Work and Play

Warm outside, freezing inside.
Drinking: diet coke, of course.
Watching: "Pretty in Pink", next on the que: "Almost Famous" while editing.
Hubby: Playing tackle football.
Dog: Whining at me, expressing his need for a "W".

Taking a little break from editing.. thought I'd share one little project I'm in the middle of.

Earlier this summer Jess C. and I were out junkin' and spotted this hideous pair of black captain chairs with mauve floral upholstery. 5 bucks each? How 'bout two for $5. Done.

Now, I'm not usually the kind of girl to paint something then sand off the corners.. but this chair was in such bad shape I didn't really have a choice. So, a few cans of spray paint and recycled coffee sacks later:







Back to editing!

Bag Lady

I'm bound and determined to use all the bags I collected from my coffee supplier.

So far I've upholstered a wingback, recovered the seat of an ice cream parlor chair and given a bunch away.

Last week I tackled our four year old patio chairs. We registered for them and I'm sure it was one of those.. "well, what else can we scan??" moments at Pier 1. I think they were a great decision seeing how they have made the cut three times moving, once out of state, and now, they survive the dry Colorado air.

I was totally over the lavender seat covers so I decided to try my totally free alternative. And since I really love burlap + silk screen I count this a success.

You can do this the Ashley way:

Pro staple gun
Craft Iron
Marking pencil
Guts

or

the smart way:

Tape measure
Marking pen
Straight pins
Craft Iron
Sewing machine
Skinny dowel rods

Since the other involves a sewing machine you can guess which way I did this... (I totally recommend doing this with a sewing machine, the "smart way". Once my burlap rips or gets stained I have to tare staples out and totally recover this. I decided to finish the three remaining chairs I will phone a friend and get assistance in using my sewing contraption thingie)









More burlap goodness here! Updated 11/30/10