tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post4724142108663975456..comments2023-10-06T06:54:24.031-07:00Comments on Seriously Daisies: Green Polka Dot Chair MakeoverKimberly @ Seriously Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523588172703219243noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-82932144368425120382012-08-23T11:14:17.522-07:002012-08-23T11:14:17.522-07:00Thank you!!! It's not as scary if you take it ...Thank you!!! It's not as scary if you take it one step at a time. Good luck if you decide to do it. :):)Kimberly @ Seriously Daisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523588172703219243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-45030340690901391972012-08-21T23:19:21.767-07:002012-08-21T23:19:21.767-07:00Holy amazing! I have a rather ugly red reclining ...Holy amazing! I have a rather ugly red reclining chair that I would love to keep for it's comfort, but I'm a little daunted by the recovering idea. Maybe I should rethink it. You did an amazing job!Bonnie Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039689205881786179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-89637109053617230372012-08-20T20:27:49.874-07:002012-08-20T20:27:49.874-07:00Thank April. Mine is turquoise, but green is secon...Thank April. Mine is turquoise, but green is second! Hope you have a great week!! :):)Kimberly @ Seriously Daisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523588172703219243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-85550584885134401932012-08-20T13:47:41.366-07:002012-08-20T13:47:41.366-07:00Green is my favorite color=love this!Green is my favorite color=love this!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374586629502175461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-16295212901219313552012-08-19T12:59:55.287-07:002012-08-19T12:59:55.287-07:00Erin, Thank you! Is it funny that making a slipcov...Erin, Thank you! Is it funny that making a slipcover seems more intimidating than reupholstering something, haha!! I'm sure it's not, but it is a lot more sewing, and this is mostly stapling, which for some reason seems simpler. Good luck if you decide to redo your chair. :)Kimberly @ Seriously Daisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523588172703219243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-34377115726657561902012-08-18T21:37:08.604-07:002012-08-18T21:37:08.604-07:00I love this chair! It's so fresh and young no...I love this chair! It's so fresh and young now. I've been making slipcovers but this is all out reupholstry! I giving sideways looks to an old chair in the corner now that I was planning on slipcovering. HMMMM. Thanks for the idea. great job.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17316494431110913769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-17717452188848281142012-08-17T23:51:46.797-07:002012-08-17T23:51:46.797-07:00Just found your blog through Better After and I lo...Just found your blog through Better After and I love what you did with your chair (and I love polka dots)! I recently reupholstered a chair too! A lot of work but so worth it. Thanks for sharing!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13453222565380922100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-76445872955847658722012-08-17T20:41:30.040-07:002012-08-17T20:41:30.040-07:00Thank you all. :)
Kim, I totally don't mind ...Thank you all. :) <br /><br />Kim, I totally don't mind if you pin from my blog! Pin away!!! And I used 7 yards for this chair, it was barely enough, luckily I didn't make any mistakes cutting the fabric, cause I wouldn't have had enough fabric to fix it.Kimberly @ Seriously Daisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523588172703219243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-37457151041749923622012-08-17T12:30:57.216-07:002012-08-17T12:30:57.216-07:00I am in looooove with this chair! I have a big old...I am in looooove with this chair! I have a big old club chair that's comfy, but covered in the ugliest forest green cord fabric. Something fun like this would be awesome. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16968683314594577902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-2479345085248158702012-08-17T11:57:30.842-07:002012-08-17T11:57:30.842-07:00WOW! I am so impressed that this was your first bi...WOW! I am so impressed that this was your first big project! You did an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G job! Hope you don't mind, but I had to pin it, because this chair totally inspires me to try my hand at upholstery one of these days :) <br /><br />Absolutely luuuuurve that polka dot fabric! And the green is almost the exact same shade of green duck canvas that I bought two years ago, with the idea of re-upholstering some old chairs. I picked up 20 yards at $5/yard on sale (and then hauled it back to Argentina in two separate suitcases 'cause it weighs so stinkin' much!) but haven't had a chance yet to work on those chairs. I did, however, pick up upholstery supplies last year when we were in the states, so once I do have time, I am ready! <br /><br />Just curious: How many yards did it take to do a chair that size?Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256552315634307734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-147677257776426572012-08-16T04:01:18.353-07:002012-08-16T04:01:18.353-07:00my mom was a professional upholsterer so i have be...my mom was a professional upholsterer so i have been around it all my life and i have to say "YOU DID AWESOME"! a really great job. i have done some slip covers but never tackled a total redo. love the fabric.hipchickshomesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02683938716920956595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-88108025026808115692012-08-15T06:37:38.836-07:002012-08-15T06:37:38.836-07:00So cute! I am getting ready to tackle building an...So cute! I am getting ready to tackle building an upholstering a large ottoman/bench, so this is very inspiring.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510279423580798762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-17071994517801539592012-08-14T20:45:58.161-07:002012-08-14T20:45:58.161-07:00Thank you guys so much!!Thank you guys so much!!Kimberly @ Seriously Daisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523588172703219243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-8834974575672912412012-08-14T18:42:05.101-07:002012-08-14T18:42:05.101-07:00This is great! You did an amazing job...and your ...This is great! You did an amazing job...and your first time at that!Leigh Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468664974100443206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-44560507560254021872012-08-14T12:50:37.630-07:002012-08-14T12:50:37.630-07:00Oh, I wish you lived near me so I could pay you to...Oh, I wish you lived near me so I could pay you to recover my chair!! Beautiful job, looks professional.Vicki ~ FLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12542777705977724405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-25594325829887562122012-08-14T08:47:01.040-07:002012-08-14T08:47:01.040-07:00Oh my heck, for never having tackled anything bigg...Oh my heck, for never having tackled anything bigger than a cushion you did a fantastic job. I love the fabric choice, so fun.Judy @ In His Griphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957941226149889208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-83298621473098910042012-08-11T14:17:22.811-07:002012-08-11T14:17:22.811-07:00Thank you Sam!! I hadn't really noticed the ma...Thank you Sam!! I hadn't really noticed the matching, can't remember if I planned it or not, kinda cool though. :)Kimberly @ Seriously Daisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523588172703219243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-23881410940702611032012-08-11T02:35:01.004-07:002012-08-11T02:35:01.004-07:00It's amazing.
I love how the dot pattern is ma...It's amazing.<br />I love how the dot pattern is matching on the different parts.<br />Great job.Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-65197650314689319312012-08-03T13:21:00.391-07:002012-08-03T13:21:00.391-07:00Heather,
Thank you so so much!! I actually only u...Heather,<br /><br />Thank you so so much!! I actually only used two sites when recovering the chair, I had to go back and google them again, but found them rather quickly, they are:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-Homesteading/1974-11-01/Reupholster-Furniture.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-Homesteading/1974-11-01/Reupholster-Furniture.aspx</a> - this one is boring looking, but it has so much useful information!! There are four total pages, so make sure you hit next on the bottom of each page. I know, common sense, but it's easy to miss, I almost did when I was just there!! :):)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.allthingsthrifty.com/2010/07/how-much-fabric-do-you-need-for.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.allthingsthrifty.com/2010/07/how-much-fabric-do-you-need-for.html</a> - this site shares how much fabric you will need. I measured everything, estimated what I would need, then compared to the estimates on this site, and went with the highest one. You don't want to run out of fabric!<br /><br />I also went to Pinterest just now, and did a quick search, I came across these two sites that might also be helpful (they weren't around last year when I recovered my chair)<br /><br /><a href="http://megeletto.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/how-to-reupholster-a-wingback-chair/" rel="nofollow">http://megeletto.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/how-to-reupholster-a-wingback-chair/</a> - step by step of how she recovered her chair, with pictures!<br /><br /><a href="http://honeyandfitz.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-much-fabric-do-i-need-to.html#axzz1m02VRvzL" rel="nofollow">http://honeyandfitz.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-much-fabric-do-i-need-to.html#axzz1m02VRvzL</a> - another yardage estimator, with pretty color diagrams.<br /><br />So I hope those help!!! Good luck recovering your chair!! I hope to see pictures on your blog if you tackle the project. :)Kimberly @ Seriously Daisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523588172703219243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866492309589609837.post-87989316117649663572012-08-03T12:22:37.684-07:002012-08-03T12:22:37.684-07:00Amazing! It is gorgeous now! You did an awesome jo...Amazing! It is gorgeous now! You did an awesome job! I have a wingback chair that my aunt gave me (which she did a wonderful job recovering because it was actually her mothers) but it is now super outdated again. Can you share with me the sites you googled? I am thinking about tackling this chair and need lots of help! Thanks!twinkietotmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06153192477171698942noreply@blogger.com