Friday, July 27, 2012

I have a dirty little secret...



Yay! Have you been to Lindsay's blog BETTER AFTER? No? What are you waiting for? There are several amazing chair re-do's right now, as we speak! Not to toot my own horn (ok, well, maybe a little tooting here) but she has kindly featured mine too! Go check out all the awesomeness!




I have to tell you a secret
.
I'm a cheater.

Not at cards.

At chair re-upholstering.

See this very ugly chair




It cost $14.99 at The Salvation Army. I couldn't pass it up. And actually the fabric is in excellent condition  if you're into velour green and orange floral, which I'm not.

So.... I made my own chalk paint by mixing plain ole latex paint and a spoonful of unsanded grout and a tiny bit of water and painted the arms and legs. Here's where the cheating comes in...

I found this awesome material and hot glued it right over top of the old fabric. Yep, I did. I layed the fabric on top, pulled it underneath and glued it right to the chair. Why? Because I'm lazy. Plain and simple. I didn't want to rip all that off and hammer the new stuff all back on. Been there done that (see the houndstooth chair from hell here)

I think she looks pretty darn good if I do say so myself!


I'm quite smitten! Now she matches my new curtains, which I will be showing off next week!


Linking to:

Fingerprints on the Fridge: http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com/ Whipperberry:http://whipperberry.com/
Tattertots & Jello:  http://tatertotsandjello.com/
At The Picket Fence: http://www.atthepicketfence.com/
 Nifty Thrifty Things: http://www.niftythriftythings.com/
Be Different Act Normal: http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/
The Shabby Nest: http://www.shabbynest.blogspot.com/
Uncommon http://www.uncommondesignsonline.com/
Not Just a Housewife http://www.notjustahousewife.net/
The Ironstone Nest: http://www.theironstonenest.com/
Primp:http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/
Savy Southern Style: http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/
The Well Crafted Home:  http://thewellcraftedhome.blogspot.com/
Somewhat Simple:  http://www.somewhatsimple.com/
The 36th Avenue:http://www.the36thavenue.com/
Crafty Scrappy Happy: http://www.craftyscrappyhappy.net/
Saved By Love/Thrifty Thursdays:http://savedbylovecreations.com/

28 comments:

  1. I love that fabric!! How is she holding up? Thank you so much for linking up to our party!! :)
    Karah

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  2. Haha I love the way you wrote that post- very funny! Cute chair!

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  3. That is my kind of project! All you ever need is pretty fabric, right?! Love it!

    Take care,

    Trish

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  4. I'm lazy too - and I want to hot glue fabric on everything I sit on from now on! What a great idea!

    So glad you joined our Color party!
    Kelly

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  5. I just love that you glued it on! Like the staple gun was too much work! LOL!

    Thank you so much for sharing at our Crazy for Color link party!

    :)

    Linda
    www.itallstartedwithpaint.com

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  6. lol hey--whatever you can get away with! great job!
    gail

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  7. That chair is awesome! I love that you just used hot glue! Totally something I would do!! I am glad I found your blog (through better after) and am your newest follower!! If you ever have time come check out mine!!

    -Peggy

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  8. Where did you find that fabric? To die for!

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    1. I found the fabric at Jo Anns fabric, there are several that coordinate as well!

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  9. I love the fabric you used!! It looks a thousand times better! And it is so awesome that you hot glued it on. :):)

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  10. Looks great! What did you do on the back of the top?

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    1. for the back I took the original fabric off and used it as a pattern to cut a piece of cardboard which I then glued the new fabric to, overlaping the edges just a bit and then glued that the back! I love hot glue!

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