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BEFORE:
Old and new fabric. Isn't mine nicer?
I bought a glider rocking chair off of Craig's List for $50. It glides like butter; a quality piece of furniture about 8 years old.
This is the fourth rocking chair in my house. One was a baby gift years ago and is exceptionally lovely and expensive. The other 2 were free to me, and I fixed them up a bit. They are just regular old wooden rockers.
I wanted one for my bedroom that is COMFY for the upcoming nursing nights. At $50, this fit the bill for me.
I primed the wooden base and then spray painted it black. Then carefully took apart the seat cushion with a seam ripper. It was a little bit yucky, knowing that some other family and animals had sat on the fabric for 8 years. The cushions underneath were in great shape, so I kept them and made new slipcovers out of some FABULOUS fabric.
Old and new fabric. Isn't mine nicer?
AFTER:
I love it,
I love it,
I love it,
I love it.
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10 comments:
We have the same rocker, except it's blue. We just stuck it in the basement because it really doesn't match anything in our house. I never thought of changing the fabric! You are genius.
MUCH better! :-) Great job!
That print is beautiful- it looks like something out of a catalog now! Lvoe it!!
What a fabulous improvement...now it is beautiful. Enjoy!! Janell
it turned out great! :)
Holy heck it is perfect.. The black is just divine. Good job AmyJo
SO cute! I have a rocker just like yours and was too chicken to try and recover it myself. Maybe I'll try it now!
wow, what a great idea! I never would've thought of that!
absolutely beautiful. Congrats on the baby!
LOVE the fabric!!! Is it Waverly? That is such an improvement!
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