have a seat

i officially have a fetish with vintage chairs. dang...i guess i have a lot of obsessions. anyways, i found this beauty at Salvation Army on 12th & Main St. for $9.99. i bought the fabric from ikea for $6.99/m but you only need half a meter. so simpo!
cost: $13.49+tax

seat had paint stains. but i really like the design elements of the chair. very graphic. me likey.

just undo the screws

cut out a circle pattern with enough give to go around the chair and get stapled. i picked this graphic pattern to make this chair shine in all its glory. sew a zig zag stitch along the edges to prevent fabric from fraying

staple away

screw the seat back on and voila!

retro revamped

i know i haven't touched this blog in forever, but hopefully i can get it going again. i've recently been inspired by fellow bloggers and artists and a slew of frugal art that i've accumulated in the past four months. so to start off...
i found this amazing couch for FREE on craigslist a year ago. well it wasn't so amazing at the time but i loved the shape of it and it pulls out into a bed. this is what the original looked like:



then i started to take it apart so i could make a pattern.



next: measure, cut, and sew



i found the fabric at ikea in the "as is" department for $100. it was originally a slip cover but i reinvented it.




costs: $100(fabric)+$25(mover)+$15(odds/ends)+extreme patience

i just need to finish the buttons and sew a slew of pillows to complete the look.