How To: Shelly's Outdoor Upholstery Makeover

Shelly aka Mod Home Ec teacher (here is her first appearance on AT:Chi, followed by this one and this one) just sent us the link to another one of her always great tutorials. She tackled the job of making new cushions for a sweet vintage outdoor seating set. Utilizing colorful fabrics and her impressive skills, she's given new life to vintage pieces - one of the greenest ways to go. Jump below for more:

Original Cushions

Using the Originals as a Guide, Making Snap Tabs

Finishing with Welt Cord

Stitching the Sides Together

Finished Chairs

Check out Shelly's full post at Curbly for the details along with links to her other tutorials which will help get the job done.

Thanks, Shelly!

Photos: Shelly via Curbly

Comments (12)

beautiful!! Love those chairs and that fabric!

posted by *michelle* on July 10th 2008 at 7:41am
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Wow! That fabric is beautiful and spot-on.

posted by mr.O on July 10th 2008 at 7:46am
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Looks great!
I recognize the fabric from Laurie Smith's line at Hancock Fabrics.

posted by Daily Nuance on July 10th 2008 at 7:56am
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...now I would just love to add these to my collection!

posted by timeless on July 10th 2008 at 7:56am
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Those would probably work nicely on the IKEA bench here too:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30101111

posted by TRUE BLUE on July 10th 2008 at 8:14am
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great job!

posted by closertotheocean on July 10th 2008 at 8:19am
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sorry to be distracted but does anyone know where one could find that great coffee table in the photo?

posted by pdesign on July 10th 2008 at 8:49am
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Funny you should ask about the coffee table. I got it a local Goodwill store for 24.99. It has a little discoloration on top but it still looks great.

posted by ModHomeEcTeacher on July 10th 2008 at 9:13am
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I love the style of that bench, and of course you did an amazing job reupholstering it.

posted by sarahjam on July 10th 2008 at 9:15am
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Way to go! This set up...rocks!

posted by swanygirl74 on July 10th 2008 at 9:25am
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Great work! Any hint as to where you found the fabric?

posted by karazy on July 10th 2008 at 11:14am
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The commenter above was correct, it was a Laurie Smith that Hancock used to have. My friend bought it at an outlet in N. Carolina a few months back. At one point Hancock was unloading all that L. Smith fabric for $2.99 a yard. I think it was ahead of its time, at least around here.

posted by ModHomeEcTeacher on July 10th 2008 at 2:30pm
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