ReUpholstering

...is not as hard as it sounds. My sister Cristina has been doing some research on different blogs and got a real craving to do it. Since she's not sure what will happen with her current couches, I told her to come help me do my kitchen chairs. I had to shorten the curtain fabric anyway, so we had some extra material to use that already matched my new (well still coming along) kitchen.

Here are the steps:

1. Take off the old fabric. This is the hardest part and I recommend getting a strong man (like my husband) to do it, or using a good staple remover. Make sure to note (we took pictures - another blog suggestion) how the fabric was stapled/attached so you can reattach in the same way.

2. After carefully removing the fabric, use it as a pattern to measure and cut your new fabric the same way. Make sure that they face the same way when you cut (both fabric "bottoms" down, or both "tops" down).

3. Pull the fabric over the surface again (making sure to evenly pull) and staple in place, as was done with the old fabric. I found it helpful to have two people at this point - one pulling and one stapling. (Guess we needed one more to take a picture)

4. Reassemble the furniture.

Cristina said that all the blogs she looked at the ladies waited until their kids were in bed and they had pictures of them in their pj's :) We just had to do the same (at least I'm in pj's).

In addition to the new fabric, we also spray painted the chair a dark brown. For about $7 (for all of the chairs) this was MUCH cheaper than buying a new table. They even look brand new. The best part is it can be done over and over again!