Chair Redo

A long time ago I had a great idea.  I would get outdoor fabric to upholster the seats on the new chairs I was getting for our kitchen table.  I would be getting the best of both worlds, cute fabric that would stay clean through all of Jenin's spills and drips.  Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.  The fabric boasted that it is stain resistant, which it is.  What it didn't mention is that the fabric would fade miserably each time I wiped off the tomato sauce/chocolate milk/strawberry yogurt/oatmeal/etc.

Look how great the fresh, new fabric looks on the chair?  Sorry about the picture, it was an after thought during some downtime while making cinnamon rolls, which explains the flour on the table and the chair.  This is before I had gotten the new rug.

Just another shot. Another after thought. The chairs began falling apart so quickly that I didn't really have a desire to take a good picture of them.

To add insult to injury, slowly each few weeks, a leg on my brand new chairs would split and break.  Ah, "quality".   Before even getting to fully enjoy my new dining set, it had already looked like it had been picked up from Craigslist's free section.  When my in-laws were visiting during the summer, we were sitting on white plastic folding chairs. Um, embarrassing?  Now you're probably wondering why I didn't just take them back to the store, right? Well, we purchased them wholesale from a furniture warehouse that sells directly to furniture stores. All sales final. 



J, there are better ways to get out of finishing your lunch.



From 6 chairs we are currently down to 2.  One for me, one for Rami, Maysoon in her high chair, and Jenin on a repainted chair from Craigslist.  A very sad seating arrangement indeed.  I've purchased more chairs from the same warehouse. I know, I know... Fool me once...blah, blah, blah, but it's what we can currently afford.  So now my new issue is finding fabric that Jenin won't send to hell and back (excuse my language) before the week's end. 



Maysoon putting my cookbooks to use.

Outdoor fabric wasn't as life changing as I had hoped.  My next (desperate) option is to use laminated fabric. Tacky? Maybe. Most likely not because MADE did it first. I just can't stand the site of stained (or faded) fabric on the seats. So I embark on the journey to find oil cloth fabric with a pattern that doesn't fight with the stain resistant rug under the table. The rug is from JCPenney in my favorite pattern.  Unlike the outdoor fabric, it is earning it's keep in the house.

Linking to:  Made by You, Get Your Craft On, Blue Cricket Design, Sew Much Ado,  Somewhat Simple,  Tatertots & Jello, Sew Chatty.