DIY Madness

As of late we have become quite the diy-ers. The school year's coming to a close and I have little bit of creativity left in me to spruce up the house. And of course, Rory's manliness is always helpful:)

First, we took this old barn door we found in Lancaster and turned it into a coffee table. We still have to put the hardware on it, but we love the weathered look.


Then I sewed some pillows to brighten up our dark sofa. Every month we get the pottery barn catalog and I just drool over it. But I know I could never convince Rory to spend $40 on a pillow. So, I learned how to sew. Here's a pretty good tutorial for creating your own Pottery Barn pillows.


Next we decided to re-upholster our chairs. Previous to their extreme makeover these babies were sporting green crushed velvet and crocheted heart seats. They were also about as comfortable as rocks. So we bought some chair pads and went to work.

First we removed all the staples/tacks holding in the fabric.
Then we cut the chair pads to fit our seats.
We used spray adhesive to adhere the chair pad foam to the seat. Then we stapled on a layer of batting, followed by our fabric.
Ta-da! The final product.