I really struggled with recovering this chair.
Not because it was difficult, but because I procrastinated and waited until the last minute to dive into the project. Sometimes I do that for a reason though, and what I really need to do is just be STILL for a minute
and ask myself a few questions.
Why am I avoiding this?
I think the answer was that I really liked the chair and I wanted it professionally recovered but I just can't do it now.
I didn't want to attempt it myself and screw it up.
Soooooo, long story short, I slipcovered it!
It is a good quick fix for now.
Here is the Before:
The chair is really a pretty Bergere with a fabulous back and the fabric on it is a silk Buffalo plaid.
I took the seat cushion off thinking that I would recover the seat separately from the rest of the chair. I nixed that idea when I realized I might be in too deep. I made a pattern by tracing onto paper and did the same thing for the back and front.
I pinned the front and back together to fit perfectly before I sewed it.
I tested it on the chair. Looks good.
Turned it back inside out and pinned the ruffle on that I made out of the finished edge of the dropcloth.
Here is is all inside out and almost finished.
I finised her up by adding arm covers with ties and ties onto the back of the chair. It came out much nicer than I expected and now I can have two different looks with one chair!
Now I'm thinking of making slipcovers for my dining room chairs... I have enough dropcloth left to slipcover Buckingham Palace!
Until Next Time,
Beaux R'eves
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