A new creative venture

There comes a time in the life of a chair when wood fatigue sets in and you land on the floor as the legs crumble beneath you. We had two white wooden chairs that were the remnant of a set of four bought in the mid-seventies from a cheap and cheerful catalogue. They have done sterling service but their moment came when one of them lost a leg about a month ago and the back fell apart on the other. Never mind, we thought, we can get others from IKEA to take their place in the bedrooms without having to spend too much. Then yesterday, whilst gardening, I had cause to go into the garage and found two chairs that our youngest had dumped there when he and his wife had a new dining table and chairs. "Tasteful" upholstery in ginger boucle tweed was more than threadbare but the frames were very solid and showed their upmarket provenance. Having had a good look then attacked them with a stanley knife and a chisel we decided that reupholstery was a definite option if we could work out how to do it. A quick trip to Dunelm today was a good start as we came back with foam and some neutral furnishing fabric which altogether cost us the princely sum of £6.99. By teatime tonight, after a happy hour or so with scissors, superglue and a staple gun - oh and some garden membrane left over from another project that I also found in the garage, we have one very swish seat just waiting for its repainted frame. Painting and the other seat tomorrow and I'll soon be able to sit down to put my make-up on again. Eat your heart out Mr Chippendale!!!!