Look what I found at a vintage shop in Westbrook, called Not Just A Crock.
I fell in love with the chipped light blue chair
with brown velvet and embroidery.
I was told it came from the beach cottage right next to Kate's
in Fenwick, Old Saybrook. The cottage's family of many decades was moving
and there was age-old furniture throughout the house that no one wanted.
This chair was among them.
Just think!.. this was Ms. Hepburn's
neighbor for many years!
Maybe she DID sit here....
This pillow came with it.. it smells of musty old beach cottage.
I sanded down the flaking paint and cleaned it up just a bit.
I think I like it just the way it is.
Kate? Middleton?
ReplyDeleteVery charming!!
ReplyDeleteI'd go with that! I'm sure she did! :) Great chair!
ReplyDeletePam
Kate Hepburn, a favorite, always. Beautiful chair, perhaps Kate sat there!
ReplyDeleteKate who? I don't know your area so no idea who Kate is. Sorry... don't mean to sound stupid, although it's a lovely chair.
ReplyDeleteDi
I'm thinking Kate Hepburn! But whatever, I love the the chair and it's new home!
ReplyDeleteOMG, I love it!! Yes, it is perfect as is.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, and I like that you left it the way it was.
ReplyDeleteGreat chippy, shabby and very sweet!
ReplyDeletehugs
Sissie
What a beautiful rocker! Let's go a step further and imagine her sitting on Spencer's lap on that rocker, isn't that romantic!
ReplyDeleteOh, love the blueberry muffin recipe, I add a pinch of cinnamon to mine! Yum!
I love it just the way it is! Is this the rocker??
ReplyDeleteImagine someone not wanting to keep a chair like that? What's this world coming to? So glad you found it!
ReplyDeleteCousin Kate. I'll bet she did spend some time in that chair.
ReplyDeleteI knew exactly who you were speaking of! It does say Hepburn in the post , doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteAnd I love that chair!!! I would have bought it too. Even the pillow is quaint!
xo, misha
How quickly we forget the real Katheryn and fast forward to the present day Kate as charming and beautiful as she is. Bet Kate did sit in this chair, at least once don't you think? Who could resist.
ReplyDeleteSam
Oh wonderful old Kathyrn Hepburn! Who didn't love that lass-as a young woman and in her later years-On Golden Pond was such an endearing part for her. Great chair and I like it just like it is too. That candlewicked cat pillow had to have been from the 70's or early 80's. Fun find! xo Diana
ReplyDeleteI LOVE it! It looks perfect.
ReplyDeleteThat's it dammit! Now I have to come over and sit on a chair that maybe Katharine Hepburn sat in. She is my favorite. Such a trailblazer for all of us (women).
ReplyDeletewow....i bet kate did sit there...and with her sense of humor, even told a dirty joke or two :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a treasure, how I loved her movies and her fortitude. Catching glimpses of her private life rarely, she lived life on her terms! The chair is perfect, pillow too. You are so lucky to live where you do with history all around you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a find! I love that embroidery and the brown velvet.... so different. I've never seen another like it!
ReplyDeleteSeriously Karen...no matter what you touch, it truly comes out beautiful!
ReplyDeletePerfect just the way it is, and where it is.
ReplyDeleteGreat find.
Go with the "Kate sat here" and charge admission. Might pay for the chair?
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful. Love those old, chipped rockers. Lovely.
Rocker Love!
ReplyDeleteIt's perfect...I wouldn't change a thing!
ReplyDeleteYou know, Ms. Hepburn enjoyed thrift shopping herself. In fact, she once found an old rocking chair in a thrift shop in LA (I think) and had it fixed up...dubbed it the Spencer Tracy Chair!
This one I can imagine her in...I can imagine she'd want something with substance, but not too much, a little padding, but not too much, and muted colors. Oh yes, I can well imagine her in your chair.
What a treasure. I love it just the way it is. How fitting for classic Kate of Connecticut.
ReplyDeleteYou always find the best stuff! :)
ReplyDeleteI've often thought I should stop in that shop. Now I know I have to!!
ReplyDeletegreat chair,
xx
C
You're right. The chair is perfect the way it is. Charming.
ReplyDeleteWonderful find, Karen!
ReplyDeleteI think it looks great un-painted. I wonder how old it is?. Richard from the Amish settlement of Lebanon,pa
ReplyDeleteScore!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I have a strange attraction to chairs, and this one is a winner.
ReplyDelete