How to turn trash to a shabby chic treasure! {Re-upholstering my chair}

Hi guys! 

I want to say a special thank you to all of you who were SO supportive and wonderful during this past round of American Crafter.

Stay tuned, the final round starts this Friday and I am a BUSY gal!

It may not be the most exciting project for this week, but it is one that I have been dieing to do FOREVER!

Anddd just in case you were wondering I have officially gone blogging insane because I am also part of BTOB (another competition) that starts this week...

What in the world was I thinking???

I promise NO more competitions after this.

I like the challenge but I hate the feeling of being part of a popularity contest.

Anyways.

I am excited to give you what you have asked for----

the "How to" part of my shabby chic chair up-cycle!!!

My honest opinion and advice for you before I even get into the details is...

it's NOT thattt hard, it is WELL worth the time and it DOESN'T have to be perfect!

Okay, are you ready?

Here is what I did.

Step 1.  Strip the chair down.

DON'T be shy---get rid of all of the fabric, staples, nails and pins that may be stuck in there!

Step 2. Decide if you "stuffing" is worth saving or replacing.

{I saved mine}

Step 2 & 1/2. Take her outside and spray paint away!

{I forgot this step and am feeling lazy so I am not going re-number so this gets to be a half step}

Step 3. Cut your fabric to slightly larger than the area of the chair that you are working on .

{I used 2 pieces since my fabric is on the thin side}

Step 4. Get out your staple gun and go for it!

{There was a time when I was afraid of the staple gun...but I like to think that we are BFFs now}
{Oh and I folded my fabric over to create a smooth edge prior to stapling}

Step 5. Tackle the seat.

Do the same thing, just tuck and staple.

I didn't do any kind of fancy measuring to get the fabric just right around the legs, I just cut slot approximately where there needed to be slots while I was stapling along....

{Not super helpful I realize, but I am not for measuring and details like that....anddd sometimes I suffer the consequences... buttt not this time!}

Step 6.  Get out your glue gun and hide those staples!

{And try not to burn yourself---

I might suggest NOT watching TV

&

talking on the phone

while crafting

with a glue gun

during this step or you might end up with a nasty burn on your arm....

just sayin}

And wham bam trash to treasure!

What do you think?  Would you try it?

Anddd for those of you who were wondering about the framed fabric quote

Here is how I did that!

I just cut the quote out of vinyl and put the words on my fabric.

Then I painted the fabric with Old white chalk paint.

Then I wrapped the fabric around an old board that was cut to size

for this old frame that I up-cycled months ago.

Talk about inexpensive decor right?!