On this snowy day, I decided to start and FINISH a quick REdo project in my house. I chose a project that has been on my "to do" list for the past TWO years. This project is so easy…it just takes a little bit of time and bit of "elbow grease"…as my GAGA used to say.
REcovering stools for our sewing/craft room to a more cheerful seat fabric was today's project!
The first step was to take off as many layers of fabric as possible to lessen the bulk when REcovering the seat with the new fabric. When I removed the denim fabric that I had put on over 13 years ago, I realized why I had REcovered them in the first place. Nice stains…gross!
By the way, here is what you need to REcover a chair seat…fabric, scissors, an electric staple gun, staples, and a steady/strong arm to guide the gun…with a bit of patience to unjam it!
Step two…pink fabric for the first layer…so it can peek through the top fabric, which was bit transparent. Cut the fabric about 2-3 inches larger than the seat you are recovering. Fold the fabric over the the edge of the bottom of the seat and staple it about 1-2 inches from that edge. Gather the corners of the fabric last…pull taut and staple as best as you can! It won't be to pretty…but just cut away the extra fabric to clean it up and voila!
Comparing the two chairs…new, cheerful fabric to the old, but very reliable, denim.
Close up of the vintage Lilly Pulitzer remnant fabric I found a few years back…LOVE! Notice you can see just a tint of the pink showing through the flowers…!
You can do it, too! Such an easy, quick, and inexpensive way to update any room in your house!
