Early this summer my son came to me. He is a rising senior at FSU. He and 3 other guys have been rooming together and were moving to an unfurnished house. He had seen his mom dramatically change her furniture and asked if I would do the same for him. If you know me, you know that I came by my nickname "Zippy" for wanting things done as soon as the thought comes in. If one of my children asks me for something I attack it with a vengeance. Within a couple of weeks I found the fabric. Nothing beats Joann Fabrics red tag sale when you have an additional 50% off. Shortly thereafter I found his couch in Goodwill. $60 couch $45 fabric. Brand new couch for $105.
It is a slipcover but I doubt the boys will ever take it off and wash it. My nephew's comment, when he saw it, (he is one of the roommates) was to suggest I make a slipcover for their "leather" love seat. My son was quick to suggest that it could wait until next summer to which I was extremely relieved.
My nephew decided that his room could use a chair. I found one for free and will be slipcovering as soon as we find a good deal on black fabric.
FRIENDS
My friends have been encouraging me to start a business. I love to sew, I like to see the transformation, and I have the time while I look for a job. My first "job" was for my neighbor's daughter. It was a cute love seat. Wish I had the pictures because it truly was adorable. I made that slipcover in one day. There were no cushions to cover (which by the way is in my opinion the most difficult part of making a slipcover). A month later she brought me a chair . The chair took two days to complete. Here is the before.
Before
The back cushion was attached and tufted. I detached the cushion. However, the cushion was thin and bowed in. It did not look good. It really needed to be tufted. I love a challenge. Here is the finished chair.
After
After
She loved it.
That same week I did my first slipcover for someone I did not know. She wanted to slipcover four chairs. Actually they were very pretty chairs and I hated to see them covered. She sent me a picture of the covers she wanted and trusted me to recreate them. This is too much fun.
She loved them. It is so nice to be praised for the work we do. I liked them so much I started making plans to make some for my dinning room chairs. I will show you mine when they are done.
UPHOLSTERY Adventure
Did I tell you my friends think I can do anything? Well, at least one does. She thought I could upholster. She had a chair that was crying for a transformation. Here is the before.
Before
Had I known how hard it was going to be I would have run the other way. I must say, the hardest part of upholstering is actually the demolition.
Before
You have to pull and pull and pull. It is not for the weak. It is not for the inpatient. I must have removed over two hundred tacks ...
Finally it was time to start putting it all back together.
The arms were the most difficult. Actually using an electric stapler was the hardest. I ended up taking it back to HD and getting a small compressor and staple/nail gun. Boy is there ever a difference. Night and day difference. It took no time to finish when I finally got the right tools.
After
I love it. I cannot believe I did it!!! Who knew I could do this??? My God knew. Praise Him!
Wow! That looks amazing!
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