Vintage Dining Chair Makeover!

I have been obsessed with refinishing things lately. I've been eyeing up a vintage dining room chair my mom has had forever. I decided it was time for a new sewing chair and thought it would be perfect! My mom was about to throw it out before I saved it from the trash. After a little paint and fabric it gave the chair a whole new life....

The original chair was covered in finger paint, thanks to my little artists. It was also a little rough around the edges.

It's pretty sad looking...

Supplies:

Sand paper

Spray paint

Stapler

Screw driver

1/2 yd home decor fabric

First, take the seat part off the chair and carefully sand down all the rough spots. You don't have to sand if you are using a paint and primer in one, but I wanted a nice finish so I decided to sand. :)

After sanding it's my favorite part painting!! I wiped down the chair to ensure there wasn't any dust. I then sprayed the white on in thin layers. 

*Tip* What makes spray painting really easy is a spray can holder that attaches to the can. It helps control your paint flow and your hand doesn't get tired. I found one at my craft store. :)

Now it time for the seat....

I lined my fabric up with top part of the seat so the pattern on the fabric was even. I then started stapling the fabric on to the back of the seat.

I gently pulled the fabric as I stapled so it's was nice and tight.

After stapling I just screwed the orignal screws back in and tightened all the other screws making the chair nice and sturdy and voila!! 

All finished!

It turned out gorgeous!

-Elizabeth

DIY kids table makeover!

I found this really cute princess table a few years ago for my daughter. Scored it for $10 on a black friday sale and I knew my rylee jane would love it. Well...her and her sister loved it to pieces...literally! I started looking around for something to replace the table and then one day it just hit me, I was going to make over the table!

It was pretty sad looking...

The total for supplies: under ten bucks!

Supplies:

Wash cloth

Spray paint (2 cans is what it took me)

Fleeced back table cloth (1 yd)

Quilting batting or a thin layer of foam

Staple gun + 1/4 6mm staples

Screw driver

Step one

Clean the whole table down, then flip it over carefully and remove all the screws from the top part of the table. 

Repeat this step for the chairs. I put all my screws in a Baggie and stashed them some where safe. (I have a habit of losing things.) Once you take all the screws out you will be left with metal frames.

Love my drop cloths! :)

Step 2

Time for some painting! I'm no master at spray painting, but I carefully put two-three thin coats of paint on the table then the chairs. I used valspar paint and primer in one in glossy black. 

Step 3 

Take the top of your table and lay it on the back side of your table cloth. For the table cloth I found this beautiful black and white damask at my local store. It was sold by the yard for 2.98. One yard worked nicely for the whole project.

Carefully cut around the table and leave about 1-2 inches extra to wrap up the side of your table.*note* I left the original princess table cover on. It added a little extra padding and prevented any staples poking through the new table cloth. 

Once you have your new table cloth cut out, wrap it up the side of the table and staple it down. Make sure your pattern is even so it doesn't come out crooked. I stapled around the sides first and left the corners till the end. Make sure to pull the table cloth tight while stapling. Once you've stapled the sides down carefully pull the corners tight and staple down. 

Repeat for the chairs, I added a layer of light quilting batting between the table cloth and chair to to just to add a little extra padding. 

*Tip* If any on you staples feel like they are poking through just lightly hammer them down.

Step 4

It's time to attach the tops back to the metal frames. Line the table up and put all your screws back in. Do the same with the chairs.

*Note* The chairs do have backs to them. They glue on. I have one of the backs but I stashed the other back and currently can not locate it. Once I do find it I will add the additional step on how to cover and reattach them. :)

That's it! All finished!!

It's time for a little dress up! They loved it more then the original princess table!

The cat had to photo bomb of course!

Check back for more fun budget friendly projects.

-Elizabeth