Bagels and Cream Cheese A closer look at the Bagel Chair. Contact Me about This Picture

This client found a kitchen table and chair set at a flea market and decided to build her kitchen décor around this retro theme. She’s a coffee addict, so much of the decorating was coffee-themed, including a really cute wallpaper border with coffee cups. First the metal chairs were cleaned using trisodium phosphate (TSP) to remove any traces of dirt and grease. They were spray-painted with a primer, and then we painted them with two coats of the butter-yellow semi-gloss paint that was used on the kitchen walls. We didn’t want to beat the coffee cup theme to death, so we chose some of her favorite go-with-coffee foods, and did realistic paintings on the backs of the chairs, using water-based acrylic paints. The checkerboard pattern helped to unify the two designs, and was taken from her new kitchen curtains. Finally the braided seat pads were painted on the seats- much easier to clean than traditional seat coverings! These were shadowed and highlighted for a realistic effect. The chairs were then painted with three coats of a low gloss acrylic spray coating, for a smooth finish and easy cleaning.