Reupholstered rocking chair

This past weekend I took on a project that I have been wanting to do for so long.
It was finally time to do something with the hand me down rocking chair that Adrian's mother had given us two years ago.
It was ripped, stained, and pink plaid.

I spent Friday afternoon removing what seemed like millions of staples.
And lots of these razor sharp tack strips too.
Sharp things scare me. I closed my eyes as I pulled each one out. Then realized I should probably keep my eyes open if I wanted to avoid being cut.

My chair sat completely naked all day Saturday while I cut out the new fabric.

I had to get her covered, and fast, because the only thing uglier than stained, ripped up, pink plaid is spongy, yellow, upholstery foam.
That is the point where I had to deal with the really scary stuff like sewing new welting and a zipper!
It was the first time I'd ever even tried sewing welting or a zipper, but just like button holes, it turns out that they really are pretty easy.
I just had to take it one step at a time. Otherwise the whole project made me feel overwhelmed.


It all came together in the end, and I love our "new" chair!

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