Monday, May 24, 2010

the chair: progress report

it's finished!
see before photos here
i can't believe it's already done! i spent most of my weekend working on it, but since i approached everything the "angie" way {wing it as you go, and be willing to do, redo and re-redo things} i just figured it would take awhile. 


and while there are lots of imperfections, i am thrilled with the result! i love the way it turned out, and now it's not such an eyesore {hubby says it never was, but i always had a serious problem with it.}

i think it's my favorite chair now. i added extra padding to the inside of the arms, so it's actually a lot more comfortable now.

the kitties wasted no time in reclaiming it. 

yeah, they're totally ridiculous, and i'm ridiculously excited about how this turned out :)

22 comments:

  1. Wow! For your first ever reupholster job you really came out of the gate swinging! Great job!

    ~Kelli @ Smidgens

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  2. Oh, wow! It looks fantastic. I am thoroughly impressed.

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  3. Wow, it looks great! I love it.

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  4. oh man... it turned out amazing, love! great job!!

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  5. It looks great! You did such a good job!

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  6. That is one beautiful chair! Love your choice of fabrics and colors.

    It looks so cozy. Perfect for snuggling up with a good book.

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  7. wow!!! it looks fantastic :D

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  8. great job!! I see it is already getting put to good use by the kitties!!

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  9. You know your project is a success when the cats take it over.

    Great job, Angie!

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  10. You know your project is a success when the cats take it over.

    Great job, Angie!

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  11. I see that quite a few others have said wow and have to agree that wow is the word! Love it! Great job! :)

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  12. How exciting! It's really cute. I can't believe you did it yourself!

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  13. That is talent and very pretty. Well worth approching it the "angie" way.

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  14. yay it looks AWESOME! good job! and love the kitties hahaha :]

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  15. I'm so amazed by this! It looks sooooo great! Maybe you can give me some tips? I'm inspired to recover my furniture now as well! :) Oh, and your guest post will be up tomorrow AM! Thanks again!

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  16. love your choice of fabric. you know you did a great job when the kittay's are content

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  17. It's wonderful!!! You did a fantastic job, congrats!

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  18. Wow, you really did a number on that chair! It turned out really good. You definitely have a creative talent. :)

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  19. Such an awesome chair! I experiment the same way with trial and error, and redoing things over and over until it looks right. It's the best way in my opinion! :)

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  20. It turned out so great! I wouldn't even know where to begin with a project that massive! You are amazing!!!
    Cute Kitty too. :)

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  21. Wow...you made the chair and quilt look good at the same time....I see that the cats truly enjoy your hard work...I like that you added extra padding to the sides...making it even better than before....very crafty!

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