Saturday 14 January 2012

Theatre Chairs

I love op-shops, garage sales, and markets. I also love antique shops, but can't afford the price tags.
I have been looking for some chairs for a little while. We have a 'breakfast bar' in front of the kitchen, and when I am in the kitchen cooking that is where the children sit to chat or eat (if they aren't in the kitchen helping!). They use the dining table chairs, so I have wanted to put some chairs at the breakfast bar so that they don't have to move the others. Trouble is that I haven't found ones I like that were cheap, until today...




I found three of these at a garage sale up the road. I'm not sure what type of wood they are (mum? help?) but they are sturdy, and I haven't seen something exactly like them before.

Apparently they are Theatre Chairs, and were bought in the 1950s from the Regent Theatre in Melbourne. I love things that have a history.

What about you? Where are your favourite places for a bargain?

5 comments:

  1. lovely find, love op shopping too :)

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    1. Thanks Jen R, it's so much fun isn't it?

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  2. Great find - from the picture I would hazard at guess at their being mahogany!

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    1. Mahogany, I bet you are right! I'm pretty bad at recognising wood, but I think I am getting better :)

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  3. Oh they are amazing, what a score!! My best friend picked up some theatre chairs from a 1940's cinema once, they were joined & red leather, amazing. So much fun with the history attached to your chairs. Love Posie

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