Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Can you believe I did this??? Neither can I...

For some odd reason, I decided that I was going to reupholster our wingback chair...myself. Yes, I think I am weird, too. But I really like projects and since I didn't much care for the fabric it was upholstered in, it went from this...


To this...


Now I know that depending on your taste, this might not be an improvement!!! (c: But obviously (since I am making you read an entire blog post about it...) I was pretty darn proud of myself! Free chair, a couple dollars of fabric and some elbow grease later...

9 comments:

Rebecca said...

wow! that is seriously impressive . and, i REALLY like the fabric.

Emily said...

That's SO AWESOME! I've been too intimidated to try anything like that--Well done!

Cheryl said...

Way to go! I am beyond impressed. I would never be brave enough to attempt that--let alone end up with something so cute!

Evelyn said...

You never cease to amaze me!!! That looks so good--love it!!!

Kara said...

It look SOOO great Aubs! I can't believe it's the same chair. And I totally love the new fabric. Way to go!!!

Sarah and Jeremy said...

Wow! I think it looks great. How did you learn to do it???

Aubrey {All Things Bright and Beautiful} said...

I just looked up "how to reupolster a wingback chair" on the internet and thought "I can do that!"...Yeah, it was a little more complicated than I thought, but I like the result! (c:

mckay said...

I am SOOO impressed! I love it! Great job!

readingrachel said...

that is absolutely gorgeous!! was searching the net looking for someone who had used this fabric for curtains. love the chair- great job!