New Project, New Project, New Project!

Yeah! Now that the nursery is almost done I find myself wanting for something to new to work on , tadaa! This is a 'before' and 'during' picture of my project. This childs rocking chair was made by hand by my Great Grandfather McElwain for my Grandmother Grace Hayes about 100-105 years ago when she was a small child and then it was passed down to my Dad and Aunt, then to myself and my siblings and now I'm updating it and getting it ready for our daughter so that someday hopefully she can pass it on to her children (if she has kids.) Originally it had a hand caned seat but I found it too difficult to re-do myself and a little too pricey to have done by a professional so therefore I have elected to go with a standard plywood seat that will be covered in fabric that will coordinate with the rest of the fabrics in the nursery. It was a painstaking intense process to remove the years of paint, grime, stains and so forth to get it to the condition you see in the picture but it will be well worth it in the end for a lovely heirloom will continue it's journey through our families. (I just hope I don't screw it up:))