sofa reupholstery

i spotted this camel back sofa on the side of the road near my house a few months back.  we loaded it up and took it home...it has been sitting in the garage for months now.  the upholstery fabric is literally in shreds, but she has good bones.  i want to reupholster it myself.  the only upholstery work i have done is a few small projects including the ottoman i showed you guys a few months back.  this is going to be a BIG project.  i started taking the back panel of fabric off this week.  they used a TON Of staples in this baby (that is probably normal?). i haven't decided on fabric to use yet-definitely something fun. 

this will be an ongoing project that i update you with as i go along.  so stick with me!   it will definitely be a learning process for me and maybe you guys can help me out as i go along! it may take me all of 2011 but i am determined to do this!

ottoman love

this cute little ottoman was once covered in a not so pretty palm tree print.  my mom was going to give her away when i decided to give her a makeover instead.  i think she is lovely now and wouldn't think of giving her away! 

multi purpose bandanas

we are getting ready for a western party round here!  my sister in law saw a table cloth made out of bandannas, so i decided to give it a try.  i used 6 red and 6 blue bandannas.  i sewed them together in strips of 3 and then sewed the strips together.  oh and the best part-i did it all for $12!  hobby lobby has the bandannas for 99 cents each!

a little face lift...

before

after

this chair has good bones...my granny gave it to me-she and my grandfather bought the dining room set circa 1950 in montgomery, al. this is the lone remaining chair and she was going to get rid of it too when i rescued it!  all it needed was an updated upholstery for the seat.  now it lives happily in my living room.