Summer Picnic

I just collected these chairs!

They had been abandoned and I have had my eye on them for days... Today I went and spoke to the shop owners and they were amused at my interest!

"Oh they are very rare... so rare they have been left outside..yes of course you can take them."

Call me crazy, but today is my lucky day!

I'm happy because I have been planning a 'Summer Picnic' installation at the shop. The inspiration came from one of my favourite magazines, Real Living.

I had previously collected some old fence pailings from a neighbour who was having his fence replaced and Adam ran the saw over them to make them the same lengths. I gave them an undercoat of white on Saturday and then, using the magazine as a reference, painted the pailings in shades of blue and a deep burgundy.

The chairs are the perfect props for this concept. I'm going to restore them slightly but I really do like the worn and unique look about them.

Woman on a mission! Better get back to work! Talk soon x