One Down Five To Go

With not much happening on the home front I seek to find entertainment through decorating and upgrading things around the house. Personally I wish I had me some "Mary Poppins Snapping Skills" that would do most chores for me...but with that blessing being with held from me (go figure) many of my projects take time, and major planning to accomplish. The recent project has been recovering the kitchen table chairs. Now I'm sure most of you are like "how much planning can that really require?" Here's the break down:

1. Get so annoyed with the nasty blue & purple 80's valore that you must recover them!

2. Watch your kids spill many drinks on the ugly seats that make you realize you really can't just wash it off.

3. Find a fabric and estimate how much you'll need.

4. Wait for a fabric coupon in the mail so that you can save $$.

5. Make a trip to fabric store without any kids so that you don't go NUTS. Find fabric that matches home decor, select clear plastic for covering fabric and pick out extra batting to make the seats more comfortable.

6. Wait at the "CUTTING" table for 30 mins in line because Saturdays are TOTALLY busy.

7. Find a "naptime" that you can unscrew a chair and cut out all of your fabric, plastic and batting.

8. Purchase a staple gun.

9. Complete one chair.

So here is my one completed chair. And yes it took me about a month to get to this point. I know that plastic looks really "old lady", but it's another fact that comes along with kids. And now with one chair done, all of the piece cut and ready to go and my back numb and sore from bending over...the other 5 chairs will wait for Larry to come home. (thanks honey) Some day we'll restain or paint the wood too. However, I think we'll leave that for...another month!! (because that takes planning)