This chair is one of the many I found at Picker's Paradise, but the first one I have tackled upholstery on. To tell you the truth, I have never actually attempted upholstery, but after I found this old feed sack, I knew it would be perfect for this particular chair and so I dove in...
Here's what I started with to give you an idea of how far this chair has come.
To an amateur, this may look like an easy beginners upholstery job... WRONG! Little did I know how many staples upon staples I would be ripping out of the not one, not two, but three layers of fabric this chair's seat had on it! Luckily, I was able to work on this project the last few indian summer days we had left here in Michigan so the aching in my arm and the near stabbing (from the pocket knife I used to pry up the staples) were bearable while I soaked in the last few rays of vitamin D.
Here she is in all her shabby glory!
I just love some heavy distressing.
Along with the tattered patches to add to the shabby-ness!
I had to add this one because it captured the beauty of the fall here in Michigan with the lovely changing leaves.
Happy fall!
Linking to:
Frugalicious Me
Crafty, Scrappy, Happy
French Country Cottage
Nifty Thrifty Things
Dittle Dattle
Homemaker on a Dime
Debbie Doos Blogging and Blabbing
Crafty, Scrappy, Happy
French Country Cottage
Nifty Thrifty Things
Dittle Dattle
Homemaker on a Dime
Debbie Doos Blogging and Blabbing
It looks so beautiful! You did such a great job and I love the little patches on it. :-) Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Inspiration Friday this week!
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I want a feed sack chair now!!!! Very cute!!!
ReplyDeleteSoo darling!! What a beautiful chair!! I love the patches you added- they are super charming! Stopping by from MMS- stop by and share this at Feathered Nest Friday sometime too!
ReplyDeleteThat turned out absolutely beautiful! Great job and lovely photography.
ReplyDeleteI hope you come share this at Knick of Time Tuesday (the party is open all week until Monday evening).
Blessings,
Angie ~ Knick of Time Interiors
Fabulous. I like anything with a feed sack involved.
ReplyDeleteLisa
Beautiful! I love the paint and the distressing! What brand/color of paint did you use? I've got a couple of chairs around here that I need to do something to and that color would be perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love this chair.
ReplyDeleteJust stopping back by to say thanks for linking up at Feathered Nest Friday this week!
ReplyDeleteLove the feed sack and color of the chair. It was worth the hard labor, my dear :)
ReplyDelete@Laura @ Our Prairie Home Hi Laura, I actually just used some left over flat white ceiling paint! :)
ReplyDeleteJust saw your post on the newbie party! Great transformation. Love the blue!!
ReplyDeleteHi Kara! That is a real looker now. I love the grain sack and heavy distressing. Just fabulous! Thanks for sharing with the newbie party.
ReplyDeleteYou wouldn't believe it was the same chair! Love it. Better buy yourself a staple puller if you are going to do anymore.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I love the new color and love that grain sack! What an amazing transformation.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Pam
Your project came out great, love the use of the grain sack. Another Michigan blogger here or at least one half of the blog is, the other half is NYC. Will be your newest follower, love seeing what other Michigan blogging folks are up too! Laura Cottage and Broome
ReplyDeleteWow! Love the way you have turned this chair from zero to hero! Also, I have just become your 100th follower (!!!) and hope you will follow me too!
ReplyDeleteCecilia
Great chair project! I love the vintage feed sack and also the color of the chair. I am a new follower and I am loving all your old posts and having fun going thru them....thanks for the great ideas.
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natalie
I love grain sacks! And just actually managed to acquire a stack of free ones, but I can't get all the stains out of them! Your chair is AWESOME and I so wish I could get them cleaned up enough to do something like this with!! I'd also just love for you to share this (and any other projects you might have) over at Trash 2 Treasure Tuesday on the Korner! http://kammyskorner.blogspot.com/2011/10/trash-2-treasure-tuesdays-3.html
ReplyDeleteFun transformation! I saw your post on Debbiedoos & I'm your newest follower. Stop by and visit sometime.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Kara! I'm featuring this on my blog tomorrow. Come by and grab a button!
ReplyDeleteHi Kara, great job you did on the chair. Thanks for sharing. I'm also working on a chair at the moment. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris
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