I did it!

Well, I finally got up the courage to just tackle the huge job of making a slip cover for my couch. I spent an entire evening looking at every blog post here and looking at every before and after here, I decided I just could not live with my couch any longer...So I washed the drop cloths I have had hanging out in my craft room closet and went to work.

Here is what the couch looked like before...


UGGGGLY!

Here is my progress so far.
I am going to tackle the cushions this week. I have decided to ditch the back cushions and make pillows instead...ahhh! It is so nice to have some time off...

My Twins...

SO I wanted to share my recent finds and new projects...I have been scouring Craigslist and asking all who would listen... to find two matching chairs (twins). On Monday I found a listing for two vinyl chairs for $25... I was not thrilled about the vinyl and they looked small, but I was recovering them anyway...so I decided to drive out and take a look...
...And I was pleasantly surprised!!! They not only were larger than I thought, but they were really nice quality...heavy chairs...and for only $12.50 a piece.. I can't wait to reupholster these!!!

Don't you just love them??Layton does...stay tuned...for before and after...

Adventures in Reupholstery...Kelly and Bob's Chair Part II

The next part of this project involved the refinishing of the arms/legs and the final assembly of the chair. I do not even have a photo of the original chair with the arms, because it has been so long since they were on the chair.The arms had old stain and had been painted brown. So the first thing I did was sand, sand, sand...then I sanded some more...


You can see in the picture above the brown paint on the legs...but after only a short four hours...the legs were ready for spraying...



I painted the arms and legs in Rustoleum Satin Black. I put three coats on them over three days.



Last but not least...I screwed the arms/legs to the chair...and there you have it... a brand new chair!! Lawson agree it looks "much better mom".