It is Finished!

Remember this big guy I snatched up for free at the Houston Re-Use Warehouse?

Well, a few thousand staples and 4 yards of fabric later

It now looks like this...

I am really proud of how it turned out. Not only was this my first attempt at hard core re-upholstering, but I can honestly say it has been my toughest project to date.

Just to get to this, took me 5 hours... not to mention gave me some massive blisters!

I had to do a lot of research to even know where to start, but thankfully the blog world had lots of tutorials out there!

Plus, the place I bought all my supplies online had some super cool, and by cool I mean outdated but full of information, videos!

The sides were the toughest part. This is definitely not perfect, but for my first time and on a free chair, I think it's great!

One of the best parts of the project was that it forced me to purchase an air staple gun and air compressor! I have been wanting a reason to get those and since this would have been impossible with out it- I finally bit the bullet!

Here is where it sits as of today. I am not crazy about it next to the zebra chair, but I'm going to live with it for a little bit. I am also working on a stool, turned ottoman to go with the new chair. Hopefully that will be up soon!

Here are some details about the supplies I purchased from www.DIYupholsterysuppy.com

Upholstery Tacking Strip, Metal, 27" Each	3	$0.45	$1.35
27 Bonded Dacron / by the yard	4	$2.75	$11.00
Upholstery Tack Strip/Cardboard	1	$3.99	$3.99
Upholstery Supplies, Ply Grip by the running foot	5	$0.38	$1.90

They were by far the most reasonably priced and you could buy what you needed without having to purchase large quantities of stuff. Shipping was a little slow, but other than that it was great!

The fabric is from a local fabric warehouse here in Houston.

I hope you all like the chair. It was tough, but so worth it. Really all it takes is a lot of patience. Oh, and about a thousand staples..but I already told you that!

* I link my projects to the following blogs whose links you can find on my side bar

- Todays creative Blog

- Someday Crafts

- Somewhat simple

three becomes one

I have been collecting old chairs from various places over the past few months for a special project. After I found my last one a few weeks ago I was able to finish it out.

These were the chairs before, plus one that I had previously refurnished that you can see in this post

I got one from Goodwill for $6 and the other one was $2 from the Habitat ReStore

After painting, glazing, and a little woodworking, I joined the 3 chairs together with scrap wood and metal braces behind the legs.

I used 2 king sized pillows for the cushion, and covered them in this awesome fabric.

Now I have a fun, colorful, little bench!

Isn't it so cute!

I really wanted to add arms to both ends, but that proved to be a little beyond my skill level. Maybe one day!

It was originally going in the living room, but the colors match my bedroom so perfectly!

Plus, I have another project in the works for the living room...

This took me 4 hours on Sunday. Hopefully the rest won't be so bad!

I hope you like my bench! It was pretty easy to do, the hardest part was collecting the chairs. And, if I ever want to separate the chairs again, I can. I didn't have to make any real structural changes to them!

* I link my projects to the following amazing blogs whose links you can find on my side bar

- Todays creative Blog

- Someday Crafts

- Somewhat simple

a preview...

I've got a few projects in the works, but they might have to take a back seat to this:

Look what I just picked up at the Houston RE-Use warehouse for free...

She definitely needs some, well, a lot of TLC, but I can already see her sitting pretty in my living room!

Now I just need to pick out a fabric and- oh yea, figure out how to reupholster a chair But hey, I totally got this!!

Maybe..

Random

* This is a post I previously had on my personal blog. I thought it fit better here.

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It all started when I got the urge to re-arrange my bedroom and add some fun accessories…

The curtains were hand-me-downs from Emily and the tie backs were made from a wooden block and some kind of knob I found at Hobby Lobby.

These are just fabric covered canvases. The fabric was from the as-is section of Ikea and the canvases came from my neighbors trash!

The new arrangement also created some space for a much needed extra dresser!!

The search led me to this awesome thrift store…Where I found a dresser

and with a little paint…

Went from this…

To this…

I also got this fun lamp

and after only one minor electrical shock,

I was able to re-wire and hang to use as a bed-side light!
People either love it or hate it, I LOVE IT!

A few weeks later, I went back to the thrift store and got this cool chair…..

After a few coats of spray paint and some fabric from an old pillow, it now looks like this…

I put it in an empty corner of our living room and then had to paint this mirror to match…

I decided that doing stuff like this is a release for me. Some people have sports, others have TV-I have crafts!

Oh, somewhere in the middle of all this I made this picture frame for a wedding shower gift… cute huh!

After

Here is the finished product...

I went with what I thought was a grey/beige color on the chairs. But once I glazed them, they turned out to be this purpley/grey color that I really love.

The fabric was a split decision, but I ended up really loving it too. The pictures don't really do it justice, its actually a really toned down blue with brown trim. Trust me- it looks good!

I put them in my office along with this thrift store table that just needed a little spray paint.

Now all I need are some fun decorations, a wall hanging I am currently imagining in my mind and maybe curtains, and my office will be complete!

Before

I just scored 2 of these awesome chairs for $9 total!

They are going in my new office that is in desparate need of some flare!

I'm not positive on what kind of fabric I want to use...

any suggestions?