Tea For Two

Way back when there was still snow on the ground, I came across two of these chairs.

It was during one of my weekly visits to the Good Will, and they were marked half off.   I circled around them.  Picked them up; good weight, I thought.  I turned them over; cushion was in good shape.  All these chairs needed was a complete facelift.  So I bought them.

I spray painted them black that very day.  I didn’t care that there was snow on the ground.  I was so over winter at that point that I had to do a project outside.

My friends, get this:  I spray painted them, and then these two chairs sat in our living room until just this week.   They were like that chandelier that kept getting moved and over-looked.  Other projects took priority.  Then when I had the time to recover the cushions and finish the facelift, I didn’t feel like working on them.  You know the drill.

But yesterday, I stubbed my toe on one of these chairs, and it hurt like crazy.  So I figured that was a sign to recover the cushions, make pillows for both, and pair the chairs with the table that I intended to match them with.

In order to recover the cushions, I had to remove the old fabric.  I took out all of the staples, and cut the new fabric to size.

I stapled the new fabric on, pulling it tightly, and neatly folded the corners in.

Almost ready for business.

I chose a coordinating fabric for the pillows.  I cut the fabric into 20 inch squares (4 squares total), and pinned like sides together.  Then I put my handy sewing lessons to good use, and sewed two pillows.  I used 18 inch square pillow inserts.

The facelift suits these chairs.  They look happy, comfortable, and inviting.

Come on over, sit with me and have a glass of sweet tea!