Craig and I have become the best of friends.
He finds me the best deals.
And I thank him for that.
I found 2 chairs off of craigslist that had awful cushions…
And were moderately beat up…
And came up with these:
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And I love the new vibrancy of this fabric.
These chairs are in a little sitting area, and I kind of just want to sit on them all day.
Especially because the sunshine streams right in on them.
And that’s a good combination.
To make them, I sanded all of the previous stain and shine from the wood. Then I headed to Lowe’s and found a color of stain that I wanted. I applied the stain several times and then polished it with polyurethane. (follow instructions on can)
Then I stripped the old fabric off of the cushions.
Okay, let’s be honest. I asked my husband to.
He likes that sort of thing.
I didn’t have to add any new foam because the old stuff was in good shape.
And then I covered it with sturdy upholstery fabric from Hancock fabric. I used a staple gun to secure the fabric in place.
Then I screwed the cushion back on the chair.
The finished product put an immediate smile on my face.
Things I learned?
Hi, I’m Ashley—the DIY-enthusiast behind this crazy blog!
Alright Listen Sister! Have you heard of freecycle? We just picked up a FREE armoire and dutch door tonight if you like craigslist, you will LOVE freecycle :) Buy the way Bullseye 123 is awesome paint. Primes and paints over anything old Its lovely!
OH yipee!! I can do this one cause it doesn't involve a sewing machine!! It's funny cause tonight I was downstairs cleaning and actually looking at my nasty kitchen chairs that have a white seat and are now dirty! I'm excited to give mine a make over!! Oh and P.S. my Mom was considering buying me a sewing machine for Christmas but then did not, I was so bummed! I think with her amazing seamstress talents I must have a little of that in me, right?!?! Love ya!
I love them! May I ask you how much the whole project ran you?
This is great! I keep trying to convince my bf to let me attack his chairs… the fabric is off white and stained in places. We found the table and chairs on kijiji for a good deal. I keep sending him links to great stuff link yours…maybe it'll work yet!
Simply mahvelous, dahling!
love, love, love the fabric! Where did it come from?
Ahhhh memories! I am a true craigslister! I decorated most of my condo with craigslist "goods." Your beautiful bistro chairs remind me of my dining chairs. Started out as unfortunate looking seats, and turned into a great green chair with vintage floral cushions—all done by me! What a feeling! Looks great! Keep it up–
So so cute! You are amazing!
love them! I have done this with several in my house! Makes such a difference!
Oh. My. LOVE IT!
Very pretty! Love your blog! :) Found it from my etsy traffic sources..?
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I love that fabric!
I need to find my staple gun! Where did you do the staining? At the moment it's too cold here to do anything outside.
love those!
I really like these chairs and the fabric…I have always wanted to finish a chair, but I have an obsession with buying chairs, and as a result have more then my house can hold. So refinishing one sound's great, but I better not add another chair to my mess ;-)
Love these. I too am good friends with Craig!
Those chairs look fantastic! great job.
I used to re-do furniture all the time but have gotten out of the habit. Might be time to start again.
Love it!
I love that print. I hope you feel flattered if I go find it and use it.
They look fabulous!
Question – Did you make the curtains that I can see behind the chair? If you did I'd love to see a picture of them! (I'm still working on my curtains from your last tutorial and I admit it's a bit overwhelming to choose the right fabric for the space).
Thanks!
Anissa
Your chairs came out great…love the fabric
Good work! The chairs look great. I love the fabric you used to recover them.
i love craigs list too. i have bought and sold much from good ol' craig!
i love the fabric you chose. it looks perfect with your curtains!
These are beautiful! I think you found an awesome home, too, didn't you? The wall paneling and moulding are gorgeous!
Great Work! It's just that I need now for mi chairs. If I can make it, I will show you pics.
I seriously LOVE you :). Thanks for these awesome tutorials. It has been so eye-opening for me!
Is it bad that I'm hesitant to share your sight so I can continue to seem like a creative genious with the things I crafted around the house these last few weeks. Don't worry though, I will share soon ;)
Great work! It looks beautiful!
I'm diggin the sitting corner! Your house looks like something off of HGTV. :o)
Oh, I love that fabric!
They look great. :)
very cute! The chairs look great. I love finishing furniture. It is so fulfilling and I think it is fun. The new fabric is great! I love the color and sunny appearance.
Thank you for going these tutorials. We just moved into a new house and I have no idea how to decorate anything, but would love to learn.
I love these chairs!! And I too impress my hubby with my man tool skills! Doesn't it feel great???
These chairs look amazing! Thet are so fresh and classy. :) Have you ever tried liquid sandpaper? I've used it on paint and it worked great. It is SO EASY and SO FAST. You can read a little about it here…
https://notesfromaveryredkitchen.blogspot.com/2009/05/dresser-in-day.html
…in this post I did a while ago about repainting an old dresser. I don't know if liquid sandpaper would work well for this kind of project. I'd be interested to know.
fabulous! It looks so elegant. Love your what you learned summary too to give me more insight
Beautiful results! I may have to try this!
Loving the fabric you chose, the chairs (the whole corner) looks great!
THe funny thing is that they still had some of the plastic covering still on the seats.
Beautiful work, I love it!
BEAUTIFUL!
I can't get over how gifted you are! I'm so impressed with everything you do. I love these chairs. Good work!
The chairs look awesome!
I don't know if there is something wrong with my Google Reader, but your posts aren't coming up all the way. The first few sentences are there, but that's it….and no pictures! :( Don't know if you've had anyone else have the same problem?
omg these chairs are awesome. craig and i are friends too :)
GORGEOUS!! I really love the fabric you used.
I want a tour of your house! Pleeeeease! Then we can see the before's and after's.
Looks great! I love the fabric you recovered with. Perfect with the wood color. I’ve been dying to funkify an on old chair but I have no idea where I would fit another chair on our house.
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I am loving the home redecoration stuff! it looks so good!
WOW and WOW.
I love the finished product too!
Awesome job!
I love your chairs! I have an old chair that I threw new khaki fabric on, but I'm not in love with it. I just might need to grab some stain and a pretty pattern for it!
the moulding in your new house is seriously cute!