I see the "treasures" that other people seem to find, I often have second thoughts...), but when I saw this perfectly good, little wooden chair all forlorn and alone on the street, I knew I had to take it home and spiff it up for my Kayla.


Off I went to the hardware store for sandpaper to smooth out the rough edges and some pretty pink paint.
Although, I have grander schemes of putting her name on it, and it still needs another coat of paint, I think it's looking a lot better already.

I think every little girl should have her own "little chair", for reading, relaxing, imagining or just simply 'being', don't you? :D


(Kol Isha warning....)


Now if it turns into a "time out" chair, I'll be mighty annoyed ;)


9 comments:

Anonymous said...

it looks gorgeous! Even before fixing up, it has that retro nursery school look that evokes such nostalgia...

G6 said...

It was in fact discarded by our local nursery school.
Apparently, I am more willing to use some elbow grease and do the necessary sanding and painting instead of spending money on brand new chairs than they are ;)

FBB said...

I'm glad it was discarded by your nursery and not some random furniture on the street in a city with bed bug issues.

Baked with Pride Lecho Dodi said...

Finally a good use for the Jewish Press (see picture).

Mikeinmidwood said...

Lecha Dodi

I was thinking something along those lines.

Anonymous said...

I would like to ask where the Cinderella song comes from!!!??? It was so cute!

G6 said...

Louisa -
Please see this, and if you can get your hands on a copy of the '65 version, it's really cute.

efrex said...

For the completist, there's also a lovely version of the song on a very cute compilation album, featuring songs from different musical treatments of the Cinderella story.

G6 said...

efrex -
you are one scary dude :P