Color can change any piece of furniture from pretty plain jane to Wow! These two pieces I found through the "Free" Ad section in our local paper and all I had to do was pick them up!  Initially the wrought iron chair was questionable...but with a bit of sandpaper, Rust-Oleum's Stops Rust Rusty Metal Primer and two light coats of Painter's Touch 2X in Colonial Red - the chair was not only salvaged but restored to wonderful and colorful seat!  I customized the foam padding by purchasing thick 3 inch padding through JoAnn's Fabrics and on 1 inch for the back.  Stapled the foam to a piece of MDF board which I did cut with my scroll saw.  Picked out fabric to co-ordinate both pieces and then pulled and stapled on the fabric to the MDF board.  Sounds complicated, but was easy and took under 20 minutes to re-upholster the chair!  You can place these pieces into a country kitchen nook or your daughter's room for her own customized desk!  The desk was lightly sanded and then sprayed with Painter's Touch 2X in Wildflower Blue.  Color is the craze!