I finally got around to re-painting my old chairs from an earlier post, picked out some fabric, and am in the process of recovering them (two down, two more to go).
BEFORE
First, I sanded some of the original paint off. Then I used a caramel color for the first coat. Next, I applied a weathered wood medium on top of the caramel color. Once it dried, I painted a cream color on top and let the weathered wood do it's magic cracking the paint. Then I applied a gloss coat after all of the paint had thoroughly dried.
I chose fabric from Hancock's that was priced on sale and picked out some decorative upholstery nails. After cutting the fabric to size for each seat, I got to work hammering away. The first chair was a total experiment that luckily turned out quite nicely. With the second chair finished I have managed to get a rhythm of pulling the fabric tight, holding the nail in the line with the others, and hammering it in quickly. When the last two chairs are finished I know I will have some leftover fabric and I am already thinking of how I can re-use it.
AFTER
Another small project I worked on today was updating a lamp I bought a few years ago-
The lamp was purchased on sale at Home Goods (every now and then you can find something you're looking for here). It came with no shade and a few nicks and scratches which was fine by me. Originally, to get immediate use of it, I placed an old cylindrical shade on it that I had actually gotten with the purchase of my Tea Pot Lamp...
The lamp has now been relocated to Dan's house and needed an updated look. I found this new-to-me shade in my storage closet that has better lines and fancied it up a with a little ribbon trim... Much better!
