I found this in our community spring clean up:
It was old, painted on, and super beaten up. But I saw potential in it and loved the vintage appeal it came with.
I brought it home and cleaned it and took it all apart.
I spray painted all the green metal bright shiny red.
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I started with the back rest first. I sanded down the inner wood and then started by hot gluing batting to the wood and covering it all with a yellow liner material.
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Then I covered it with this beautiful material I've had for years. I don't even remember where I got it, but I love it and have been waiting to use it.
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Can you picture it yet?
I traced out a crude pattern, found some red plaid ruffle and white eyelet ruffle to add and pinned them all together.
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After sewing it, turning it right side out, and slipping it over the padded back rest, I folded and stapled the bottom opening to the wood and ended with this result. LOVE!
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I attached the back rest cushion to the metal part and started in on the seat.
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The seat was so rotted I had to have hubby cut me a new piece from a left over kitchen cabinet shelf.
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I didn't have any seat batting, so I cut up a free thermal blanket. I layered the "batting" and then cut a long thin piece to go around the edge of the wood which I just hot glued. I then took the whole thing and covered that with a piece of a white sheet.
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I then took my beloved yellow and white material and cut a square piece out of that and placed it over the top of the white.
I found some red courderoy material and white eyelet material. I cut them both into strips, the red into 6 inch wide strips, and the white eyelet into 4 inch wide strips.
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I gave them each a quick hem with a zig zag stitch and then pinned them together and ran a gathering stitch along the top. I made a quick ruffle and pinned this to the edge of the seat cushion.
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I sewed all that together and then pulled it tight over the white seat cushion. It looked like this:
I screwed the seat cushion to the base and then attached the back rest and turned out with this. I ADORE it! I do need to finish the steps so I will have some updates, but I was so excited about her so far, I just had to share! Let me know what you think! : )
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~nic
I brought it home and cleaned it and took it all apart.
I spray painted all the green metal bright shiny red.
I started with the back rest first. I sanded down the inner wood and then started by hot gluing batting to the wood and covering it all with a yellow liner material.
Then I covered it with this beautiful material I've had for years. I don't even remember where I got it, but I love it and have been waiting to use it.
I traced out a crude pattern, found some red plaid ruffle and white eyelet ruffle to add and pinned them all together.
The seat was so rotted I had to have hubby cut me a new piece from a left over kitchen cabinet shelf.
I didn't have any seat batting, so I cut up a free thermal blanket. I layered the "batting" and then cut a long thin piece to go around the edge of the wood which I just hot glued. I then took the whole thing and covered that with a piece of a white sheet.
I then took my beloved yellow and white material and cut a square piece out of that and placed it over the top of the white.
I found some red courderoy material and white eyelet material. I cut them both into strips, the red into 6 inch wide strips, and the white eyelet into 4 inch wide strips.
I gave them each a quick hem with a zig zag stitch and then pinned them together and ran a gathering stitch along the top. I made a quick ruffle and pinned this to the edge of the seat cushion.
I sewed all that together and then pulled it tight over the white seat cushion. It looked like this:
~nic
well i be *&^( how cute....made me smile nice job
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