{Another Project to Share}

I had the privilege of going to a few garage sales and estate sales without my kiddos this weekend and I throughly enjoyed it!  It has been a long time since I've had the opportunity to go without my kids!

I found a great Estate Sale and bought a few things, but one of the items that caught my eye was a lone dining chair that was in great shape and seemed virtually new.  The only thing that really needed to be replaced was the cushion, but I'm on a mission to completely change everything about my house and style (that's a whole other post that I'll share sometime) so I decided to give it a little paint job too!

Here is the before:

Not bad, with the except of the moth ball stench that was coming from the cushion!  Parker kept saying "what is that smell mom?"

I had my kids help me remove the cushion.  Aren't they just gems?

Then I did something I've never done.  Cut some fabric on the BIAS and made some cording. Can I get a WHAT, WHAT!! Terrible iphone pic but I had to show my cording. 

After I primed, waited, painted, waited, sewed, waited, sanded, sealed, reassembled this is the final product:

I love the curves and the fabric is a microsuede which is a must the a 2 and 4 year old.  No, it's not already dirty, it's just not brushed in the same direction.

 I also love the light distressing.  It's subtle but makes it look worn and much loved!  For just a fraction of the cost of a new chair, I have a custom chair that is going to fit in great in our home!