I recently fixed up this cute little doll highchair which reminded me of a funny story!
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?
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.
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.
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.
I know, so sad. Don’t hate me. I definitely learned my lesson. No more hair spray.
And no more fish.
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.
So back to that DIY project, here is the before of the broken little highchair.
I’m so happy with the after!
This gorgeous color is called Inglenook from Fusion Mineral Paint.
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:
Alex says
April 23, 2015 at 5:56 amI just LOL’d at the fact you just named your fish. Hilarious.
Highchair looks super adorbs. I’m loving the colour 🙂
Jamie says
April 23, 2015 at 8:26 pmhaha, thanks Alex!
Hugs, Jamie
Shawnna says
April 23, 2015 at 7:24 amOh my goodness! poor fish! Anyway that chair is so cute!! and I really love that lamp! so darling!
Jamie says
April 23, 2015 at 8:27 pmI know, poor fish 🙁 Thanks Shawnna!
Hugs, Jamie
April says
April 23, 2015 at 8:44 amOMG Jamie that story is hilarious! Poor Blackie! Nice fix on the chair and I love the color too!
Jamie says
April 23, 2015 at 8:28 pmlol poor Blackie. Thanks April 😉
Hugs, Jamie
Cassie says
April 23, 2015 at 9:31 amSuch 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!
Jamie says
April 23, 2015 at 8:32 pmCassie, you crack me up! I can’t believe you carried your beta in a water bottle lol. Hilarious! Thanks for sharing 😉
Hugs, Jamie
Tara says
April 23, 2015 at 11:05 amIt’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!
Jamie says
April 23, 2015 at 8:32 pmThanks Tara! You’re too sweet 😉
Hugs, Jamie
Lynn says
April 24, 2015 at 7:59 amCute 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!
Jamie says
May 8, 2015 at 2:50 pmoh 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
Bliss says
April 25, 2015 at 5:55 amI’m on the kids side. Buy them a fish. Just move all the hairspray.
Jamie says
May 8, 2015 at 2:49 pmhaha thanks Bliss Ranch 😉
Dianne says
June 15, 2015 at 11:55 pmThat chair turned out gorgeous! I love the color.
Jamie says
July 19, 2015 at 5:51 pmThanks so much, Dianne 😉
Hugs, Jamie
Debra @ the sacred eclectic says
June 18, 2015 at 1:34 pmThe high chair is just perfect…now off to see the room 🙂
Jamie says
July 19, 2015 at 5:51 pmThanks Debra 😉
Hugs, Jamie