Nov 012011
 

Happy November 1st! Quite possibly our favorite month! It’s beautiful outside, you get to wear layers, and lots of things in general are just so much cozier!

Since it’s such a beautiful time of the year to be outside, me and my dear roomie have made it our mission to spruce up our back deck and make it a welcoming Fall-type place!

Step #1 was to Pressure Wash the nasty deck! (note: say “Pressure Washer” a bunch of times in a row, it’s confusingly fun)

It helps to have a handy man, (my future father-in-law) nearby to help out! ;)

Step #2! Now that you have a nice clean area, you need things to fill it with! We chose THESE:

Beautiful huh?! Not so much, but a great place to start!

Step #3 CHUNK the old moldy stuff! ICK! (unscrew from the bottom side of chair)

Step #4 Find a nice hunky Fiancé to help you cut out new bases for the chairs! ;) ow ow!!


You’ll need some stuffing, fabric, a staple gun, scissors, and possibly an extra pair of hands for this part!

Step #5 Cut out a square of fabric that will cover your seat surface lying face down

Step #6 Fluff out the stuffing and lay on fabric (use liberally because it WILL squish down!)

Step #7 Lay new seat base on top of stuffing and fabric and tuck stuffing in around it, basically making a sandwich!

Step #8 NOW, using your best gift-wrapping skills, proceed to pull fabric up and fold around the base and staple down to the board! You can do it! (note: we were simultaneously pressing the board down with our knees so that the stuffing and fabric would be nice and taut!

Step #9 Keep on stapling! At least every 2 inches with extra staples in the corners!

Step #10 Good job!  You’ve got your seat! We just have to attach it!

Step #11 Take freshly spray-painted chair with coordinating seat cushion and flip over together, and screw back together!!

Flip OVER!

TA DA!!!! Excellent Job!!!! So fresh! So nice! And a great spot to sit and enjoy FALL!!! One might say, you’ll be “Fall’in in love” with these chairs! ha!

Ellen

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