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| this is the day i bought it...of course i was excited...the people told me that it sure was comfy...i guess so cause it was pretty worn out...it actually did sit better before... |
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| here i'm painting in "my studio"....i used old white annie sloans paint...i really love this paint...i added some water to mine...cause i'm super duper cheap...brushed a quick 3 coats...didn't get full coverage....sanded for a little distressing.... |
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| a side view of the chair...it looks alot better thats for sure |
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| i started taking it apart and i was shocked to see the inside...it looks like a bad comforter...i was originally painting the chair cushions because of not knowing a thing about upholstery...i had some left over drop cloth from my curtains...i didn't want to sew anything so i just started stapling it together... |
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| let me start by saying this...i can see 1,000,000 flaws in this chair...i wanted to add the buttons back onto it....there were 5 of them, 3 on top and 2 on bottom....i think i just didn't have the patience to do it...but i did manage to get 2 buttons covered with my fabric...i tried using fishing line to attach them...the problem i was having was with keeping them tight...i even had some plastic things that i put on the back but for me it just didn't work...i did alot of stapling and re-stapling...this drop cloth was more stretchy than some i've seen...my mom made my curtains and had a hard time with them...i didn't even take off the orange fabric...i just covered right over the top..i would love for it to be beautiful like all the other chairs in blogger land...this was a total practice project....i learned alot about upholstery in the past few months...i studied different sites and read numerous blogs...i think for my 1st time i did an ok job... |
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14 comments:
Awww... this is adorable :) What a comfy lookin' chair to snuggle up in.
Visiting from Miss Mustard Seed's Linky Party tonight
~Suzanne from NW Illinois
I think it looks a 100 times better and your upholstery job is fine!! This would be a cute chair to just use occasionally when guests are over, etc. Add a colorful pillow and/or throw - lovely. :-)
Jami@ AnOregonCottage.com
your chair looks like the big brother to mine! http://eakahouse.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-can-you-not.html
I think you did a great job! Upholstering is hard, I'm building up courage to try and upholster 2 orange chairs of my own. I'd love it if you would stop by my blog and check out the giveaway I'm having for a Dremel Trio!
Wow, I can't believe it's the same chair. Looks great!
Wow great job changing up that chair's look!
Please feel free to link up to my new Make Yourself Blog Hop!!
-Jamie
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Thank you so much for linking up to Make Yourself Monday!! :o)
I think the chair looks great...and comfy. Thank you for the inspiration..I also have chairs I need to repurpose. Have a great week. Bobbie
Beautiful makeover. Lots of work, however very worth your while. Thanks for sharing with my newbie party.
sooo pretty! those caned sides make my heart beat faster! love it!
Ashley, I can't believe it is the same chair. Oh my goodness~ this turned out so wonderfully! A big KUDOS to you!!!!!
Yvonne
Great job on the chair. Thanks for sharing at WOW.
Thank you so much for linking your fab find chair post up at Savvy HomeMade Monday, Ashley!
wow, good job! You're brave, I have 2 similar ones that I tore apart (and I found crazy things in them too, not a comforter however! haha!) and they're still sitting here waiting for me to put my big girl panties on and finish them! Thanks for linking up at Trash to Treasure Tuesdays on the Korner!! :)
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