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April 23, 2015 · 18 Comments

Little Doll Highchair & A Funny Story

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I recently fixed up this cute little doll highchair which reminded me of a funny story!

Little doll Highchair & Funny Story / So Much Better With Age

I bought this little doll highchair for my daughter last year and I think one of my children must have sat in it because it broke very easily as I was moving it one day.

I fixed it then painted it this really pretty green.

Styling it in my daughter’s room made me think of a funny story that had absolutely nothing to do with a little doll highchair.

There’s only so much I can say about this little before and after project, you know?

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This image I took jogged my memory.

When I was growing up, I had a mirror above my dresser like this one.

On the dresser was a punch bowl.

In the punch bowl, was my pet fish. A big-eyed black goldfish.

I can’t remember its name. Poor fish.

Little Doll Highchair & A Funny Story / pretty pink girls room - So Much Better With Age

Okay, so this was the 80s.

As I got ready each morning for school, I used that mirror above my dresser to do my hair.

I teased my hair to death and used a lot of hairspray. Emphasis on A LOT.

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One day I noticed there was a film building on the water of that punchbowl and I took a mental note that I should change the water once I got home from school.

But when I came home little fishy was upside down.

My face looked a little bit like that doll.

Little Doll Highchair & A Funny Story / green highchair - So Much Better With Age

I know, so sad. Don’t hate me. I definitely learned my lesson. No more hair spray.

And no more fish.

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My kids keep asking me for a fish. I cringe. Then I think of poor Blackie in the punchbowl.

I just named him. I felt bad.

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So back to that DIY project, here is the before of the broken little highchair.

Little Doll Highchair & A Funny Story / broken doll highchair - So Much Better With Age

I’m so happy with the after!

This gorgeous color is called Inglenook from Fusion Mineral Paint.

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Hopefully my kids don’t sit in it again.

And I hope they don’t convince me to buy them a fish!

To see more of my daughter’s room:

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  1. Alex says

    April 23, 2015 at 5:56 am

    I just LOL’d at the fact you just named your fish. Hilarious.

    Highchair looks super adorbs. I’m loving the colour 🙂

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    • Jamie says

      April 23, 2015 at 8:26 pm

      haha, thanks Alex!
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  2. Shawnna says

    April 23, 2015 at 7:24 am

    Oh my goodness! poor fish! Anyway that chair is so cute!! and I really love that lamp! so darling!

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    • Jamie says

      April 23, 2015 at 8:27 pm

      I know, poor fish 🙁 Thanks Shawnna!
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  3. April says

    April 23, 2015 at 8:44 am

    OMG Jamie that story is hilarious! Poor Blackie! Nice fix on the chair and I love the color too!

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    • Jamie says

      April 23, 2015 at 8:28 pm

      lol poor Blackie. Thanks April 😉
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  4. Cassie says

    April 23, 2015 at 9:31 am

    Such a cute chair! I love that color. Stick with a beta fish – they’re pretty hard to kill. I had one in college that I would carry in a big water bottle with a pop-top when I went home to visit on weekends. I gave up on him a few times but he kept on surprising me!

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    • Jamie says

      April 23, 2015 at 8:32 pm

      Cassie, you crack me up! I can’t believe you carried your beta in a water bottle lol. Hilarious! Thanks for sharing 😉
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  5. Tara says

    April 23, 2015 at 11:05 am

    It’s perfect, Jamie! I think that this little vignette of your daughter’s room is a perfect snapshot of sweetness. She’s so lucky to have a mama like you to make things so lovely!

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    • Jamie says

      April 23, 2015 at 8:32 pm

      Thanks Tara! You’re too sweet 😉
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  6. Lynn says

    April 24, 2015 at 7:59 am

    Cute highchair- that paint looks so silky- and even cuter story. I can sure relate to hairspray in the 80’s. (When I was a senior in high school, the height of fashion equaled the height of one’s bangs…) As for fish, I can’t keep them (or plants) alive, but when I did manage to keep some tadpoles growing for a while in a bowl on the back porch as a learning opportunity for my kids, my son decided to pour bubble solution into the bowl…just because. I have no idea why. I don’t think those critters could have died any faster! Yep, it was a learning experience indeed. Ha!

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    • Jamie says

      May 8, 2015 at 2:50 pm

      oh my gosh, so funny! Yes, I agree about the height of one’s hair back then. Good to know about the bubble solution lol
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  7. Bliss says

    April 25, 2015 at 5:55 am

    I’m on the kids side. Buy them a fish. Just move all the hairspray.

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    • Jamie says

      May 8, 2015 at 2:49 pm

      haha thanks Bliss Ranch 😉

      Reply
  8. Dianne says

    June 15, 2015 at 11:55 pm

    That chair turned out gorgeous! I love the color.

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    • Jamie says

      July 19, 2015 at 5:51 pm

      Thanks so much, Dianne 😉
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply
  9. Debra @ the sacred eclectic says

    June 18, 2015 at 1:34 pm

    The high chair is just perfect…now off to see the room 🙂

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      July 19, 2015 at 5:51 pm

      Thanks Debra 😉
      Hugs, Jamie

      Reply

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