Chairperson

1968 - I was getting quite a lot of homework at the High School. I needed a chair to sit at my desk in my bedroom. Mum was walking to collect my brother from primary school when she saw The Chair in a shop window, it was greatly reduced. Having collected Adrian, she went back to the shop and bought the chair. But she was not in good health, and found it hard to carry the chair home. Adrian, who was only about 6, helped bring it back. I have had that chair ever since!

It originally had a yellow seat. Then when Liz was born, in 1982, I covered it with red PVC. Then in about 1998, it was in Steph's bedroom, and she covered it with a lilac-blue fabric [actually she recycled one of her skirts, which was the exact colour she wanted]

This week I took the chair outside, and removed the three layers of fabric

I'd bought a piece of fabric at a yard sale last year, for 50p I think. Its a fun, busy IKEA print. I painted the chair frame with some of the blue paint left over from the kitchen, and recovered the seat.

This looks really smart now, and will be just the thing for the bedroom!

Everything is coming together beautifully. Next week, new furniture will arrive. Our "Andy" cupboards & chests of drawers,[1970s Habitat stuff], are rather the worse for wear [2nd hand when acquired in 1985] and look awfully shabby now. We are getting some drawers which will match the bedside cupboards we bought for Cornerstones in 2009. Pictures will follow, I promise!