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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Dining room chairs

This is my best advice: don’t buy brand new furniture if you think you’ll ever have kids.

My second best advice:don’t buy upholstered dining chairs if you think you’ll ever have kids.

Why didn’t anyone tell me this?  MOM???

I’ve replaced the fabric on these dang chairs way more than I ever anticipated.  I’ve tried outdoor canvas, thick decorator’s fabric and now my latest idea:  iron on vinyl

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I picked out four different cotton prints, washed the fabric then ironed on a sheet of vinyl to each.

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I spray painted the chair frames white to match the new round table then stapled the new fabric to the seat cushions.

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They are absolutely FANTASTIC to wipe off.  Ketchup, milk, syrup…it all just wipes off.

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I have no doubts that my kids will find a way to demolish and destroy these, but for now I like that they are C.L.E.A.N.

2 comments:

Neabear said...

Great idea! They look awesome with the white paint too. Love how each chair has a different fabric but all in the main theme of BLUE!

~Linnea

Amy Jo said...

Thanks! I love the different patterned fabrics too. Because I used the vinyl, I wasn't limited to the heavier fabric section; there were so many more choices! I've seen other people do different colored chair bases AND different fabric patterns on each chair, but that's a little too eclectic for me.

 

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