Well over ten years ago, Tante H. found a pair of 1950's Danish, teak chairs that someone had placed in the street for trash collection. The cushions and upholstery were worn, but the chairs themselves were mint. This is the kind of find one would only encounter in CT, right? With PDX hipsters' penchant for all things mid-century I have had many people ask about purchasing them, but I think they are wonderful and don't plan on parting with them.I finally bought new foam rubber cushions and had originally planned on having them professionally re-upholstered, but I really can't afford that after paying $100+ for the cushions and because of the economy. So, I decided my only option was DIY.
I wanted to add a coral-like color to the living room and found some fabric that was at least in the orange family that was approximately what I wanted. But since the color was off, I wanted something else to make the cushions more interesting.
I then took a photograph of my living room curtains (which are in fact shower curtains from Target; am I cheap or what?) which have a toile pattern and made fabric transfers from the details.
Since I am a terrible seamstress and didn't work from a pattern, I'm pretty pleased with the results. I even have zippers for each.
What do you think?
Am I ready for ApartmentTherapy?
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