As much as I really need to design some of my own fabric, I knew if I waited around to do that I might never print up some Spoonflower fabric for myself. So, I headed to the marketplace and found a print that I loved to recover my dining room chairs.

Here's my dining room. The chairs aren't bad, but I knew they could be awesome with new fabric.

I choose decoflowers by holli_zollinger in the upholstery weight cotton twill. She's got some other awesome designs for sale and a cool blog and Etsy shop as well.


Of course, Roland had to come jump all over my fabric and see what I was up to. Nothing happens without his thorough inspection.

Yay for ironing! (sarcasm). I am so horrible at ironing, but I found it was easier to iron fabric than clothing.

I didn't have a staple gun or make full covers for these, so if you turned the chairs over you'd see that they are put together all kinds of weird, but I'm okay with that.

Looking at my dining room now, makes me so happy! No more crappy brown suede from KMart. Next up on Spoonflower projects are some cool curtains to rid myself of the nasty plastic blinds.

This has nothing to do with recovering chairs, but just as I was about to connect my camera to my computer to upload the photos, I heard this weird scratching. I didn't think it could be what I thought it might be, but it was:

That big wall was too much for Roland to bear and he had to finally investigate. Of course, it didn't really go as planned, I'm sure, since he was trapped and in a horribly slick place. (He won't even venture into the kitchen because of the tile.) Before rescuing him, I had to snap a picture or two.

10 comments

1. Kim on February 22, 2010 12:08 PM

   That print is so damn cute. You make it look too easy. I'd probably end up with a broken chair.
   
   And Roland is adorable.

    
2. Hootie on February 22, 2010 9:35 PM

   Poor stuck bunny! What a sweetie. That fabric is great too. It really adds a ton of life to your dining space. :)

    
3. GingerMandy on February 24, 2010 9:01 AM

   i can't even get past the cuteness of the bunny.

    
4. Kerri on April 1, 2010 8:16 PM

   Stephanie, I didn't tell you before when you posted these, but I adore them!
   And I miss you!
   Hope you're doing well!

    
5. Krysten @ After 'I Do' on April 17, 2010 9:06 PM

   I LOVE that print, they look awesome!

    
6. Courtney on April 21, 2010 10:12 PM

   Such a good idea. Cute retro pattern, as well. I should do this with my chairs, they are white and have pizza sauce splattered on them like Jackson Pollack ate dinner there. As for the last picture.. AWEEEEE!! So , so soooo cute! :)

    
7. Emily on June 1, 2010 1:18 AM

   Beautiful job with the chairs!! Love it!

    
8. ExMi on July 21, 2010 8:16 AM

   oh.wow.
   
   who cares if they look weird underneath? i think you did a fabulous job and they look awesome!

    
9. sugarmouse on January 25, 2011 1:20 AM

   love the print on that! good selection :D

    
10. anna on March 4, 2011 1:48 PM

    love the chairs! new fabric made the corner much "livelier".