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Provence Playroom Chairs?

September 21, 2012 by Cassie 28 Comments

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Happy Friday!  I know you are wondering where our Friday guest is… no worries!  Sometimes life happens, so she will be fashionable late and you will end up with a special week with two guests next week!  And…. I am so excited because I have an AWESOME giveaway for you on Monday.  I can hardly contain myself!

Anyhow, I have not shown you all the playroom in this house much.  It’s down in the finished half of our basement.  I did show you a picture from the old rug dog pee snowball effect post…..

Yes, I know that is just a tiny peek.  I just have not yet worked much on the room.  It’s serving its purpose and I have plans, but I also am in no rush on this room.  I’ll get there when I get there.

Anyhow, I was loving these little school chairs with the table, but as it turns out,  they don’t give the kids much leg room.  I have decided that we may as well just upgrade to an adult sized set so that we can all sit there to do homework, art, etc.  I have been hunting for a couple months for the right table at the right price.  I would love to get a solid oak antique round pedestal table like this.…

Oak Pedestal Table

Of course a larger table will require larger chairs and I have just the thing already on hand!  I found these chairs at a yard sale this summer…..

I am not usually a fan of Windsor chairs, but I loved the sweet cottage style of these and the plank bottom seats.  I painted them in Annie Sloan Provence Chalk Paint, lightly distressed them and then waxed them with clear wax.  I actually brought them to the barn and the shop and they have not sold, so I think they were just meant to be ours.  Here they are now….

I think they will be perfect for us once I find the right table!  I have not made too much progress in the playroom otherwise…. I hung some vintage comic posters I found on Freecycle for Sawyer, and several maps.  But I recently found a giant atlas, and i may end up wallpapering an entire wall in maps…. time will tell!  The nice thing is that the room is for the kiddos, and right now it has all the toys they need in there!  So they are happy with it, well designed or not!
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  1. Restyled Vintage says

    September 21, 2012 at 10:51 am

    the chairs look great Cassie and althought the smaller set is cute, your kiddos are growing up now! Good luck on the table hunt, I am sure you will find one soon 🙂

    Do the kids go down to the basement to play on their own? In our house, all our living space and bedrooms are upstairs, and downstairs (at ground level, not underground like a basement, we don’t have basements here) is the guest bedroom and a large living area with a bar in it, we call it the rumpus room. The kids are too scared to go play down there on their own, lol…it is light, bright and comfortable down there but they just don’t like being that far away from us…as they get older I am sure they will be down there all the time though…I love that we can grow into this home 🙂

    Start of school holidays for us tonight, woohoo!

    xx Karen

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  2. uniquelyyoursormine.com says

    September 21, 2012 at 11:32 am

    Well I love the chairs! I know how long it took to paint, distress and wax those.. Yikes! – Susan

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  3. The Far Fifty says

    September 21, 2012 at 12:15 pm

    yep, i like these chairs. i like em a lot.

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  4. Dear Emmeline says

    September 21, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    Provence is such a pretty color! Hopefully you’ll find a table soon. I see tons like that on Craigslist but not always at a great price. (p.s. don’t forget to go sign up for my giveaway today!)

    🙂

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  5. DecorandtheDog says

    September 21, 2012 at 12:53 pm

    Cute chairs! I really like that color. I should mess with the Annie sloan someday. Maybe. It’s pricey though!

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  6. The Bold Abode says

    September 21, 2012 at 1:19 pm

    The color is utterly amazing! you will get there and I know the kids are happy to play there regardless. I am sitting in the doctor’s office for the dreaded annual. I am not a fan of this. But it must be done. yuck.

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  7. Dana Frieling says

    September 21, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    It’s kinda sad that those little legs grow and require “big” chairs and tables!

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  8. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    September 21, 2012 at 1:35 pm

    Those chairs are sweet! And the need to upgrade is just another sign that our kids grow up much too fast – sigh!

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  9. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    September 21, 2012 at 1:36 pm

    Those chairs are sweet! And the need to upgrade is just another sign that our kids grow up much too fast – sigh!

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  10. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    September 21, 2012 at 1:37 pm

    Sorry for the duplicate comment, our internet is really funky this morning, going in and out, making me crazy!

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  11. Lisa at Shine Your Light says

    September 21, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    It’s great to have a space just for the kids. Super cute little green chairs for the space!! I love the fun color!

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  12. Jen Migonis says

    September 21, 2012 at 1:57 pm

    Love the new chairs! The color is great! Does it still look like I’m a “no-reply” commenter? I marked off “email follow up comments to my email address”

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  13. pam {simple details} says

    September 21, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    Decorated or not they and their friends will love that space of their own! I have no doubt you’ll have the perfect table to go with those perfectly painted and distressed chairs soon! 🙂

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  14. Katie @ Wildwood Creek says

    September 21, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    Love the color of these chairs!

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  15. Karah @ thespacebetweenblog says

    September 21, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    Love me some Provence!!

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  16. Maury @ Life on Mars says

    September 21, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    Pretty! I like where you’re going with this! I think adult furniture is generally more practical. I mean how many times have you wanted to sit in there with them?

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  17. Allison says

    September 21, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    The chairs look pretty in that color. Those are a lot of work work to paint! Happy Friday Cassie!

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  18. [email protected] Charm says

    September 21, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    Cassie,
    Okay…I have that round oak table just waiting on you and it’s just $95…if only we lived near each other…what a bummer:(

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  19. Lisa @ Turning Tables says

    September 21, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    Pretty chairs! I agree that they were meant to be yours. Good luck on the table hunt! xo

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  20. [email protected] says

    September 21, 2012 at 6:28 pm

    Good call Cassie. Those darn kids just keep growing so you might as well just go for the actual table. These chairs are fabulous. I’m also not a fan of this type of chair but LOVE it done this way. Good luck with the hunt for the table.

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  21. Sheila @sZinteriors says

    September 21, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    Oooo, I’m loving the look of your chairs. I’m not usually a fan of this style either, but with your makeover they take on a completely different look. Great idea to bump up the table height!

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  22. Holly says

    September 22, 2012 at 2:51 am

    Gorgeous! The blue is so vibrant – it’s a great color to disteress.

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  23. Bliss says

    September 22, 2012 at 3:10 am

    Makes sense to switch to a big table, after all kids just keep growing. So why now that mine are grown have I been collecting little kids chairs lately then? Must be grandkids.

    ~Bliss~

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  24. Kelly says

    September 22, 2012 at 5:16 pm

    I don’t usually love windsor chairs either, but something about the proportions of these is so cute.

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  25. Ali Richardson says

    September 22, 2012 at 8:45 pm

    Awesome!!! I love the spindles on those windsor chairs and I think you’re right to put a full size set-up down there. BUT – soes that mean you will be selling those awesome kid-sized chairs 🙁 I love them so!!!!!!

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  26. [email protected] Road says

    September 24, 2012 at 10:57 pm

    I love those chairs! They have just enough detail to be interesting, and the color is great. You’ll be glad you got a big table. Those (adorable) kids are going to grow like weeds, and a small one will be unusable in about 3 years.

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  27. Our Little Beehive says

    September 26, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    I love the little playroom chairs, bummer they aren’t working out!

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