Shades of Blue

Look at this sad little thing with OLD tweedy upholstery, a floppy cushion and a prolapsed undercarriage. 

I felt that we had to address the spring situation because they were literally hanging out beneath the chair. Full disclosure, I have no idea how to properly fix this problem, and I didn't take any pictures to show the damage. An upholsterer could take the whole chair apart and re-build it, but this little guy is really just going to sit in a corner and look cute and isn't worth the significant investment to repair. 

My fix? Support the springs with jute webbing stapled to the bottom of the frame. It holds my weight, keeps everything in place and looks nice and neat. 

A new outfit in navy indoor/outdoor poly with some snazzy turquoise trim and he's ready to roll...

Lo-Sew Makeover

So I decided to give up my (almost) nightly glass (or two) of wine while I make dinner or watch the news. This has resulted in a surprising amount of residual energy. Much to my husband's delight, I used this energy to tackle a project from the multitude of choices that I have amassed in our garage. 

In my excitement to get started I neglected to take a "before" picture of this french style arm chair that I bought last Spring at the Habitat ReStore. It had a dark brown stained finish and maroon/blue/cream jaquard upholstery. 

The first step was stripping off the old fabric and removing a million staples. Second was  painting the frame. I used AS Chalk Paint. I know you're not supposed to need to sand with this stuff,  but I went over the whole thing with steel wool first, just to make sure it was good and clean. After two coats, I did a little distressing on the edges and raised details and then gave it a wax finish with the AS Clear Wax. Finally, I made double welting and stapled on this most beautiful and perfect blue & cream linen that I found on the remnant table at Hancocks. 

This is my third upholstery project and each time I learn a little something. 
It's not perfect, but it looks pretty darn good. I popped it up for sale on Facebook and sold it right away, which made me miss my wine just a little bit less.