buyers remorse

i know. it's been awhile. it's just that, well, i haven't been upholstering . . . or crafting at all really. my summer has consisted of a trip to vegas, a roadtrip to cincinnati, a few visits to chicago, lots of work, and lots of sun. it's been pretty wonderful, actually. in the past two week's i have even gotten two (yes two!) "you are awesome" email responses from my advisor. if you knew her, you'd understand why this would make my summer.

and so this week i finally decided to get back in upholstery mode and work on this little chair we got at ReStore way back when that's been occupying space in our basement.



i have a thing for painted wood these days. it seems so fresh and clean and perfect compared to natural wood. and so although i can't paint the woodwork in our apartment (although i've daydreamed about it), i've taken to painting wooden chairs.

this time i went with white.

 we picked out a fabric yesterday. truth is, i found myself drawn to this semi-ugly orange polyester fabric - in other words, the same fabric that was on the chair to begin with. that was shot down by the mister,  but we found a happy medium in a different semi-ugly polyester . . . turquoise.

i loved it in the store. i'm having buyers remorse at the moment. it seems more blue than teal in our house, and might be a little too quirky for me. but there's no turning back now. i like sort of ugly things sometimes to be honest - and if this chair doesn't end up fitting in with the rest of our  apartment, it's up for grabs for anyone else who also appreciates semi-ugly things and turquoise polyester fabrics (there has to be someone out there, right?).

this guy is next on my list but will require lots of work (obviously. the springs in this photo are on the ground . . . ) but i see it's potential. i've already removed all the fabric and my mom is working on removing the last remaining nails and then we'll get her started.

 i'm promising to dedicate more time (or as much time as possible) to finishing up - or making some good headway on these projects before classes start up again. i'm also promising to keep you posted on said progress. :)