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Oct 23, 2011

An armchair make-over no1.

Dear Betsy has asked me lately if I do anything with miniatures nowadays. I am happy to say: actually I do!;) Here is the first post for a long time only about miniatures;)and I do hope to show you what I am working on soon.
Remember the puzzle furniture that Kristy once showed on her fab blog?(Does anyone know what is with Kristy anyway?) They reminded me about cheap furniture kits made in China that one can buy here quite easly. One of the kits is a living room set which includes sofa, two tables and two armchairs - that look like this.

Or they are supposed to look like above but it is rather hard to put them together - the holes are much too big for furniture to look nice without any additional work. But they seem to be good as the base for some changes. So I tried my chances and cut many parts away, then I had to fill the gaps in....

...then polish it up....

...and paint it once....

...and twice....

...then it was a time for upholstery and of course you can see the furniture suddenly got "older";)

Still it wasn't ready. I was looking at it for a long time and finally knew it needed a small addition....And here it is ready!





Hope you like the new-old armchair! And yes, the second one is something I am just working on...;)

W jednym ze sklepów zabawkowych w moim miescie mozna czasem dostać chińskie zestawy drewnianych mebelków w skali 1:12. Ich jakosć nie jest najlepsza i żeby w ogóle dobrze wyglądały trzeba się trochę przy nich napracować. Dzis pokazuję Wam co udało mi się zrobić z jednego z zestawowych foteli. Wymagało to sporej ilosci cięcia i szlifowania, ale myslę, że mebel wygląda nieco lepiej.;) Nad drugim własnie pracuję ;)

30 comments:

Dark Squirrel Victoria said...

You worked a miracle Ewa! I love the back of the chair.

Hugs,
Victoria

Fabiola said...

I like this armchair; is very cute.
Bye Faby

Alienora said...

Ewa - to jest po prostu bajeczka!!!! piękny efekt:))))

The Old Maid said...

Thank you very much, Victoria! I thought it would be good to add something on the back of the chair;););)

The Old Maid said...

Thank you, Faby! Happy you like it!:)

The Old Maid said...

Oooooo Zosiu! Jak miło Cię poczytać!:D Cieszę się, że Ci się podoba! Dziękuje pięknie!

Ascension said...

Parece imposible que esa maravilla de sofa haya salido de un kit.
Eres genial, echaba en falta tus preciosos trabajos.
besitos ascension

dalesdreams said...

It looks fantastic! What a transformation! :)

The Old Maid said...

Muchisimas gracias querida Ascensión para todos los amables palabras y me alegro mucho de que sofa que te gusta:) Besitos:)

The Old Maid said...

Thank you soo much, Dale!!! Happy you like it!:):)

Drora's minimundo said...

It looks wonderful now. What a miraculous change. I love it.

The Old Maid said...

Thank you very very much, Drora! I am so happy you like it!:)

carmen said...

buen trabajo!

The Old Maid said...

Gracias Carmen!:)

Eliana said...

A beautiful work, neither seems to have been originated on an inexpensive kit. Congratulations!

The Old Maid said...

Thank you so much, Eliana! It means a lot!:)

BiWuBär said...

What a transformation - beautiful work. I love your idea covering the back with lace. Btw - good to see you working on minis!

Greetings
Birgit

Unknown said...

Super! Fantastycznie zrobione! Masz wielki talent do mini rzeczy^^(dużych pewnie też:P) taki podobny secik (składanka sklejkowa:P) widziałam ostatnio w (chyba)Castoramie, ale zabrakło mi chęci na malowanie;/ Tobie to tak ładnie i stylowo wszystko wychodzi, aż miło popatrzeć!:)

Sans! said...

I don't like it, Ewa, I LOVE IT!

Fabulous work and it is great that you did not give up your minis. It will be such a waste!

I have these furniture too. So many of these , actually and they do make a very good base for bashing :). The sizes are not exactly 1:12 though in fact, aren't the furniture 1:24?

The Old Maid said...

Thank you so much, Brigit! Actually it is not lace but neither my hand work;) Hugs to you!

The Old Maid said...

Efa:W Castoramie mówisz? Hmmm chyba muszę się tam przejechać!:) Bardzo się cieszę, że Ci się podoba! I dziękuję serdecznie za miłe słowa!:) Uściski

Daydreamer said...

WOW, Ewa! I would NEVER have recognized the kit chair as the starting point for your FABULOUS make-over! And I LOVE the back textured panel! The whole thing is really beautiful! And I'm VERY glad to see what you are up to! Thank you for sharing!

The Old Maid said...

Thank you soooooooooooo much, dear Sans!!!! It is so nice to read YOUR words because as you know I love all your minis and everything you do to them;D
I know Kristy showed 1:24 furniture but these actually are about 1:12. This armchair is 6,5cm high and 4,6cm wide - after my cutting that is;)- so it is maybe just a bit smaller than the rest of the 1:12 pieces I have.;)

The Old Maid said...

THANK YOU, dear Betsy!!!!!I am soooooo glad you like it! Just like I admire Sans' minis I admire yours too so your words are a honey on my heart as we say here;D

Gill said...

Brilliant makeover! Gill x

KC-Design said...

What a fantastic work!! I LOVE it!!
Hugs,
Karin

The Old Maid said...

Thank you so much, Gill! I am happy you like it!

The Old Maid said...

Thank you very very much, Karin! Happy you like it too!!!Hugs

Arestrea said...

I to jest właśnie przykład, jak z przysłowiowego "niczego" można zrobić coś imponującego:) Piękny fotelik!. Twoje pace zawsze bardzo mnie inspirują.
Zdolne łapki masz!:)

A ilością zmarnowanego materiału się nie przejmuj. Przeważnie tak jest (no chyba,że ktoś ma już wprawę), że zanim coś wyjdzie jak należy, marnuje się go całe metry:D Musiałabyś widzieć, ile ja nieudanych podejść wyrzucam do śmieci;)

The Old Maid said...

Dziękuję Ci bardzo!
Podejrzewam, że wyrzucamy tyle samo - albo ja więcej - zanim coś sensownego z tych prób wyjdzie;D