Ugly Duckling Chair Turns Into A Swan

I picked up this little chair at a yard sale a while ago.

Cute little thing, but, oh so dated fabric!

Not to mention ugly!

But my daughter wanted it and picked out

 some cute new fabric for it, so I went to work.

A little inspection showed up some screws that held the top pieces together,

and a few quick staples took care of piece # 1.

The finished back.

I had to poke through the fabric in order to screw on piece # 2 ;

a skewer worked well for the job!

I added a piece of foam to the seat to give it a lift

 and stapled the new fabric into place.

 Then I drove the new little chair up to Oregon to its new home!

Just goes to show, almost any chair is worth saving!

Blue and White Slipcovered Chair

Between a couple weeks of computer problems and getting ready for Roses and Rust, I haven't had much time to post lately. But with a new computer and most of the pieces ready or near ready, I will be sharing some of the projects that have kept me so busy lately!


I think this chair is my favorite! In fact, I may have trouble letting it go!

Here it is "before": good lines but a little dated and the wool fabric was itchy!

I absolutely loved this fabric when I saw it last fall.

I didn't know what I would do with it, but I had to have it!

 

I just laid it over the chair and began cutting it to size.

 

Then I started pinning.

I pinned along the the top.

I pinned along the sides,

I pinned the corners.

I folded everything so I could just top sew along side my pins

and not have to turn the fabric. 

This ensures that you have a good fit.

I added white piping to the bottom only.

The fabric is a little busy, so I didn't want to add to it with too much piping

 I added velcro to the sides so the cover could be taken off,

then some cute white buttons.
 

Love it from all angles!

linking this week to:






http://www.commonground-do.com/2014/03/be-inspired-182.html

http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/2014/03/centerpiece-wednesday-spring-ideas.html

Seeing Red!

I have been in a "red" mood lately.

It all started with a little red cabinet I painted last year.

Then my grandson and I were discussing the changes I was going to make to my "Grandkids' Room", and he asked me to paint the walls red because that was now his favorite color. Well, I couldn't commit to red walls, but I did promise to put a lot of red into the room.

So I painted some furniture pieces red.

First, this little bedside table that used to be black.

Then this little bookshelf  that was a dark brown.

Then I put them together to make one piece!

Really love how it came out!

I also painted this little chair red!

Here's a peek at the room, I can't wait to get it finished!

Furniture Project: Slipcovered Chair

I found this chair at a thrift shop and it has sat in my living room with various fabric pieces draped over it for almost a year. I considered slipcovering, upholstering, even painting the fabric.

I finally got around to making a decision,

and once I did, it only took a few hours to complete the project!

I decided to use another dropcloth to slipcover the chair and paint the wood white.

I wanted the pretty carved wood to show, so I made little strips to hold the pieces together.


This is the back, it's a little hard to see through the sign, but it's the only one I had.
I made sure all the pieces would fit tightly, like I do with a regular slipcover, and just sewed the strips every few inches on both sides.

Once I figured it out, it went together very quickly!

Furniture Projects: Vanity Chair

The day I came across the Deco end tables, I also found this little chair. 

I might have passed it by, but it was a steal!

While I was painting the tables, I thought about what to do with this little chair. 

I decided to coordinate it with the grey tables because the lines of the chair go really well with the lines of the tables.

So, grey it was!

I used the same technique as with the tables, dry-brushing white over the grey,
 then wax on top of it all.

I went with a yellow and grey print for the cushion. I love the color combination of
yellow and grey!