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Sat, Feb 19, 11 at 20:36
| My 4 yr old DGD wanted a doll high chair for Christmas. DD asked that it be wood, not plastic.
I found a vintage one at a flea market, but it was not in great shape. With some wood glue, bracing, some additions to the back and tray, and paint it turned out pretty cute and DGD loves it. Here is the before:
After:
I cut a new top for the tray as the original one was too small and looked weird. Unfortunately, I did not take a picture showing that. The new tray is a scalloped shape that mimics the oval shape on the back. I also added the oval shape, which was a plaque from DT, and added the wood balls to the top of the back corners. Thought I would throw in something that wasn't Christmas or a table, LOL TTFN,
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- Posted by marylee_2010 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 19, 11 at 20:47
| Candy, You did a wonderful job on DGD's doll high chair. I am sure she loves it, especially since Grandma did it for her. Thank you for sharing. - Marylee |
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- Posted by marlene_2008 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 19, 11 at 21:02
| Wow...what a transformation! What little girl wouldn't love that? Great job! |
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| Great B4 and After - Cute..Cute...Cute! Your paint 'transformation' is amazing and what a great idea to make the tray a larger size and add those round knobs on the back. Did you use a stencil for the design or was it free hand? I think you did such an excellent job... I'm sure your DGD must be thrilled with it. jane |
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- Posted by jeannespines (My Page) on Sat, Feb 19, 11 at 22:19
| Great recycling! Could have ended up in the scrap pile & now it's an ORIGINAL! (hope you find some tray t'scaping dishes for your DGD, too!) Love the paint job! TFS! Jeanne S. |
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| Looks great! Very up-to-date colors! She should get a lot of use from it. Jan |
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- Posted by party_music50 (My Page) on Sun, Feb 20, 11 at 7:53
| Great find and very cute renovation! |
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| Candy, How cute!! great job renovating that old high chair. You took it from old and rickety to one of a kind. Your DGD must love it. NanaK |
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- Posted by oldalgebra (My Page) on Sun, Feb 20, 11 at 11:07
| Unbelievable! That's the cutest paint job for a little girl's dollie high chair. I think it is a kick that at the age of 4, she's not only requesting a certain item, but the material that it is to be made of too. Super job. |
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- Posted by luvstocraft (My Page) on Sun, Feb 20, 11 at 17:06
| You did a wonderful painting job on that. It went from so so to fantastic! I'm sure she will really enjoy using it for a long time to come and when she's finished with it, you can just sit a big plant in it and use it for a decoration. Luvs |
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- Posted by excessfroufrou (My Page) on Sun, Feb 20, 11 at 19:20
| What a lucky DGD you have. The chair turned out sooooo cute, I bet doll-baby is having a serious case of pea green envy. Frou |
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| Candy, what a wonderful makeover! Your high chair for DGD is beatiful all painted with hot pink wht and blk. You even cut out a new tray for it. How special is that! Love it. Punk |
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- Posted by purplemoon (My Page) on Mon, Feb 21, 11 at 22:54
| That is a little girl's dream come true, Candy! What a special GM you are! I can't get over how you painted this chair, its absolutely wonderful. hugs, Karen |
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- Posted by kathleen_li (My Page) on Mon, Feb 28, 11 at 19:57
| What a great job you did! |
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- Posted by christmascandy (My Page) on Wed, Mar 9, 11 at 15:26
| Thanks everybody. You are all so supportive and I really appreciate it!! DGD really loves to put all her babies in the chair. Here is the picture of the tray on the chair.
TTFN, |
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