not too shabby

I got these beautiful antique chairs at a garage sale.

I was intimidated to work on them as they seemed out of my league. I know how to paint and cover seats... but I've never had to reappolster the tops of chairs before. They sat in the shop forever and then my husband finally talked me into giving it a try and he lovingly REFUSED to help me in any way:) Thanks babe... you're a gem!

Well, I gave it a go and for my first time I thought, "not to shabby"
Here's how they turned out.

I think they are the perfect chairs for a little tea for two!

I love all the little details...

a very soft blue color...

the hand carved flower...

a slightly distressed finish...

and my mom helped me sew the perfect little seat cover:)

For those of you who are interested... here's how I did the tops of the chairs.
My supplies:

fabric, "sew perfect" batting, "sew perfect" nu-foam, trim, staple gun, glue gun, scissors

(burlap...not pictured)

First I used the old forms to cut out mine... I cut them out larger than the originals.

I applied the back fabric first with my staple gun and then trimmed the edges.

Then I turned the chair over and applied the burlap to the front with the staple gun.

Next, I trimmed a piece of the "sew perfect" nu-foam and placed it on top of the burlap.

Then I added some of the "sew perfect" batting.

Here's the layers...

Then, I applied my fabric to the front of the chair with the staple gun and trimmed the edges.

After that... all I had to do was glue the trim on (both front and back) with the hot glue gun.

Easy right? It did go much better then I had anticipated. I learned a lot and hopefully I will get better at it each time.


Linking to {primp} for her party:
http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/
(I couldn't get her button....I need some directions as to how you do that)

Linking to French Country Cottage for her party:
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

Linking to The Shabby Nest for her party:
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/

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