Last Year's Dining Room Project

We inherited this dining room set.






We were told by someone who is not so credible, that this is 50's decor. We wanted to keep with the retro theme and tried to pick out retro fabric. However, I originally purchased some pink tulip fabric to recover chairs. The chairs were covered using furniture tacks instead of a staple gun, which made this project is taking longer than I thought it would. 

After uncovering the chairs, this is the fabric we found underneath:


I left this fabric on the chairs and recovered them with the new fabric. 


I found it interesting that it is the same brand of fabric that I took off: Waverly.

Coffee Table Makeover

First off, I forgot to take "before" pictures. We had a a dark brown coffee table that I decided to revamp. The wood was primed and then given three coats of a cranberry red to match the fabric. The fabric was decoupaged onto the top of the table. I would still like to get a glass table top to protect the table. Although, it was best that I did this at our old house, the paint did get a little scratched when we moved to apartment.

This is the best photograph of the fabric that I could manage. I promise the fabric is far more vibrant in real life. There are hints of gold thread around the ginkgo leaves.

The coffee table now lives happily in our apartment. I have extra fabric that I want to make into matching throw pillows. I do not see that happening any time soon.