I'm going to start blogging about things I experiment with at home... there are so many little projects I want to do, and would love some place to keep track of what I've tried and pictures of the processes...
So to kick this off, I'm posting about an actual success in hopes that it will be an indication of successes to come, rather than beginner's luck :)

Torre and I bought a cheap chair from Ikea just before or just after we got married, not sure which. It served us well, and then we got Bella. Bella likes to lay under our porch in the mud to hide from Roxie. She then likes to come inside and lay on our furniture. Needless to say, our slightly off-white Ikea chair quickly became almost redish brown quickly. It has been hiding in our second bedroom under a blanket for about 6 months.

I decided to take this on as my first project. Mostly because in my dreams, I would recover our sofa and loveseat with something easier to keep clean and this would be risk-free practice.

Torre and I picked out fabric at "Fabric and Fringe" in Marietta. I took all of the fabric off and ripped out seams so I could use them as patterns. Cut the fabric, put it back together reverse of how I took it apart and then Torre helped me staple it all down!

The cushion was the part I was most nervous about, I'd never done a zipper. Even though it would probably not withstand a lot of wear and tear, it zips! :)

Here is the process...