A Little Face Lift Magic

I decided to give some of the random things that were beginning to pile up in my garage a face lift.  My poor husband would like to park in the garage at some point and considering we just got a foot of snow, it is probably best to start fixing up the furniture.  So I started small... which didn't do much for making more space but I am intimidated by some of the bigger pieces in there.

I redid a little book shelf that my cousin gave us.  I just went with a 2 tone, natural wood and heirloom white.  What do ya think?

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Next I ventured over to the chair section of the garage.  You probably think I am kidding, but seriously people, I have about 10 chairs in my garage waiting to get a face lift... well, now I can say there are only 9:)

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I didn't want to ruin the vintage integrity of the wood.  It has such pretty flower detailing and is in really good condition.  The fabric however needed help... BAD!  So I gave it this gold seat, and it made all the difference!  

Hint:  I have a secret.  Fabric is seriously expensive.  Especially the really heavy upholstery fabric.  Well, instead of buying it at a hobby store, I get most of my fabric from the clearance rack at Target or Goodwill.  I know what you are thinking... They don't sell fabric at Target and Goodwill.  No they don't, but they do sell curtains and bedding.  This seat is reupholstered using a curtain I found at Goodwill.  It cost me $1 and I still have more then half left over for another project.  This much fabric, at even the cheapest hobby store, of this high quality would cost at least $15.  So there it is, my little secret... don't judge:)

Hope you all had a very merry Christmas.  I sure did:)  I will share some pictures soon.

Cheers!