Ticking Stripe Ottoman Redo

On Friday I gave you a sneak peak 

of a small project that I was working on.  

I had this little project in mind for a while 

but never got the chance to complete it. 

Here's how it started out.  

I found it at an Estate Sale for $8.00.  

I thought that it had really great bones 

but kinda Brady Bunch fabric.  

I left it the way it was for winter 

and had it stashed in the basement.  

I walked by it a million times 

and finally said to myself 

"I am going to get this project done THIS weekend!". 

Isn't the little flower so precious?  

You can barely make it out with all that dark wood. 

I deconstructed it 

and pulled all of the staples out of it.  

I like it better already. 

It was covered with a layer of muslin on the inside.

And a layer of old fashioned batting 

was underneath the fabric.

I painted it in ASCP Old White 

and used a little dark wax 

and a coat of clear wax.  

I lightly distressed it with sand paper. 

 A new layer of batting covers the muslin. 

I stapled the ticking fabric onto the ottoman 

and then cut it as close to the edge as possible.  

The fabric came from my same stash 

 of fabric that I made all of the Colorado pillows from.  

Remember that great Estate Sale 

that the seamstress lady had?  

So much gorgeous fabric!  

I thought a lot about what type of edge treatment 

to use to cover up the staples.  

I went to the fabric store 

and looked up and down the aisles...  

I wanted to contrast the feminine details 

of the curvy legs with something a little more rustic.  

I remembered that I purchased some cording 

to use for pillows 

and thought that was just what 

I needed for contrast.

 I think it works perfectly!  

I'm so glad that I got this done!  

It is such a little cutie now!  

 I'm not sure where it will end up yet... 

But I will find the perfect spot for it.

It went from Brady Bunch to Beautiful!  

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

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Easing into Fall~Chair Re-do

Last week I shared my Easing into Fall philosophy... 

  I'm not quite ready for fall colors so I am decorating with soft creams, browns and my beloved aqua.

I told you that I was working on a chair to replace the Parson's chair that put there temporarily.  I have been dying to find the time to reupholster this occasional chair.

 It was a Nebraska Furniture Mart clearance item that I bought a while back to furnish a Model Home.  I've always liked the lines of the chair but I detested the fabric on the seat.

I picked up this wonderful fabric in San Francisco at a Fabric Warehouse.  Am I the only one who visits a Fabric Warehouse on vacation???  Anyway, it's a suede like fabric in my favorite Aqua color.  I bought the remnant that was 2 3/4 yards for $13.00. 

I stripped off the Ugly fabric and 

painted it ASCP Duck Egg Blue.

I then painted Old White over the blue.  I cut out the fabric and couldn't wait to see how it looked.  I still had to wax and distress before I could staple the fabric onto the chair.  

I glued trim onto the edges of the fabric (two layers) to finish it off.  Before I did that I trimmed off all of the excess fabric.  What do you think?

I love the way the blue shows through. 

Should I distress more?  

I was kind of in a hurry since we were leaving the next day to go up to Colorado.  I also see a spot of wax there on the left that I need to buff out.  

Here's how it looks in my Entry Way.  I like how the dark chest and the light mirror and chair play against each other.  My sweet Cocker Spaniel even blends into my vignette!  

Before I go I have to share a birthday present that I just opened when I got home from our trip.

 My sweet son had this photo enlarged and professionally framed for me.  I cried when I saw it!  It has always been one of my favorite pictures but I never really told anyone.  

How cute are these guys?  This was taken the first year that we moved from California to Kansas.  How in the world did they get to be 16, 22 and almost 26 ??(the big guy has a birthday on Thursday)

OK, I'm done with the sappiness! 

 I can't wait to hang it on my Gallery Wall!

 Off to do more Fall Decorating!  

Even though it's supposed to be 97 today!!!

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves

XO Cindy
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