Here's the other link to an update from July 24th...what's so cool is that a GJer named "Jennie" posted her "garden Door Closet" on this post...it's awesome! Anyway, someone mentioned this post...Jeanne S. Here is a link that might be useful: Update Door Arbor July 24th

Those are what my family affectionately calls 'Elvis' chairs--anything that's evocative of blue suede, and that flea-market staple, the Elvis portrait on velvet. :) If you search eBay for 'cane wingback chair,' you'll find a couple of examples listed for $250-$550/OBO. An advanced search on completed listings shows that they've been there awhile. Here is a link that might be useful: eBay cane wingback chair

Punk, We are a couple years away from being able to completely retire and snowbird in Sedona. These chairs are intended for that house, so I won't be using them for a while, but couldn't pass them up for that price! MM, I will see how they clean up before I decide. They are a warm cream color and would work well in almost any setting if they come clean! If not, then I will look for some fabric for them. Janet, thanks. It is actually "Restor A Finish" no e on restore. I bought it at Ace Hardware and it is a one step rejuvenator for wood finishes. Works quite well. Jeanne, thanks, I hope they clean up too! At first, I was thinking of redoing them and painting the wood some accent color, but they are really quite nice and I think I would prefer not to ruin the wood finish. Nana, I seem to see something similar in almost every decorating magazine. DH wasn't too thrilled, but I just told him its my house too, and I liked them! (period, end of sentence!!) LOL Marlene, that TS usually has amazing prices on their furniture. I bought a large 6' tall bookcase for $2.97. It was composite board, but I wanted it for the basement and dish storage, so the price was right. Unless it is something very current and really high quality, they rarely put any high prices on the furniture. However, that being said, these chairs are custom made, very sturdy, and I saw similar ones on ebay for anywhere from $400 to $1100 per chair!! PM, Restor A Finish is great! Also, I have reupholstered tufted headboards, wing chairs, sofas, loveseats, benches, you name it. For me the worst part is pulling STAPLES, tacks are relatively easy compared to staples! I haven't pulled put the steam cleaner yet, so no decision made regarding what I am going to do with them. Thanks everybody! I admit, I was feeling pretty excited about this purchase. It really felt like I scored big on this one! And that is part of the thrill for me of shopping at thrift stores!! TTFN, Candy

We have 4 captain's guest chairs we took from our storage faciltiy that are in varying condition--they are same size but different coverings--two in vinyl and two in like maroon burlap fabric... they need to have some work done on the springs/support but they are really a very comfortable chair my intent is to reupholster them in fabric to corrdinate with sofa we intend to buy and use in vacation home we have recently bought in FL--Sarasota area--so it is sort of "beachy" even if not right on Gulf... these are similar style of our chairs http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=captains+guest+chair&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1262&bih=847&wrapid=tlif133899950891110&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=2708277389025548318&sa=X&ei=3ILPT6nUEqLu2gW3yNH3DQ&ved=0CM0BEPICMAE I would use a Sunbrella type fabric and paint wood white and this is the couch/seating fabric that we are going to buy from Rooms to Go http://www.roomstogo.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=showItem&ipac_id=43285 It has a yellow but not screaming yellow color with beige/brown flora design... we are probably going to get white tables if they look good against flooring in the room That is a wood laminate with reddish cherry finish with yellow undertones.. we want to get an extension table so we can use smaller version day to day and extend it when we have more guests... this house has open front living area that makes an L with kitchen at the back...and the seating area in the longer section in front of the kitchen---dining area on the short leg.., there is slider door to lanai/patio in the dining area and three floor to ceiling fixed pane windows that face front yard where the seating area is--they have reflective film on them cause they face the west... so there is natural lightbut subdued the ktichen has Shaker style light cherry cabinets (not many) SS appliances and dark brown/black granite What color choices would work for the material for the chairs--right now we are planning to use a love seat with two taupe leather chairs that go with the yellow fabric and are painting walls Barbados Sand--neutral light tan I was thinking a stripe or small geometric == because there is not much surface material to show on the chairs... I only have 4 of these chairs we can use them for every day and get 4 more wood folding chairs in white to use when we extend the table... and I would like to add some color to that side of the room...