tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post4329562303751110233..comments2024-02-13T11:48:38.433-06:00Comments on The Dilletante Proprietor: Sooo I got this OTHER chair...Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02512936772208578667noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-89626485432275140312011-03-27T18:34:03.859-05:002011-03-27T18:34:03.859-05:00that is so funny Ellen! Squinty's...hee hee! I...that is so funny Ellen! Squinty's...hee hee! If it were my store, I would NEVER squint at anyone...well, unless they were trying to make me take a box of kittens! lol!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512936772208578667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-65822677095127857772011-03-26T14:18:43.124-05:002011-03-26T14:18:43.124-05:00My sentiments have already been well-addressed by ...My sentiments have already been well-addressed by the others. I would like to add I'm hoping you were a quick-study on the Squint Maneuver. If so, methinks you can own the joint one day; maybe name it Squintys' (plural to honor those who came before you). What better way to get dibs on new items at 'Lisa' prices!<br />Well done.<br />Ellen in Portsmouth, VAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-60668411237282149422011-03-26T08:16:39.489-05:002011-03-26T08:16:39.489-05:00Ah Hooked! the thrift stores, I am right there wit...Ah Hooked! the thrift stores, I am right there with you on that one...no humility in thrift...the attitudes must not be much different in Oklahoma than here...and kittens? wow...most of the stores around here smell like kittens...lol! NO WONDER! HEE HEE! But it is worth it sometimes to find stuff that others throw out, next time you go? if you go? Go when you just get outta bed, noone will bother you, lol! <br />Sandi...oh..I envy you your stapler, hopefully my brain will not have succumbed to paint fumes and I will not ever do upholstery again...but if I do? An electric stapler is on my birthday wish list! a chopsaw....I would love a chopsaw! I would exert my parental rights on that one...lol!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512936772208578667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-77117490510883179832011-03-24T13:51:07.091-05:002011-03-24T13:51:07.091-05:00Oh Lisa this chair is so awesome!! Job well done. ...Oh Lisa this chair is so awesome!! Job well done. You have to get you an electric staple gun. I swiped mine. Long ago I was recovering the dinning room chairs. Working so hard hands hurting I took a break and went out to the shop and there was my 15 year old son using an electric one. Now where he got it I'm not sure. Angry that he didn't say mom I have an electric gun, I waited till he finished his project and I took it. It's been in my tool chest ever since. A girl got to do what a girls got to do! I wonder if he would miss that fancy chop saw of his?<br />SandiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-40297972275087832442011-03-24T08:42:13.565-05:002011-03-24T08:42:13.565-05:00Your chair looks so incredibly professional! I ju...Your chair looks so incredibly professional! I just absolutley love the end results - the black is perfect. It makes it look so "crisp." And I LOVE the thrift store story, and was glad to hear it. After seeing all these posts about the great deals everyone finds at thrift stores I decided it was something I must try. The prices - WOWZA! Many of the pieces were more than new ones in a furniture store. Now I know your secret - be brave, negotiate. I may go back and try that. Hopefully this time I will not be followed around the store by a man pushing a shopping cart full of kittens telling me God was going to "unbless" me for not taking his kitens home with me. Can you gather my first thrift store visit was not what I had hoped it would be - LOL. Again - you continue to inspire us all Lisa.<br /><br />HookedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-87125773673780050662011-03-23T23:13:44.838-05:002011-03-23T23:13:44.838-05:00Sister Gal you have some mad crazy skills.. want t...Sister Gal you have some mad crazy skills.. want to come over i have a couch that could use your magic.. <br />aimeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-3504025518729209702011-03-23T15:13:40.744-05:002011-03-23T15:13:40.744-05:00I am so glad you guys liked the chair! It was inte...I am so glad you guys liked the chair! It was interesting to say the least! Pieces and parts of that hard won chair were all over the place...next time I do something like this? Remind me to have a plan? LOL! Skippy? that dog bed/love seat you have? Make PoolDad run the stapler! HEE HEE! We debated over the stain vs. paint...I paint everything...and my Honey just hates to see wood painted but he loved the paint it black idea...I am glad because I don't have the stain mentality! I was going to put other fabric it on it but the drop cloth just suits it! I worked on this chair for so long, I put it on here unfinished thinking you all would think I flew the coop again! Carol? do the chair! it is so satisfying! My cat doesn't like this one as much as Miss 1982, YAAAY! cuz I can't wash it!<br />Donna and Vanessa? I have done more work upstairs! it is getting so pretty up there, I just love it! Can't wait to show you!<br /><br />Miss Poindexter...I really, really wanted some kind of "lingerie" for this chair, like yours...maybe you would be willing to give me some pointers cuz I failed miserably on trying to get your look! lol<br /><br />Daisy..my lady that keeps me grounded in the dirt...thank you so much!<br /><br />AND...I have kitchen counter tops...can you believe it?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512936772208578667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-28131454449211127352011-03-23T14:49:09.262-05:002011-03-23T14:49:09.262-05:00Hi Lisa,
Your chair is beautiful !!!!! Loved the s...Hi Lisa,<br />Your chair is beautiful !!!!! Loved the story about how you got it too In my mind I could visualize the "seniors" squinting and hunched over whispering about your wanting to make a "deal". I couldn't stop laughing.<br />Now I'm courious about Miss 1982 and her sister. You need to show us where they are residing upstairs.<br />Take care,<br />VanessaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-41492111747997107672011-03-23T10:53:05.587-05:002011-03-23T10:53:05.587-05:00I'm very impressed, it looks SO much better. ...I'm very impressed, it looks SO much better. your story about the deal-making at the thrift store is hysterically funny. But I know EXACTLY what you mean!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-12161328148113233272011-03-23T09:34:45.524-05:002011-03-23T09:34:45.524-05:00I could almost hear the background music of a Clin...I could almost hear the background music of a Clint Eastwood movie as you were telling the story of dealing with the squinty eyed dealers! This chair looks very tailored. You did a fabulous job. Did you do more work upstairs?<br /><br />DonnaDonnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-49567698180173773232011-03-23T07:43:21.857-05:002011-03-23T07:43:21.857-05:00Are you kidding me? OMGosh, Lisa. You are amazin...Are you kidding me? OMGosh, Lisa. You are amazing! That chair must be so thrilled to be in your home. Well done!daisy ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129079277073067462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-28708503996717564082011-03-23T07:17:12.032-05:002011-03-23T07:17:12.032-05:00Love the new look. I have a wingback chair I need ...Love the new look. I have a wingback chair I need to tackle soon.. I just keep putting it off and putting it off. Soon I'll do it :)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192378197271824011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-908014118718849312011-03-23T07:10:44.433-05:002011-03-23T07:10:44.433-05:00Fabulous. I would love to re-do our 600 dollar lo...Fabulous. I would love to re-do our 600 dollar love seat ::cough:: did I say love seat? I meant dog bed. You give me hope. That is just gorgeous and I like the black, better than stain.SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.com