This is an example of letting a print be your inspiration. While out on one of my treasure hunting expeditions (which I'm no longer supposed to do since I no longer have a booth to sell my treasures after March 1 and my house is almost full to the ceiling), I found a "good bones" wood arm chair at a local charity thrift shop. It had a nasty seat which was not screwed in and covered in a nasty vinyl. I'm thinking it was the original covering because it was attached with about 500 nails instead of staples. The "cushion" seat was also hard as the Rock of Gibraltar. But...it was $4! I just can't pass up deals like that. Off to the fabric store to see whats new in cotton duck prints and I found the most amazing print with off black, pink and green elephants and florals.
The vinyl was so stuck on that seat and hard that I didn't feel like wasting my time trying to get it off. Instead I just added padding right over the vinyl and then added the fabric and stapled underneath. My next decision was to decide what would be centered on the seat. There was a large flower in the pattern that would have worked but instead I chose to center a smaller flower and feature the elephants. Next, what color to paint the chair. It needed paint because the original finish wasn't special at all. I had a Pantone color sample of Jet Black satin from Lowes (my favorite: 8 oz. of paint for $2.99). It was the perfect compliment to the fabric.
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