Cane Chair Gone Wild

Zebra print isn't just for pimps anymore...

So remember this chair from here. Welp I finally got her done!

I started by tearing her apart, making sure to keep everything so I could use them as templates...*psst* and remember how she goes back together...lol

Here she is all naked and stuff...just waiting to be painted...missed this step of coarse... not my fault, my camera was on strike...lol I used Valspar Porcelain in satin finish. Can you say "perdie"


The first step to get her back together was to replace the back, I used this amazing cream and tan zebra print fabric...and stapled it all along the edge, not worrying too much about how neat I was...because this will be covered by the front-back...make sense? lol

Next was to work on the front-back. it was originally all tufted, and I really liked the look of it...So needless ot say this was my first time with this task...fun, but I think only because I used the old foam (in perfectly good condition) that had the holes already in it. ah ha ha cheater huh?
So I layed the foam on top of the fabric, and cut away...


Next I put in all the buttons. *Note* I recovered all the old ones, and have the blisters to prove it...it was such a pain in the @#% getting them apart... but totally worth it :)

I used a marker to mark all the spots, so I would know where to cut small slits to make it waaay easier to put the buttons through the fabric...

Heres what the back looks like before I opened up all the button backs.

here it is all tufted and stuff...lol

Now to put it together...

I layed the front-back on top of the back and staples super closely to the space where the trim goes...so you wouldn't see any of the staples... not as easy as it sounds...

All done with the trim...I chose brown to contrast...I really like it, next thing is to try and make a brown pillow to coordinate with it :)

And the finished shot of the back...

All done! She's Perdie huh!

Got more coming up soon...so ya'll come back now ya hear!