French Cafe/Bistro Set

Bonjour!

Here is the finished French Cafe/Bistro Set:

Yesterday I posted about the old cafe table I had

and the $10 set of chairs I purchased at a flea market.

Well, I have a little side patio

and a little cafe/bistro set is just perfect for the space.

(The lighting isn't very good there, so for these photos

I brought the set out to the back deck.)

With a little red spray paint and a little TLC,

these pieces of "trash"

became a little french-themed treasure!

First, my dad used a template and cut some plywood

in the shape of a trapezoid to make a seat for each chair.

Then, the seat and the chair were painted with 3 coats

of Rust-Oleum red spray paint in Gloss Apple Red.

I love the leaf detail on these chairs!

I added solid red cushions on the seat

and checked red cushions to the back (for comfort).

I think it becomes similar to the chairs

found at  "RALPH'S",

Ralph Lauren's restaurant in Paris, France.

Found on Pinterest from whowhatwear.com

My old cafe table also got 3 coats of spray paint.

Then, it was time to style it up!

If you know me, you know I adore almost all things French.

Today, I styled the newly DIY'd set

in the reds, blues, & yellows of Provence.

I do think red is very versatile, however...

Red, white, & blue:  4th of July, Labor Day, Memorial Day

Red apples:  Back to School

Red, orange, & yellow:  Fall/Autumn

Red & green: Christmas

Red & pink: Valentine's Day

Red & white: Mother's Day or any time!

For the look a la Provence, I bought some sunflowers

from the local market. 

They are my FAVORITE flower.

First, I placed a glass of water in a large, crystal vase.

I put the sunflowers in the water.

I filled the vase with water, too.

Then, I went to my backyard's lemon tree and

picked 5 lemons, which I sliced and placed around the glass.

On the refurbished table,

I placed some provence-styled linens from

Williams-Sonoma.

In the center, I put a tray with some "frenchie" items.

I filled a La Crueset yellow honey jar - from Bestie D -

with some red and white striped straws.

I also added an Eiffel Tower and a baguette, mais bien sur!

When my hubby & I visited Paris three years ago,

we would sometimes stop at a cafe in the afternoon

for a small glass of bubbly.

So, I added glasses of champagne and

little, individual-sized bottles at each place.

Well, there it is.

This entire trash-to-treasure makeover cost $19

($10 for the chairs and $9 for spray paint -

the rest of the items I had on hand).

Now, I wish I could sit in the Santa Barbara

sunshine and enjoy a glass of bubbly.

Bummer.

I really can't drink because I am trying to recover
from a long-time headache syndrome

(and I don't want to pull a "Whitney Houston"

and mix alcohol and medicine).

I will settle for a piece of baguette & a cold glass of water!

Voila!!!

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