tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post815911686698300300..comments2023-10-08T08:29:47.056-04:00Comments on Bringing along OCD . . . : Looking back: The little red chairUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-80144935146251267192014-02-14T09:37:04.579-05:002014-02-14T09:37:04.579-05:00Looks like everyone else has already chimed in to ...Looks like everyone else has already chimed in to tell you not to attempt to strip the paint. For all you know, this chair may have always been painted. The paint is part of its history, a history that was spent in your family, and I would leave it exactly as it is.Connie in Hartwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127877285792861166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-60081159432652301762014-02-13T13:05:50.551-05:002014-02-13T13:05:50.551-05:00I love the beautifully illustrated story and would...I love the beautifully illustrated story and would leave that wonderful red chair untouched as you remember it. Your post reminded me of two chairs in our house important to me: my rocking chair as a reading chair for two-year-old me + an old chair now residing in our bedroom which has been in our family for about 250 years. Both are very special but for very different reasons. I wish I could attach a photo, but it will appear in my Saturday blog post entitled What's Your Ethnic Mix?<br />http://plainandfancygirl.com or just click on my photo. Tina, I love your choice of blog topics which often align with mine.Marian Beamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07293793480200781105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-90173271809120787192014-02-11T15:32:20.672-05:002014-02-11T15:32:20.672-05:00what a GREAT story and a wonderful treasure!! i wo...what a GREAT story and a wonderful treasure!! i would leave it red because that's the way you remember it!!<br /><br />i don't have any furniture and very few other treasures from my grandparents. i have saved my childrens treasure but i have boys and they don't seem too excited about it!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-77800178891902854202014-02-11T00:25:54.166-05:002014-02-11T00:25:54.166-05:00I have taken paint off antiques before and it won&...I have taken paint off antiques before and it won't damage wood but find out what the seat is woven from first because that could be damaged. I love the red too though. I do have treasured family items; my grandfathers portrait which has graced the walls of several museums, a silver horse sculpture of my fathers, my mothers Hope chest, and a rocking chair my great grandmother brought over from Germany.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16288842067954888301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-49028883315907581612014-02-10T22:46:18.066-05:002014-02-10T22:46:18.066-05:00No unfortunately we don't have much of anythin...No unfortunately we don't have much of anything passed down in our family.<br /><br />Personally, I really like the red. It adds character and is a reminder that a child used it.71º & Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981113989131619635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-7980773610314680922014-02-10T19:19:43.129-05:002014-02-10T19:19:43.129-05:00What a charming piece of furniture with so much hi...What a charming piece of furniture with so much history. I would consult an expert in woodworking before trying to remove the paint. The red is really bright and beautiful, so maybe it can remain that way. :)Gail Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697820311332653232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-53306781821429378942014-02-10T18:03:34.708-05:002014-02-10T18:03:34.708-05:00This is a great story. Two things are related and ...This is a great story. Two things are related and carry your story . As for the chair? It's easy for me to say take the red paint off and show the wood. However, I'm not doing it. It' a lot of work.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-27963767524147822772014-02-10T15:08:35.913-05:002014-02-10T15:08:35.913-05:00I love the story behind your red chair. I would le...I love the story behind your red chair. I would leave it as it is. There is a chair that makes its rounds with the cousins ... it's a little rocking chair and when a new babe is born, the chair is packed up and shipped out. It is on the way to a new babe as I type! Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16648866385164116020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-88443152706944194862014-02-10T11:12:13.566-05:002014-02-10T11:12:13.566-05:00I have a lot of childhood memories, but no actual ...I have a lot of childhood memories, but no actual items. I agree with everyone who says to keep it red.....it would be a different chair otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-7251546889327173162014-02-10T10:53:57.879-05:002014-02-10T10:53:57.879-05:00What a treasure! Isn't it wonderful to have so...What a treasure! Isn't it wonderful to have something that fills you with such memories? And I agree with the commenters, I wouldn't remove the red either. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-17837525129461143702014-02-10T09:38:55.439-05:002014-02-10T09:38:55.439-05:00the paint removal would certainly hurt the woven s...the paint removal would certainly hurt the woven seat if not the wood itself. i think it is charming.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-44594541340328732992014-02-10T09:02:29.810-05:002014-02-10T09:02:29.810-05:00This is a wonderful story -- I love hearing about ...This is a wonderful story -- I love hearing about your grandfather learning to walk and it's adorable. As for the paint -- I agree, it is part of the chair's story. And from a purely practical point of view, once the legs were off the chair, the value of the paint or original finish becomes a moot point. I'm thinking value isn't the issue -- it's the thought. And I do love the red! It makes perfect sense with the story!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-16260908779716611042014-02-10T08:07:30.161-05:002014-02-10T08:07:30.161-05:00I wouldn't strip the paint. The red gives it ...I wouldn't strip the paint. The red gives it character, and is part of the chair's story :-) It's a great piece!Lisa @ Two Bears Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464839163693785901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-37082000094692267902014-02-10T07:43:42.088-05:002014-02-10T07:43:42.088-05:00Oh Tina do not remove the paint.... my Grandma use...Oh Tina do not remove the paint.... my Grandma used to paint everything red and it reminds me of that. I think if you remove the paint you will have problems, I did strip a chair very similar with the cut off legs (interesting glad you talked about that) and the chair it is not the same. Red is cool:) Oh you are so lucky to have such a memory piece. Hug BButtons Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029439906543077861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-82755160346602174612014-02-10T07:37:27.042-05:002014-02-10T07:37:27.042-05:00oh, i wish my Grandfather Pop-Pop was alive & ...oh, i wish my Grandfather Pop-Pop was alive & i would ask. what a great piece. i know my father has done several pieces - we had buffet that he took off years & a desk - you would never guess seeing it all the work he did. but they are true masterpieces now. we prefer the real wood over the painted wood for sure. have you researched it on the net? sounds like a good idea to me. you might have to (what they call the doodads in the seat?) they made have to be redo - are they wood too? maybe if you know of some one that is really good at wood work - give them a ring? guess it has to do with how much doe (money) you want to put into it? ( : Elizabeth Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646711693473956020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-13665536127658988522014-02-10T07:27:02.127-05:002014-02-10T07:27:02.127-05:00oh i love this post! lucky you to have such a wond...oh i love this post! lucky you to have such a wonderful keepsake!Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-56872591975883241472014-02-10T07:24:08.391-05:002014-02-10T07:24:08.391-05:00What a sweet post. Such wonderful memories attache...What a sweet post. Such wonderful memories attached to this chair.Plowing Through Life (Martha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-22031604543251099482014-02-10T06:31:34.783-05:002014-02-10T06:31:34.783-05:00What wonderful memories that chair holds- I wouldn...What wonderful memories that chair holds- I wouldn't take the paint off, but that's just me. I have one table tha used to sit beside my papa's recliner, and a cake pantry that was my grandmas. Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831964660986535542.post-19634811682917978892014-02-10T00:22:12.366-05:002014-02-10T00:22:12.366-05:00That is a very nice chair, Tina! Sadly, I don'...That is a very nice chair, Tina! Sadly, I don't have anything from my childhood. We had a fire in our apartment building when I was a little girl and lost quite a bit of things. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.com