My Most Professional-Looking Chair

Okay, so this piece I bought at St. Vinney's for $25 (on SALE for $25, what a deal!) and I got the fabric at (WHERE ELSE?!) JoAnn Fabrics. (Thanks to Sarah, I will be able to afford a few more projects from JoAnn's! Happy Birthday to ME!) Anyway, this project I am most excited about. I ran out of the main fabric so I ran to JoAnn's and got a red remnant piece that I hoped would work out. I think it turned out well. I'm hoping all my future projects will turn out this nicely!

Third Chair 2.2006

I admit, I find chairs to be one of the most interesting and beautiful peices of furniture. I found this chair at Treasure Mart in Monona for something like $35 or so. (I really can't believe I paid more than $50). Anyway, my husband Eric showed my mom the chair and her first reaction was "Wow, Carrie will try ANYTHING." True, I will.... You only live once!

This one I worked on with my husband. He is really good at refinishing wood projects whereas I don't quite have the patience. He sanded this piece down and then repainted it. If you ask me, I think it looks great! Fortunatley, we are a great team!

End of 2004

I found these chairs at a garage sale one morning on my way to my parent's house on a Saturday morning. I found them for $10 each, can you believe it?! As you can see, the back of this project is made of a completely different fabric, that is because I ran out of the striped remnant so I had to find something else to finish the back. Fortunately it turned out to be very nice!

The final touch was a ribbon-like border that I nailed in. It was my first project with a tack-hammer and nails, but it turned out nicely! This was also my first project with a pneumatic nail gun. That has to be the best tool ever invented for reupholstery! Oh, and even though I had no hand in the creation, or recreation, of Dan, he is being featured in this blog as well.

First Project, 2003

This was my first attempt at upholstering...don't look too hard cuz there are a few mistakes! I bought this chair at a garage sale and had it sit in my house during college until the end of the year. Finally, I knew it was time to get started. I usually have a hard time figuring out what fabric to use, but I found this at JoAnn's and fell in love. I made matching pillows for our couches so it ties in the whole room.