This chair started out looking like the chair below. This is the chair now with new fabric. I love them. The fabric is black and white plaid and on the back of the chairs the fabric is yellow with roosters on it. I have always liked the double colors of fabric on chairs or sofas. So that's why I had them done this way. Their comfortable to sit in.

I didn't have the wood on it refinished because I like it the way it is.

It's cheaper having something upholstered then buying new and the frames are usually better made. Just be sure to buy your own fabric in fabric shops when it is on sale. That's what I did I had my eye on this fabric for along time waited for it to go on sale.

This old chair is one of two that we picked up along the highway in Mich. We were driving along on vacation when I spotted them. I yelled to my husband "stop". There they were sitting on the highway with $2.00 on them. They were dirty and torn. Thank goodness someone was home and we bought them. Loaded them in our small car. Good thing I have an understanding husband.

Here are things I have done in our house. I'm not a good decorator but I do try. Here are also things that can be done if you like the country look.

I love buying things cheap and doing what I can with them. I really love old furniture.

We have an old farm house that we are in the middle of remodeling and have been for 3 years.

This is an old cabinet I bought for $3.00 and hung up in our kitchen. It has a roll top door. I painted it and my husband hung it. We do not have upper cabinets. We don't feel we need them because we have a large pantry but I thought this little cabinet looked so cute and country.

As you can see I collect roosters.

You can pick-up old stuff anywhere, rummage sales, yard sales, garage sales, tag sales, anitque shops, in the paper, Goodwill, Church Thrift Shops. Dumpster Diving. A good way to get old stuff, when the trash pick-up has their spring and fall big pick-up. All kinds of things end up on the curb. Our landfill also has a big sale once a year, they sell things that to them is good stuff.

More Examples of Country Decorating

This shelf is made from an old window a board on top for shelf and metal lacy looking brackets. Mirror is put behind the window. Looks very country.

We also made a pot and pan holder out of a window.

An old chandelierwe rewired and cleaned up and hung in our bedroom. My aunt gave me the chandelier. She bought it at a yard sale years ago. She couldn't find the crystals so I bought those off of eBay. My husband rewired for safety. I added the little shades.