French Chair Wall Art

I love old books.  Not just for decorating but because they're often a good read.  My favorites were written in the 30's and 40's and may not be great classics but more times than not they are sweet little stories.

It's hurts me to tear one up but I'm a no-nonsense kind of gal who believes sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do and let it rip.  I do have standards when it comes to sacrificing books.....they can't be first editions, they can't be something I'd like to read someday, they can't be a good color -- I said I had standards, not that they were all noble.

So yes, lately I've been tearing up a lot of books and doing a lot of projects with their innards.  Here's my latest...

I took these outside pictures without the glass to avoid the glare...

 It only took a few minutes flipping through some old magazines to find several 

different chair options for patterns.  I didn't even have to resize the picture. 

I always cut my picture/pattern and my paper at the same time - it's quicker and more accurate.

I added a few little details with a Sharpie, backed it with burlap and...

 
...framed it in an 11''x14'' frame I grabbed for $2.99 at, you guessed, Goodwill.

And, that's all she wrote!

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