Refurbished Craft Chair Tutorial

I mentioned before how I am putting together a craft room. Currently its in an unfinished room in my basement, but to me its still my own space to create, so I am very excited. I got a desk from IKEA that I will post about later on, but first, I'll share with you my first chair remodel.

I took an old chair that we weren't using anymore: 

And with a screwdriver I removed the padding section of the chair by undoing about 3 screws. It was easier than I thought it would be.

I put the padding aside and took the chair outside to paint it. I had to lightly sand the chair down first but if you have some primer spray than no sanding is required.

I got Rust-oleum spray paint because I heard thats the best. (White, satin finish). 

The handle was a separate purchase but was very nice for spraying a lot of furniture. My fingers didn't cramp up at all. Following the instructions on the can, I put a few coats on of the paint (I used the entire can and should have used more for a better finish but decided it was good as is) Then I followed it up with a clear coat of polyurethane.

While waiting for the polyurethane to dry, I focused my attention on the padding section. I had previously gotten a yard of the fabric that I wanted from Hobby Lobby. (Oh Hobby Lobby, I {heart} you!)


The plan was to staple gun it to the chair padding, but I was too impatient to wait for my hubby to help me with that. So I did the next best thing. I got my glue gun. I simply hot glued the new fabric right on top of the old. I payed special attention to the corners to make them bunch as little as possible. 

Then I just screwed the padding back onto the chair and voila! It's done. It took me just a few hours to do (with having to wait for the paint to dry) and it was a fairly simple project.

I plan to still reinforce the new fabric with a staple gun. But for now it will work great with my desk! Ignore the cement walls :)

 I love how girly and fresh it looks. When I see it I instantly want to craft!

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Cd photo cube

Maybe the rest of you already know about this project, but when I found it, I was ready to make hundreds.  I LOVE this!  It is a culmination of all the elements that I love in my life...Family, pictures, crafts, organization, paper, doodads, recycling, trash to treasure, low cost gifts, you name it.  All wrapped up in a thing called a CD PHOTO CUBE.  I got the idea from a blog called "Paper Jewels".

 

On her blog, she has a video tutorial that explains exactly how to make these little pieces of happiness.  She also has a gallery of ones that others have made.  I have been saving CD cases forever and now have a great way to use, display and give them as nice gifts.  If you decide to make one, please post it for all of us to see.

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More Craft Room Organization

So I am thinking about collecting all of my Hobby Lobby and Walmart bags filled with craft stuff and finally organizing them in an unfinished room in my basement. I did some reasearch and found some really awesome craft organization ideas! Since I dabble in a lot of different kinds of crafts, (scrapbooking, sewing, painting, kids craft supplies, etc) I am looking for a way to store it all effectively. I don't have $1,000 to drop on a hutch or big shelving system so here are some of my favorite ideas that are realistic for me that I have found so far:

From Better Homes and Gardens, these jars would be great for storing buttons, small embellishments like eyelets or charms, etc. A great deal: IKEA sells similar jars like these, 3 for $4.00! You could also use old baby food jars.

From One Little Word- I LOVE the idea of hanging your extra fabric scraps on clothes pins. Ronda says: "Above that hangs a clothes line of fabric pieces.  I got this little idea from Better Homes & Garden.  Totally love it hanging up there, again in RAINBOW order.  It is like functional art.  I used some picture hanging hooks and picture frame wiring to make the clothes line.  The fabric hangs from clothes pins but you could use Binder clips as well."

 

How clever to use a peg board to hang all of your tools, ribbons, necklaces, etc. The picture above is from Craft Addict, and the pictures below are from Better Homes and Gardens:

If I ever put anything together I will post an update picture. Do any of you have a craft room? If so I would love to hear how you have organized your craft items.

  
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