Behold, my Christmas present! Ok, I figure you're probably wondering who hates me enough to give me this piece of crap. Allow me to explain. I have actually wanted a rocking chair for some time. Unfortunately, the economy being what it is, this has not been a possibility. (For those of you who don't know, rocking chairs are actually kind of expensive.) So my mother, who has always been a big proponent of trolling thrift stores, found this little gem one day. She made a quick call to my fiance, who readily agreed that purchaing the chair was a good idea since I had also requested some kind of craft project.
A short word on thrift stores: if you have some spare time on your hands and enjoy shopping, thrift stores are a wonderful place to find discarded treasures. If you can find a thrift store that is run as a not-for-profit charity organization, the possibilites are seemingly endless. For example, at the same said thrift store I found a digital wireless phone with four handsets, a leather jacket, a new door for the house, and THE perfect wedding dress. My total cost for all of these items was $51 plus tax. And get this - the wedding dress still had the tags on it. It had been donated by a bridal shop because it was 3 seasons old and the manufacturer had gone out of business.
So back to the chair. The challenge that has been presented to me is to restore this poor, neglected piece of furniture to its original glory for less than the cost of buying a new one. I've decided to chronicle my efforts for posterity. I will take pictures before and after every step and provide commentary. With any luck, someone will find this educational or entertaining or maybe even both.
Below are all the before pictures of the chair. It was apparently sitting on someone's front porch, being used as an outdoor scratching post for the neighborhood cat.
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