Comments for DIY Project-aholic http://megeletto.wordpress.com Welcome to my mess. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:36:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on How to reupholster a wingback chair by Online Learning | Sparty Teacher http://megeletto.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/how-to-reupholster-a-wingback-chair/#comment-395 Fri, 17 May 2013 00:36:33 +0000 http://megeletto.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-395 […] wing back chair” and was amazed at what I found. One blog really sparked my interest Reupholster Wingback Chair! The lady had a disclaimer at the top stating she had never done this before but found it quite […]

]]> Comment on How to reupholster a wingback chair by megeletto http://megeletto.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/how-to-reupholster-a-wingback-chair/#comment-394 Wed, 15 May 2013 05:28:15 +0000 http://megeletto.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-394 Hi Pepper,

I bought the fabric I used online. Here is the link to it: http://www.premierprintsfabric.com/suzstd.shtml

]]> Comment on How to reupholster a wingback chair by Pepper http://megeletto.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/how-to-reupholster-a-wingback-chair/#comment-393 Wed, 15 May 2013 05:11:50 +0000 http://megeletto.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-393 Any chance of finding that fabric anywhere?

]]> Comment on Giani Granite: How to paint your counters by Free From Burdens http://megeletto.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/giani-granite-how-to-paint-your-counters/#comment-392 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:54:49 +0000 http://megeletto.wordpress.com/?p=225#comment-392 Love it, love it.

]]> Comment on Total Kitchen Makeover $550 by Free From Burdens http://megeletto.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/total-kitchen-makeover-550/#comment-391 Mon, 06 May 2013 00:45:24 +0000 http://megeletto.wordpress.com/?p=284#comment-391 This looks great. I love your kitchen. How did you do the countertop? I’ve been wanting to do mine for a while now.

]]> Comment on How to reupholster a wingback chair by megeletto http://megeletto.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/how-to-reupholster-a-wingback-chair/#comment-389 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:48:00 +0000 http://megeletto.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-389 Hi Lauren,

You can TOTALLY do this yourself. I didn’t find this project terribly difficult, just a little time consuming. There are A LOT of staples that need to be removed. My recommendation is to enlist a friend to help you get the staples out– then you have someone to talk to while you’re working. I spent at least 10 hours on weekends (over a month) removing staples. Once the staples were out, it was probably a 12-hour day to put the new fabric on and sew the cushion.

The piping isn’t difficult. I didn’t even buy a special “piping foot” for my sewing machine. I just kept all the old piping, and used the innards of the piping to make my new piping (see the link within my post for a great way to get a long strip of fabric). It’s just sewing a straight line. The cushion didn’t take any special skill either. Just take the cushion out, turn the cushion fabric inside out and make note of how you take it apart– put it back together in the same order. Use the old pieces of fabric as patterns.

If you have specific questions as you’re working on the project, I’d be happy to advise you on what I would do– just stop back by :)

]]> Comment on How to reupholster a wingback chair by Lauren http://megeletto.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/how-to-reupholster-a-wingback-chair/#comment-388 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:52:31 +0000 http://megeletto.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-388 This chair is awesome! I really would like to try to do this but I am very intimated. I am wondering how hard this was for you and how long it actually took you to do this? What concerns me is the pipeing and the cusion and how to actually put it on the chair with out the stables showing. If you have any other hits please share. I would be very greatful.

]]> Comment on How to reupholster a wingback chair by megeletto http://megeletto.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/how-to-reupholster-a-wingback-chair/#comment-379 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:32:52 +0000 http://megeletto.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-379 Hey! I actually did nail those fabric pieces to the front of the arms on the chair. I used finishing nails (the ones with almost no head) and I just pushed them through the fabric at the end. The weave on the fabric I used made it so you weren’t able to see the tiny hole from the nail holes. Good luck! If all else fails, you could probably use velcro on the back or attach with some hot glue.

]]> Comment on How to reupholster a wingback chair by McCall Sanderson http://megeletto.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/how-to-reupholster-a-wingback-chair/#comment-378 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:45:14 +0000 http://megeletto.wordpress.com/?p=26#comment-378 Hi! This is a fabulous tutorial, and the new chair looks great! :) I’m in the middle of reupholstering a similar chair, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to attach the decorative arm rest things that are on the front side of the arms. Is there a specific tool or nail to use? I know you mentioned that you nailed them in, but from looking, you obviously didn’t nail straight through the front. Thanks in advance for your help! :)

]]> Comment on Pinterest Challenge: DIY State art by stepheniejones http://megeletto.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/pinterest-challenge-diy-state-art/#comment-377 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:42:31 +0000 http://megeletto.wordpress.com/?p=83#comment-377 Thanks! I’m a crocheter, so I’m neurotic about my ends.

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