First, let me say that using a tiny stubby screwdriver in cramped quarters is hard on your hands. Add that to the fact that there were 6 screws per chair, and you’ll understand why I only did 2 chairs today. I picked up vinyl today to redo our kitchen chairs since I have two grubby children who don’t think about where they put their hands when they’re eating. I’m not keen on vinyl seats, but what else can you do? Besides, by the time they’re old enough not to need vinyl seats, the furniture will need replacing anyway.
Turns out I bought twice as much vinyl as I need too. I wonder what else I can do with it. I will eventually find some nice matching fabric for placemats. Our red ones will go wonderfully at Christmastime, and I guess the navy ones will look fine, but we’ve had them ever since we got married, so it is time for new ones.
Anyway, our dining area is right beside our living room so I figured green is the way to go given that our sofa is green. This picture is one chair with the original fabric upholstery (which doesn’t look very grubby in the picture but it is so stained and dingy that I am embarrassed by these chairs) and one with the new vinyl. The other chairs will be done eventually.
Pardon the stray shoes and bits of train track. It just makes it more real since I’m always tripping over that stuff.
That looks great Kim! Now you can breathe a little easier when the munchkins spill everywhere
You inspired me to recover my chairs in vinyl as well. I’d been putting off recovering them because I knew they’d just get dirty again. I did my chairs in a chocolate brown vinyl and now they look wonderful and are so easy to keep clean