I started out with this $20 estatehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif sale beauty:
I then ripped out all the little metal bracket things that were covering up the staples.
Then I painted it in one coat of Napoleon Blue and then after that dried I dry-brushed on another coat of Old White. This was the fun part. I really played with it to see what would happen. This chair was pretty much a giant experiment that went really well! After painting I let it dry and then did a coat of clear wax and distressed it a bit. I did more in some areas and less in others, I just really played with it. Then I did a bit more waxing and buffed it off the next day.
After I was done painting I was ready for the scary part. I have painted stuff before but I have never done any reupholstering. I was terrified. I didn't rip all of the old fabric off because I was hoping to just cover it with my new stuff. And I was mostly except for the back. That darn back! Well, here are some pics to show you.
This is my first experience with re-covering a chair and it really wasn't too terrifying! I was fully expecting to waste the fabric and have to do something else but with a powerful staple gun, much is possible. ;) I just stapled and then pulled and stretched and stapled a bit more until it looked how I wanted and then I filled that sucker with staples, I did not want the fabric to go anywhere! Then I covered it up with Miss Mustard Seed's favorite trim and it really framed it out well, I think! I'm pretty much in love with it.
My next chair is a bit more of a project so I'm going to do a little more painting and thinking before I tackle it. :)
