Vintage Folding Chairs

I found these two vintage folding chairs and thought theywould be perfect for my garden display at the store.  They are inreally good shape and just needed some sanding and then I used Fiddes & Sons"Rugger Brown" wax on them to make them look even older.

Here  are a couple close ups of how the wax not only ages them, butkeeps them clean and protected at the same time.

The seat slats are painted a slightly more olive color and when I distressedthem, they were a pretty bright yellow underneath, which happens tomatch the bright yellows in the pillows I made for the chairs.

And speaking of fabric ~ I found this vintage fabric at anout of town store who sold end of bolt fabrics and I fell in lovewith these Tuscan print panels and their lovely colors.

I split the panels in half and used half on each side of the pillows.

I opted not to make cushions for the seats even though I purchased acoordinating fabric for them.  I liked the subtle contrast color of the seat slats which would be totally covered up if I added a seat cushion.  And besides,the chairs were very comfortable without them.~Also heading off to the store this afternoon is a lantern Ipurchased at a yard sale.  The lady had 9 to sell and she had usedthem on the tables at her wedding reception ~ so I bought allof them, knowing I could use them over time here and there in the store.They were more off-white, but I also used the same dark wax on them togive them a more aged look. 

 ~The store is keeping me very busy trying to keep my space full.Yesterday the 5-piece wicker set and garden bench I recently posted about,both sold, leaving a need to refill the space.  The chairs are a quick fill so that I can work on my own dining room chairs seen below.

I've had them for years and it is time for a new look.  With any luck, Ihope to be posting about them later this week.  Working on something formyself makes me very excited.~Linking with~Dittle Dattle for Amaze Me Monday~The House in the Roses for Show Off Your Cottage Monday~Boogieboard Cottage for Masterpiece Monday~Mod Vintage Life for Mod Mix Monday