After many years of not using our formal dining room, I decided to turn it into a useful space.
First, I wanted to find some comfy chairs. Of course, I couldn't find any I could afford that looked the way I wanted them to. So I decided to settle for what I could find. We came across two chairs on Craigslist. They were super comfy, in good shape and I loved them. (Well, everything but the fabric.)
I slept on it many nights and had several discussions with Mom about what to do. (Whenever I am not sure what to do with something I always talk things out with her. We brainstorm and always come up with the right answer together.) She encouraged me to go for it and tackle reupholstering them.
I was scared. I had never done anything like this before, EVER! So after a few weeks of researching other blogs, I decided to just go for it.
Here are some of the places that I went to for my research....
(and many more.)
So the next question is... How much fabric do I need? Here is the best resource out there.
Off to the fabric store I went. Of course, everything I liked or wanted was way more than I wanted to spend. I figured for my chairs I would need between 5-7 yards of fabric per chair. So when all the fabric I loved was between $25 and $30/yard. I was panicking. How was I going to do this?
Being the thrifty girl I am, the big red CLEARANCE sign caught my eye. Fabric Depot here in Portland, OR has a huge Home Decor Clearance/Bargain Fabric Area. It is worth a look, trust me. I ended up finding fabric that I loved, in the exact color I wanted, for a price I could smile about.
Yay!!!!
Now it was time to get started! Check out how I did it here..... Reupholstering Chair, Part 2
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