When I got pregnant, hubby and I were both in agreement that we would not find out the sex of the baby, it was going to be the best surprise of all (plus if I was going to go through that pain then I wanted a surprise at the end of it! lol). I think the fact of not knowing caught everyones imagination at work and I would daily have people coming up to me and saying "I think its a ...". The majority thought it was going to be a boy but I thought I would know better with this 'maternal instinct' I was supposed to develop during pregnancy, lots of friend told me they "just knew" what they were having. Well I got it into my mind that I was having a girl, I just 'felt' like it was a girl, and because I piled on the pounds during pregnancy I was round everywhere not just the bump so no one could go on bump position - haha.
So when I went to my local recycling centre to drop of the recycling I'd accumulated for 2 weeks, I thought I'd have a peak into the "sales area" (the metal shack that the fellas down there put the items thrown away that they know they can get a bob or two for to pay for their lunches!). It really amazes me the things people throw away - perfectly useable items. On this particular day I saw this lovely little childrens chair - too cute for words and I knew I could do it up for bubbas nursery. They only wanted £1 for it so in my mind with the thoughts of a little girl I transformed it to this:
I sanded and painted the wood white and then added the dove decoupage motiff (which I had stored away a few months earlier looking for a project to use it on).
And ta-da I had a cute shabby chic nursery chair. So I'm sure you know what the outcome was.... I had a little boy :o) So much for my pregnancy instincts! But I adore little chairs so this one hasn't gone to waste and has its own little corner in my home. I'm now on the look out for another child's chair for a bargain price that I can transform into a pirate theme to fit my sons nursery.
Linking up to: The shabby chic cottage 'Transformation Thursday'
