Before and After-Antique Chair

BEFORE

This antique chair was in the bulk of stuff that I got a couple of months ago. I got a ton of stuff for twenty bucks so I guess you could say that this cost me about 3 bucks! One arm needed to be repaired and all the joints needed a little wood glue but that was easy. :) 

After many hours of cutting, stapling, hammering and even some blood(good thing I got that tetanus shot!)..................Here it is...

AFTER

I just love how it turned out! 

I was able to reuse all the original tack strip. My sister helped me pull it off. So much fun for her that I don't think she will ever help me again! Putting it back on was even harder! NOTE: If you are going to attempt this plan for several hours. 

This is going in my living room. The husband wants me to sell it, which I guess is a compliment, he thinks we could sell it easily. But, NOPE it's all mine! 

Remembering the lesson I learned from the couch I used the old material for a pattern. But I did learn a couple other lessons....

LESSON: When working with a pattern make sure everything is going in the same direction. On the first try, the top was perfect but after cutting the seat out the pattern was facing backwards! AHHHHHHH. Had to go back to the store because I didn't have enough. 

LESSON: When using the old material make sure you check the direction and then flip the material over to trace the pattern. When I got more material I started tracing it and realized I was making the same mistake. But because I was tracing on the pattern side I had pencil marks going through part of the material I needed to use!AHHHHHHHH again. I'm sure there is a special pencil or something but I don't have one. 

Hope these help.