Tips for Freshening Up Your Home with Fabrics
RISMEDIA, July 7, 2009-(MCT)-The quickest way to freshen a piece of furniture and lift the spirits is through fabric. I feel years younger – and so does my dining room – now that I’ve re-covered the seats of chairs I inherited from my great-grandfather. The shield-back style of the chairs is classic; the upholstery featuring a frumpy fruit pattern definitely was not.
So I found some hip fabric (a gray cotton with a modern graphic print), took an upholstery stapler et voila! A whole new look for the dining room in less than two hours for about $40.
“Shouldn’t you take the chairs to a professional upholsterer?” a dubious friend asked before I started my DIY project. For a sofa or even a whole chair, yes. But for a few seat cushions, no. It’s so easy and more affordable to do it yourself. (Check below for step-by-step instructions from Betsy Blodgett, owner of Bon Bon Atelier in Kansas City, Mo.)
Fabrics are a way to set the mood of the room. Want sophistication in the bathroom? Create a tall fabric shower curtain that hangs from a rod close to the ceiling. It makes the room feel larger, too.
Room by Room: Other fresh fabric projects
Dining Room: Use outdoor fabrics to make tablecloths and banquette cushions. They are easy to bleach and clean.
Family Room: Create a junior ottoman by stacking three 26-inch boxed pillows that can also be floor pillows for television viewing.
Bedroom: Make a modern canopy by hanging bed drapery panels on swing-arm rods at each side of the bed.
Bathroom: Cover a wastebasket with a decorative fabric using spray adhesive. Add gimp or braid trim with a glue gun to hide the edges.
Closet: Upholster the walls and ceiling of a tiny closet using Mod Podge as an adhesive.
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