"W" is for Wing Chairs

 A wing chair makeover using drop cloths:

This project has been sitting in my mind for quite some time until recently when Rene at Cottage and Vine hosted a drop cloth linky party and that made me spring into action.

Total cost for this makeover = $33.

And I did two chairs.

I purchased 3 drop cloths for $10 each and a fresh pack of staples for the staple gun.
Definitely worth every penny.

The before shot:

The during shot:

The after shot:

Here's how I did it:

I removed all the existing tape and sanded the wood trim.
(I never even moved the chairs out of the room for this project.)
Then I painted the wood (Behr Off White Semi Gloss) two coats.

I lightly sanded the paint to give it that worn look and started stapling on the drop cloth:

All fabric on and ready for trim:

For the trim I used an old white sheet and made long strips:

Ironed the raw edges inwards to make a thin (about 1/2" wide) strip:

And sewed down the middle on the front side as I pleated the fabric:

Time consuming - YES! But worth every minute because I got the look I wanted without spending a dime.

I was going for a something like this from Miss Mustard Seed.  Hers is a slipcover, however, my chair has all the upholstery attached therefore I knew my trim would need to be glued on and finished on all edges.

I used a hot glue gun and started gluing the trim on:

Back view

Loving the legs

The cushion is covered like a pillow and can be removed for washing.

See the underside has an overlapped opening.

Both chairs all freshened up

Detail of woodwork and trim:

Can we get a side by side?

A whole new look at a minor expense, that's my kind of project.

I'm linking up to: