Adventures in Upholstery

I attended the Country Living Fair

at Stone Mountain, Georgia

back in October.

One of my favorite things was seeing all the 

furniture covered in funky fabrics.

I kept it in the back of my mind,

hoping to find a chair inexpensive enough to experiment with.

 I found this wing back chair at my local Goodwill for $16

and decided it would be perfect.

Wing back chairs are classic.

The velour...

not so much.

I love duck cloth. It has a little weight to it

and comes in great patterns.

My daughter, Carrie, sewed the cushion &

my friend, Cindy, came over to help with the body of the chair.

I had studied several blogs with tutorials on recovering  

wing back chairs & I had every intention of following them. But we took a few shortcuts. It still turned out funky & fabulous!

And, there's nothing a little E6000 won't fix

 (just don't tell anybody)!

On another note...

After all this time blogging,

I still have not perfected taking the perfect picture

of furniture.

Should I take them inside?

Should I take them outside for better lighting?

Maybe both?

My poor son, is the one who usually has to deal

with me trying to figure this out.

He's the one carrying furniture all over the property.

I wanted to share these pictures because I thought they were funny. John, doesn't like for me to take his picture. But I managed to take these and wanted to share...

Yes, he's carrying the chair on his head!

I kept waiting for him to say, "Look mom, no hands!"

Have you ever recovered a wing back chair?

Did you find it hard or easy?

I think this was probably the first and last one I will recover!

But, I know, never say never!

 

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