Sometimes a freebie proves itself valuable over and over.
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I rescued these 2 chairs that had been discarded in the alley behind my former house years ago, and this is third time I've repainted and recovered them. They've been used in my living room, guest room, office, and now in my craft room. I had recently recovered my bedroom headboard with grey felt and removed the existing green print fabric that was still in perfect condition. I unscrewed the seat cushions and stapled the repurposed headboard fabric over them. Then, it was just a matter of repainting the chair frames white to give them both a fresh look.
What I learned from this project:
1. Not too much since this was the third time I've redone these chairs.
2. But I still had enough fabric left over to make a yoga mat carrier. (Learned how from a tutorial on YouTube)
3. I hate yoga.
Remember sneaking out of bed when you were a kid and peeking around the corner when your parents had some friends over to play bridge? Two couples seated around the ubiquitous card table, sipping "highballs"...me neither. My parents didn't play bridge...ok, well I remember the "highball" part. Anyway, everyone had a card table that got dragged out for those poker nights or for the ever dreaded "kid's table" at Thanksgiving. And it may have been a temporary stand in for a dining table in your first apartment.
The point is, they are useful...but they are also ugly. And the more use they get, the uglier they get.
Here was my parents' card table after many years of abuse until its final banishment to the garage where all manner of further abuse made it all the more unsightly.
But that was about to change.
I wanted something fun and colorful that could stand on its own without needing to be covered with a tablecloth. My supplies were a fruity patterned oilcloth purchased online and some orange spray paint. I unscrewed the table top from its metal base and just wrapped the oilcloth around the top, then stapled it to the underside. Then I spray painted the frame orange and screwed the top back on after it was dry.
Done.
Now, where's my highball???
What I learned from this project:
1. Be careful to make sure the staples aren't so long that they poke through the tabletop. The first staples I tried were a little too long and so I had to switch to shorter staples.
2. After initially thinking I would use vinyl, I decided on oilcloth since it's more pliable and durable, especially if you are using the table outside.
3. I don't like highballs.
