Its been a while since I've blogged. Well to begin with we moved countries, I started a full time MBA program and had a baby :). Phew thats a lot. But now I'm back, my little munchkin will be 2 this april.
We also settled into our first home. I've done a few DIY projects around the house the last couple of months.
Going forward I will be sharing my DIY projects on my blog. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding how to get stuff done.
So here's my first DIY post:
When hubs and myself were settling up home, we got ever possible piece of furniture in a light beige color- who knew a year later the munchkin would be walking, crawling, climbing all over the furniture.
so this is where it all started- See the pic of the chair on your right hand side-really sad state I must say.
Surely knowing the thrifty me, there was no replacing them for new ones- So I re upholstered the chairs with fabric.
I'm sorry I do not have before and after pics separately- reminder for next project :)
Supplies used in this project are:1. 4 chairs- require 1.5 yards of fabric (I used outdoor fabric '54 inches as they are very sturdy)- from Joann Fabrics ($12 with discount coupon) 2. Large staple gun+ pins (Home Depot- I had bought it previous- But I guess you could find one for $10-$20 depending on size)3. ScrewdriverI first cleaned the chairs down with a damp cloth to take off any food or stains, I then unscrewed the seat from the frame.Lay out the fabric on a flat surface and place the old seat. Cut at an angle, I cut about 3-4 Inches from the outline.Starting at one side of the seat, start to staple your fabric in. The edges might be a little difficult but the staple gun does a good job of holding fabric together at the edges.As this was my first DIY project I didn't take step by step pics.However 2-3 hours later (interpreted by hungry hubs and child) I was done with our four chairs.Below is a closer look at the final finished project.
Its been a couple of months now and the fabric has held well, we have had a few spills and food on them. But they have wiped clean.
Thanks- SJP
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