Love the Beasts!
Emily
The hunt to find the beauty in the beast. Escapades into the world of salvaging, upcycling, and repurposing.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Curtain Panel Seat Cushions
My mom received these 2 matching chairs years ago from a friend and she liked the style, but over time the canvas fabric became discolored. Bleaching a few stains made the discolorations stand out even more (it might be hard to tell in the picture below but they're there!).
I promised her I would recover them once I found fabric that she liked for a price we could both agree on (scarily enough she's even more of a bargain hunter than I am), but we couldn't find anything at Hobby Lobby or any of the other nearby fabric stores that met the criteria. Then my mom came across a curtain panel at a thrift store she thought might work. It was $10 at the time and would be 50% off the following week. We drove by the next week so I could check out the fabric and it was perfect! They were selling 2 panels but we only bought 1 and it was enough to cover the 2 chairs with about 2 yards leftover. So we got about 3 yards for $5. We could both agree it was a great deal!
The best thing about the curtain panel is that it has a foam lining underneath which makes the fabric thick and sturdy. I recovered the cushions that night and now the chairs look brand new again!
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I love so much of your work!
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know that I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award! Check it out here http://threeoclockwinds.blogspot.com/2011/10/versatile-blogger-award-and-my-picks.html
Erica
Great idea and a fantastic job on the chairs! God bless x
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome Emily! Great choice on the curtain pattern too, btw :)
ReplyDeleteThat pattern was made for those chairs!!! LOVE it!!! Nice job!
ReplyDeleteThose look fantastic! You can't beat that price and the pattern is just perfect for those chairs! :-)
ReplyDeleteVanessa