Teeny Tiny Upholstered Chairs....

Embellished....

Some of you, Dear Readers, might Not be surprised to learn that I love color in my decor! And some of you might remember that when I was first working on the furniture for the Secret Christmas House Sitting Room, in particular the two Wing-back Armchairs, I was having trouble deciding on the color to paint them. This problem was further exacerbated by not having the drapes in place, and therefore not being clear about the color scheme for this room. The drapes provided by the kit (only printed paper) were a fancy shape but a color that exactly matched the wallpaper. And the instructions for the chairs said to paint them a "lovely soft green that harmonizes with the room colors". So I tried. The above chair is my attempt to harmonize with the room color. I think it is very close, but I also think it is too bland. The chair disappears in the room! and especially once I had made the drapes in a darker green, I knew I was going to want to change the "upholstery" on the chairs! And since this room is just the "Sitting Room" and therefore less formal than the Parlor or the Dining Room, I thought I could get away with a less "matchy" look! And I hope you will not be too surprised when I show you the "fabric" I chose for one of the chairs!

Here you can see I am testing the pattern in the room.....

It is almost the right colors....

I wanted it to have one of those densely patterned Tapestry-like fabrics...

Here you can see it beside the cast iron stove.... 

I will darken the colors a bit more...

And here you can see both the Wing chairs.... 

I decided to not upholster them in the same fabric!

And yes, the green is not blue enough... 

I will darken it more too.

And while I am painting these chairs,

 Finally able to decide the colors because the Drapes are in place, 

I have also decided that I must start to glue the furnishings in place!

(Because Christmas is coming and I want to have this project done in time!)

So I started with the girl's bedroom, 

because the furniture was all completed.... 

or so I thought!

The Dresser, the bed and the side table 

tuck neatly into the back of the room... 

here finally glued down!

But when it came to the other side table

 which sits at the front of the room.... 

there seemed to be something lacking!

There was a little glitter tree in the middle 

and a wrapped gift on one side... 

and the other side was bare!

(And I forgot to take a picture of it just so!)

But I thought of something I could add....

A Teeny Tiny Snowman! 

(Made from tiny beads glued together and painted....)

Then I attached him to the side table....

See how well he fits?

And then I glued the table in place!

I think he looks perfect!

And then I decided to glue the furniture

 into the Mother's bedroom too... 

because it was mostly finished as well.

Starting with the bed and dresser and side tables...

Then adding the bedroom slippers by the dresser... 

and the shopping bag by the bed.....

(These are not part of the kit but my own inventions.)

 Here, can you see them better....?

Aren't those slippers cute?

And then I remembered that the Wing-back Armchair for this room 

also was in need of some "re-upholstering"!

The instructions wanted it painted white or cream.

I had thought that was a bit "ho-hum".......

So I painted it in a delicate rose floral pattern to match the wall-paper....

(even though I claim to not be a Matchy" type!) 

Can you see the pattern .... sort of?

And how it goes with the wall-paper?

And I had also made a tiny foot-stool....

Can you see it? 

(It is really hard to get these tiny items in focus!)

Maybe this angle is a little better...?

Well, never mind, 

it is also "upholstered" in the rose print "fabric"!

Meanwhile, Dear Readers, 

I have darkened the colors of 

the Sitting Room chairs by a good bit.

Now the dark green is a closer match to the drapes, 

and the "tapestry" fabric is a little toned down. 

I think I will continue to work on it... 

too much gold is still showing.

And then I started to make 

one of the "Embellishments"

 I have been dreaming of.......

I wanted there to be some "knitting" on one of the chairs... 

because my Mom knits... 

and that makes it feel like "home" to me!

You can sort of see my attempt to make knitting in the above picture...

 I know it is a little bit large.... someone is knitting a blanket!

Here it is draped on the chair... 

the ball of yarn is getting away... 

it will be positioned correctly 

once the chair is in place in the room!

Here you can see all three chairs with their "embellishments"!

The bedroom chair has a lacy "throw"... 

and the other sitting room chair has an open book 

(saved from the Library collection!) 

left on it's seat.

Here is the chair in Mother's Room... 

along with the footstool. 

They have not been glued in because 

there is supposed to be a pile of wrapped gifts 

behind the chair.... 

I have not finished them yet!

And here I am testing both the chairs in the Sitting Room.... 

the colors are pretty much the way I want them.

 (The ball of yarn will be positioned later...!)

Here's a closer view of the knitting chair....

Trying to get good lighting and a view of the drapes too....

And with the Tea Table in place.... 

can we still see the chairs?

Here.... a little closer....?

Yes, It is really difficult to get a good photo Dear Readers!

But I think the Teeny Tiny Upholstered Chairs 

are Embellished to Perfection!