Sewing Room Stools REupholstered!

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!

Spindle Chair REupholster REveal

Here they are!

From BLAH...

To TADA!

It just takes a little hustle and time to get what you really like at the price you LOVE.

It's the HUSTLE that I LOVE…The Spindle Chair.

If you really know me, you know that I love a GOOD hustle…a really good "deal"…something you have to hunt down…at an incredible price.

Recently my latest obsession has been The Spindle Chair.  

After all, who doesn't love the look of a classic spindle chair? Authentic details and exceptional quality make this piece a real showstopper in any space.

Here is an example of it in Williams Sonoma HOME magazine…at the hefty price of $1400 including the delivery fee!  Gorgeous, but not working for my wallet or my hustle attitude.

And here it is again named Poppy Chair from One Kings Lane...still like $1000 bucks.

Nope...not happening.

This time it's called the Beaded Armchair from One King's Lane...I really LOVE the metallic finish.  But again, the price is still over $1000...still not working for me.  Damn them.

After all, it's the hustle.

And then, when I wasn't even looking for them, Pier One came to the rescue!

Their version of The Spindle Chair is titled the Bobbin Armchair -- Ikat.

But I hated the fabric...of course.

However, the price tag caught my eye…$499.  Um..ok!

And THEN I saw the red CLEARANCE TAG...YES!  

The clearance tag was $399---AND because I'm a designer I get ANOTHER 20% off!

That means I got another $40 off...making the chair only $360!

Oh the hustle…the hunt is over.

These babies were mine!

What's next?

The REveal of these REupholstered spindle chairs…so stay tuned.

Out with the OLD…In with the NEW! (Furniture for REsale!)

Pottery Barn Rug

8' x 10'

$125

SOLD

REupholstered antique chair
$50
SOLD

Pier One Counter Height Stools
$125 for all FOUR stools

Shabby Chic Dining Table

White washed legs with planked wood top

Seats 6 comfortably

$125

SOLD

Contact me if you are interested!

5 Piece Dining Room Set for REsale!

New to my REsale shop:
5 piece Dining Room set 
Set includes pedestal table with glass top and 4 arm chairs
Thomasville--Ernest Hemingway collection
Chairs are accented with Bamboo and a weaved back
Chair  seats can be REupholstered very easily
All 5 pieces just $500

Email or call me if you are interested!

This is what the 1960s Swivel Chair looked like before the Redo...

My husband/wife client team ended up choosing this fabric after much deliberation.  This was a compromise for both of them.  Durable and plain-ish for him...and a bit graphic for her.  Good choice, I thought.

After just 3 weeks from start to finish...these chairs were REupholstered and fabulous again! 

I showed my clients how a pillow could easily change the look...

...and add the POP of color that she loved.

This REdo made these old chairs go from DRAB to FAB!

What do you think?

REupholstered 1960's Swivel Chairs!

My latest client wanted to get a FABULOUS pair of chairs from the 1960's REupholstered and asked for my help with the process.  

She was overwhelmed with where to start and how to get the job done.  

I assured her it would be painless...and it was.

Here is a photo of the chairs she inherited recently from her late mother in law.

To make this process as painless as possible for her, I went fabric shopping FOR her and sent her photos from my phone...and brought her some of the samples so she could feel the fabric.

This is the craziest one I found...she loved it, but her husband did NOT!

He wanted plain...

And durable...

On the other hand, she wanted it to maybe be BOLD...?

And possibly neutral with a TWIST...?

Or a bit GRAPHIC...?

Maybe even patterned? 

What do you think they chose for her REupholstery job?

Stay tuned for the REveal...