Thrifty Artwork

Feb 26, 2012 by Lindsay

My roommates and I were lucky to find a huge, amazing apartment in Chicago. However, along with the large size came lots of blank walls. Big pieces of artwork are typically very expensive (and out of our price range!) so I was thrilled to come across this frame at my favorite thrift store for only $5. To fill the frame, I headed to Jo-Ann’s and picked up some fabric and gold paint. By re-painting the frame gold and adding patterned fabric as the artwork, I was able to create a thrifty piece of art for our living room and add some decoration to the walls.

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How to: Recover a Chair

Aug 17, 2011 by Gina Mueller

I inherited these fantastic fruitwood chairs from our family friends.  All they needed was a little love with new padding and fabric.  I must admit this was my first time recovering chairs but, with help from my experienced mother I was successful and ended up with beautiful new chairs.

Before                                                                                    After 

Materials:

• Foam (I layered 2 separate foams)
• Fabric (I got mine from Joann Fabric and Craft Store)
• Pins
• Scissors
• Screw driver
• Pliers
• Staple Gun

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