a chair full of history

This chair was recovered for Grace Anne Turner, the infamous afraid of nothing, cursing like a sailor, world traveler. This was her grandmother's chair, and it had definitely seen better days. She was moving to India, and wanted to take along something sentimental...but she wanted it to also be beautiful.

The seat had to be reworked entirely, and a 1-inch diameter roll was added to the leading edge to square it up, and to add dimension to the seat.

The finished product was impressive, if I do say so myself. I hope Grace Anne is sitting in this very chair, wherever in the world she is now, holding her little Lily, reading to her from a banned and very scandalous book.

Special shout-out to my giant-muscled husband for helping me fight with the three-inch-webbing demons, without whom, the seat of this chair would have looked more like a potty.