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This chair cost me just at $40!
As you can see below, anything would have helped this chair. Even a pillow made a huge difference, BUT, I swiped THOSE for my bedroom makeover. So, after getting such inspiration from a great group of blogging women who also love renewing their nest constantly, I took the plunge here.
One gal gave such a great tutorial on slipcovering that it loaded me up with all the confindence I needed to dig in, but I haven't been able to find that page again. If you are her, please stand up and be recognized! She suggested taking pictures of the piece and outline each piece, much like I am attempting to repeat here. Anyway, it was a huge help. You are basically dismantling a 3 dimentional object into various sizes of rectangles to then fine tune the exact shape as you go. It brought some simplicity to the whole process. BREAKING NEWS: I FOUND THE GAL. You can see Pam's method over at Bibbiti Bobbity Beautiful! thanks Pam! It's a long post, but a great one. Don't miss it.
The fabric was a mere $5 a yard at W-M. The chair was around $7 The thing I liked most when I bought it was, well, the price.......and it was solid. I didn't love the lines, but it was clean and I needed a chair, BAD! I was getting ready to throw out my very worn floral furniture when I came across it. Furnishing your home really can be cheap!
6 comments:
HI! SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG TO GET BACK TO YA, MY POWER CORD SAID GOOD-BYE, HAD TO WAIT ON THE ONE IN THE MAIL...YOU MAKE ME JEALOUS, I COULDNT SEW IF I TRIED, THAT CHAIR IS SOOOOOO AWESOME.IT LOOKS BRAN NEW. I LOVE IT..
HI, NO A DOG FOOD BOX OUT OF OLD DOORS SOUNDS---FREEE!!! FREE IS GOOD, PLUS, I LOVE STUFF THAT HAS THAT OLD CHARACTER TO IT. AND YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT BEING MESSED UP OR SCRATHED.SO MUCH BETTER THAN ALL THIS PARTICLE BOARED FURNITURE THATS NOT WORTH A PENNY...SEEN YOUR CHICKEN COOP, DAN WANTS CHICKS SO BAD. MAYBE, FRESH EGGS WOULD BE NICE.
Great job on the slipcover! It looks great and you make it sound so easy! Beautiful piece! If you find the tutorial that helped you so much then please post it : )
Thanks for showing your slipcover -- it looks great and the fabric is a terrific color. Thanx too for posting the slipcover tutorial. I have a purple chair that needs help. Jane F.
What a great deal on that chair. It has a wonderful shape and the slipcover was just the thing it needed. Nice job!
Bravo, your phrase it is brilliant
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