Got ya covered

Hand-me-downs are great in any way shape or form (except when the come in the form of undergarments or bathroom items of course!) Which is why when we moved into our house two plus years ago, we jumped at the chance to take my Grandma's old kitchen table and chairs. Although the table didn't fit in our kitchen, we were thrilled to have six chairs in good shape.

Fast forward two years later, and I am finally ready to remove the old seat covers and replace them with some bright vibrant colors! They when we received them, they were a black and cream toile. Lovely in its own right, it did not fit the colors and style of our rustic kitchen. I wanted something with airy that would help me pull in some colors I didn't already incorporate into the kitchen.

With a light brick colored counter top, I knew I could go the route of a deep coral. Glad I was right, and glad I took a chance on a lovely fabric! I also discovered my new favorite site: www.fabric.com, so easy right? They have some great options, and great prices! This lovely stripe is the route that I went. The reason I chose this is because in addition to two chairs in my kitchen, I also keep two chairs in my living room. The decor in the living room is turquoise and browns. After taking out at least 500 staples, and replacing 750 staples (I wanted to be sure that fabric was ON there!), below is the results:

I know what  your thinking, "look at that handsome devil!" While that is a very true fact, my boy is very good looking, at this moment I was less than thrilled. Why you ask? I will tell you... as he removed his head from that cute little spot, he left a moderate sized muddy slobber spot.

I quickly wiped it up as I freaked out... only to realize my prompt action kept any permanent marking to occur. However, I am absolutely considering looking into purchasing some Scotchgard™ to save my sanity in the future.

The best part of these chairs? You see the bright aqua/turquoise stripes? They fit so perfectly in the living room, it's like I custom made them in my own little fabric-dying lair. Clearly not the case, just pure dumb luck. Also, I have left over fabric which will inevitable become some fabulous throw pillows.

Next step in my amateur DIY adventures? New curtains for my living room, with a lovely new fabric I purchased. They currently look like this: Bad, I know. Oh, you meant the curtains? Those are bad too, but I was referring to the picture quality. My main goal is capture adorable picture of the dogs, instead of ugly curtains!

My goal has been accomplished clearly, because they look like the best of friends who are waiting for Santa Claus... in July... Okay, I'm done :)