Good Enough

I never thought I'd be satisfied with good enough.  If you've been following along you know that I'm not a good enough kind of girl.  So, when I took on a rusty vintage glider as a project, it took me a while to convince myself that good enough was okay.

Rusty Metal Glider

I purchased this wonderful glider mainly because of my son.  One of his favorite things to do when we visit my parents is to sit on the glider with Grandpa.  They spend hours rocking back and forth and chatting on beautiful summer evenings in Pennsylvania. Of course a dog or two hops on and joins the fun too.  I had to do something with the cushions though.

The 1960's called and they want their cushions back.  Ha.

 I loved the wire mesh frame of the glider, but the cushion fabric was dated.  I got some prices on recovering the seats, but it would cost more than I paid for the glider.  So, enter "good enough".  I decided I was going to come up with a solution.   I have quite a few coffee sacks and I decided that since they basically are large burlap pillow cases, I would wrap them around the old cushions and stitch them in place on the underside.  I convinced myself that this glider, even though sheltered by a porch roof, would be outdoors when it was raining and faded by the sun.  Good enough would do for something that was going to be abused by the elements.  Agree??

Glider "Slipcovered" in Coffee Sacks

Of course I decided that it needed some pillows.  I dropped some pillow forms into two more coffee sacks, folded the flap over, and hand stitched them closed with a large needle and thread.

Pillows Added

Here's the final result.  James and Bella are enjoying the ride.  Grandpa needs to visit and join in.

I've used burlap coffee sacks in projects before.  I made one into a large pillow.

I made a seat cover with ballet ties for an old metal chair.

I used a strip of burlap to make a cord cover for my wire pendant lamp.

I used a sack to create a cork board.

I covered a vanity bench with another sack.

What have you done with coffee sacks?

For more creative ways with coffee sacks, visit my Pinterest Board.

Kathy

Ballet Ties on Furniture

I recently found this fabulous frenchy iron chair---loved the color and the curves.

I think it needed something.  I found a coffee sack with some green in it and made a cushion for the seat.    I wrapped the legs with jute cord ballet ties.
 Its green color made it perfect for my holiday sale. 

Coffee Sack Seat

It reminds me of some similar chairs I saw in Hudson, New York in the window of an upscale shop.

If you missed the post about the fabulous shop windows, go here to view them all.
The displays were very impressive and inspiring.

I used jute cord because it matched my coffee sack.  You could also make matching cording with some gray linen and create this fabulous European look.

Via

Via

Do you like ballet ties on furniture?


 Kathy

Some Quick Befores and Afters

I thought it might be fun to do a post about my Befores and Afters.
Enjoy the transformations.

This little cabinet. . . .

with some citrine paint became this. . . .

And this dated floral chair. . .

covered in a gray linen with some nail head, became this. . .

This funky yellow Mid Century Modern buffet. . . (I only have a photo of the door) with some black paint. . . .

. . .became this fabulous cabinet.

This very plain pine chest of drawers. . .

. . .was transformed into this modern striped chest.

These plain books. . .

. . .became shelf worthy when covered.

This simple side chair. . .

. . .turned out so pretty with a touch of chevron and nail head trim.

This dated Ethan Allen ottoman . . . . . .

....became a modern beauty with some Trina Turk fabric.  

This camel back chair with great bones but dated fabric. . . .

. . . became stylish with some Dwell Studio fabric.

This plain bench with damask fabric. . . .

. . . .took on a modern edge with orange paint and lattice fabric.

This vintage mahogany stool. . . . . . . .

. . . . . with some paint and a coffee sack became this conversation piece.

So, what do you think?  What have you transformed?
I love hearing your comments and getting to know you.

Kathy