Tuesday, October 26, 2010

A cast-away chair gets new life



This old rocker has been around my sister's place for years; we traded a chair a few years ago and in the swap, I acquired this one. It was painted white a couple of years ago and nothing else done to it. It has sat outside in the elements for over a year and you can see from the BEFORE PHOTO - painting was done without any taping, so I decided yesterday to start a slipcover from a nice piece of Waverly fabric. I'm so.............glad I remembered to wash FIRST in hot water and dry because it shrank quite a bit. This little gem will come upstairs now and enjoy a corner in my guest bedroom. You gotta love this fabric in ANY color.

6 comments:

  1. How fun Bettie...you did an awesome job my friend...oh and everything toile just makes my old heart skip a beat sighs...Hugs and smiles Gl♥ria

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  2. Great job, Bettie! Looks lovely!

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  3. Bettie~~~~

    You did a lovely job! I love it!

    XO,
    Jane

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  4. Bettie, that is AMAZING! I love that fabric. I'm doing black and white in my craft room and I am really hoping for some toile and black check trimmed curtains for in there. I've seen them, just gotta save up for 'em!

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  5. You know I love this project as I've had an affair with toile for years now...You did a GREAT Job..Love it!

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