Isn't she lovely?

Oh, she is!  My obsession started when I went to the Springfield Antique Show and Flea Market.  I was browsing around looking for nothing in particular when I got bit by the oh-my-gosh-I-need-it-I-love-it bug. I found a booth that had absolutely incredible repainted spiffed up amazing furniture. My head was spinning and the only thing I could process...I CAN DO THIS!  So, the very next day I was off to Ohio Thrift to buy a piece of 70's-ish furniture and lucky for my entry...the price was right.  :)

(Did I mention that I never ever tried to refurbish, recover, redo ANY type of furniture ever before?)

 

I took her home and sanded and carefully took out a billion staples, grabbed the can of primer and sprayed sprayed sprayed away.

Waited... not so patiently for the primer to dry so I could spray her black.

Now this is where I got pretty bad at documenting.  I was so busy trying to figure out how in the world to cover up the lovely mustard yellow fabric --gag-- that I didn't take as many photos like I should have. 

Let me back up. I purchased the fabric for half off at $12.00 a yard at JoAnn Fabric and guestimated that I needed 3ish yards.  When I couldn't figure out how in the world to take the back of the chair apart and disaster wasn't too far away, I decided to grab the hot glue gun.  I glued and glued and burned my finger tips several times but got it just right.  I had some cheap black fabric that I cut to fit under the cushion.

A little crooked but I am still so proud!

The back of the chair was scary but oh so easy!  All I did was centered the material and made a rough cut and tucked and glued my way around.

Before

After

I did have to break out the sewing machine.  Don't freak out!  In 8th grade I was in home economics.  That is my sewing machine experience!  I tucked and folded material around the cushion and marked it with pins and not sure how but it worked out!  The cover was not snug.  I decided to use black buttons to make it more finished, more fitting, tufted.

I glued black fringe around the backing so you couldn't see the glue.

Breaking it down:

Chair $5.95

Material $36.00

Paint and primer free (had it in garage!)

4 buttons free (from an old jacket)

hot glue free (Thank you Dad!)

bandaides for the blisters on my fingers free - had on hand.

Whatcha' think?