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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More Wooden Blocks

People love homemade decorations for the different seasons. Here is a tutorial at a fabulous craft blog on how to make some really cute wooden blocks that you can place on the wall, fireplace mantel, shelf, or as part of a table centerpiece. These would be great for all different seasons and occasions. You could make them say "Joy" for Christmas or "Love" for Valentine's Day, "Baby" for a baby shower gift, or anything you can imagine. If anyone makes any of these I would love to see pictures of how they turned out and what you ended up using them for. One more thing, Don't forget to sign up for the giveaway! There are only 4 days left!!! It's really easy to enter and why not try for those awesome neighbor gifts! One less thing to worry about come time for the holidays!

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Easy ABC Blocks

An easy gift idea that I like to do for baby showers is to give these cute little decorative wooden ABC blocks. I get them at Hobby Lobby as plain wood. When they are on sale you can get them for as little as a dollar each! I pick up a few colors of craft paint to match the nursery and paint them. Craft stores like Hobby Lobby and Roberts have a lot of great wooden gifts that only need a little paint or stain to complete. Since they are boxes with lids, you can fill them if you want to. You could put passifires,  baby booties, socks, bibs etc. inside. If you are compiling multiple gifts to put in a basket these are great because they take up a lot of room and are only around $5! And because you took the time to paint them it adds a personal touch as well.

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