My friend, neighbor and landscape designer, Catherine has been waiting for this post for well over a month now... so here you go!! When I started my patio furniture project I didn't realize that I'd be writing a post for it, so excuse the P&S camera photos!
Back in April we got a set of well "loved" patio furniture from my parents in ATL... yes we looked like the Clampets hauling these home on the back of the Tahoe, but hey it worked... So here's what the set looked like originally. I'm pretty sure this stuff is at least 10-15yrs if not older, it's in really good condition, considering!
Step 1: Spray paint. We used 2 different colors to give it a more textured look. (Lesson learned: MOVE the chairs OFF your porch BEFORE you start spraying.... yes, even with the tarp, the fog-o-spray-paint will eventually settle and color whatever it lands on....)
First complete chair done!
Step 2: Pick out and order fabric. This is Waverly Sun N Shade Outdoor - Lovely Lattice in Citrine (I think) with a coordinating stripe that I will
eventually use for accent pillows...
Here's Tilloo modeling the old covers. I left them on in hopes that it would help "hold" the cushions together....
After a couple mock-ups, and some helpful ideas from Catherine, my neighbor Stephanie and of course a call to Mom, I finally came up with this "pattern".... these chairs HAVE to be harder to recover than most since the cushions are one big cushions that is attached in the middle by a something a lot more industrial than my little sewing machine. I used one continuous piece of fabric that opens in the middle...
After pinning it and having Trey caaarrreeffffully pull it off (he had to fold it up like a clamshell and cinch it off) I sewed up the sides and then had Trey reverse the process to get the cover back on.... Due to the way the cushions sit in the chair you will never see this seam... and if you do, I don't care cause there was no other option! :)
All 4 chairs done!!!!!!!!! Next step, finding some inexpensive outdoor pillows that I can recover or sew covers for.... no hurry here! :)
Love, love, love my new outdoor seating!!!
I have lots more DIY projects to showcase....
Happy entertaining!
Love this last picture of the girls playing with the chair ribbons! They were exhausted by the end of the night!
Check back in October for pictures of their old hollywood style glam wedding!
This crib is gorgeous, it has been in the family for decades.
Love, love, love this picture!
Even when he was fussy he was still adorable!!
Can't wait to keep meeting up with this little guy!!
Step 1: Spray paint. We used 2 different colors to give it a more textured look. (Lesson learned: MOVE the chairs OFF your porch BEFORE you start spraying.... yes, even with the tarp, the fog-o-spray-paint will eventually settle and color whatever it lands on....)
First complete chair done!
Step 2: Pick out and order fabric. This is Waverly Sun N Shade Outdoor - Lovely Lattice in Citrine (I think) with a coordinating stripe that I will eventually use for accent pillows...
Here's Tilloo modeling the old covers. I left them on in hopes that it would help "hold" the cushions together.... 
After a couple mock-ups, and some helpful ideas from Catherine, my neighbor Stephanie and of course a call to Mom, I finally came up with this "pattern".... these chairs HAVE to be harder to recover than most since the cushions are one big cushions that is attached in the middle by a something a lot more industrial than my little sewing machine. I used one continuous piece of fabric that opens in the middle...
After pinning it and having Trey caaarrreeffffully pull it off (he had to fold it up like a clamshell and cinch it off) I sewed up the sides and then had Trey reverse the process to get the cover back on.... Due to the way the cushions sit in the chair you will never see this seam... and if you do, I don't care cause there was no other option! :)
All 4 chairs done!!!!!!!!! Next step, finding some inexpensive outdoor pillows that I can recover or sew covers for.... no hurry here! :)
Love, love, love my new outdoor seating!!!
I have lots more DIY projects to showcase.... 
T-minus one month and counting!
This is one of my favorites from the session!
Check back around Christmas for another session!