The chair!

So, I have to amend yesterday's post a little. I claimed this is my first ever chair makeover...not exactly true. For starters there was this one for my craft room, and I can say there have been many more of this caliber.  I mean, who can't recover a seat cushion, right?  All you need is a heavy duty stapler...it's pretty much a no-brainer.

The one that I just finished would probably be a "no-brainer" to most, but it was the first time that I actually dismantled all the cushions and saved the pieces for a pattern.  Thankfully, I happened upon Brooke's blog and she had a wonderful tutorial.  Her chair was almost identical to mine and having pictures to follow made this process so much simpler!  THANKS Brooke!

The absolute worst part about this job was removing the 8353  2841 okay, so there was probably only 200 staples, but still...it took FOR-EV-ER to complete this process.  Once that was done, I gave the chair a quick sand and spray painted it using Valspar's Urban Beige. 

Like I stated previously, the plan was to make these chairs totally RETRO...bright colors, etc.  Sooooooo did not do that!  I stumbled upon this fabric before finding anything else that I liked so I decided to build a room around it...a guest bedroom.  The before and after pictures were taken in my entry way, because that "said" guest room is being occupied by my daughter Kelli, while she looks for a house to buy.

Anyhoo, to refresh your memory of how the chairs looked before (and let's not forget how much these cuties cost...2 for $21.00)

And after: (ignore the little things you see hanging from the bottom, I have not replaced the stuff on the bottom that covers my craftsmanship, lol)

In case you are wondering...I am doing the second chair differently and not keeping them as a pair.  Stay tuned for that makeover...

Cost breakdown:

Chair       $10.50
Paint          8.00
Fabric       22.00
Cording       6.00

Total       $46.50

Not too shabby, huh?!

Got lots of cookies to bake...have a great weekend!

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