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This all begins where so many of my posts do....a yard sale.  I saw this little chair and thought, "I can improve the looks of that."   Yes, that's how all things begin with a DIYer.  Within minutes it was on it's way home with me.  You can see the fabric was stained and soiled and the chair was on the feminine side.  Now, I do have two granddaughters but the youngest is 11 so it will have to be for my grandson. I put it in my studio and thought about it awhile. I even bought fabric to recover it, but, there was no hurry.  You see, my grandson wasn't born yet so I had some time. When my grandson hit his seventh month birthday, I decided it was time to get started.  I started by stripping off the old fabric.  Sounds simple, right?  Not really.  This is when I discovered these little chairs are assembled after the fabric is applied to the pieces.  That means that the fabric is wedged between the parts an...

When the lack of enthusiasm bug bites it's nice to have friends who provide the remedy for motivation.  Recently a long time friend visited me from the Chicago area and brought me two framed prints. I'm a sucker for depictions of interiors and my friend knows me well. She purchased these from a resale shop in her area called Jubilee Furniture. A few days after she presented them to me, I was with a designer friend in her basement when I noticed a piece of fabric that I thought might look good with the colors in my new wall art.  She graciously gave me the piece. Two friends, two gifts and together they become my inspiration for another project.  First I needed a chair for the fabric.  I had a couple in my stash that might work. I considered this one and I still think it would have been a good choice but I also knew I could use this in another way that might be better for this chair. So I opted for this one.  Everyone knows what has to happen next...