Easing into Fall~Chair Re-do

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Last week I shared my <span style="color: #783f04;"><a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/08/fall-decorbridging-season.html" target="_blank">Easing into Fall</a></span> philosophy... </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">  I'm not quite ready for fall colors so I am decorating with soft creams, browns and my beloved aqua.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyM3-j_AdsXhr224g3lGtRgh4wnBNzxWJhaDAqdmW7OUwaTGoV-rZ7J3SDstA9dT7ASS0wb7mmqw_mlD-SloG5EXOkKMpL39zjAQ6RG3Y3j7eRkLh3UEZgHxJKgLEnEX7mfHfFWMOejdM/s1600/IMG_5337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyM3-j_AdsXhr224g3lGtRgh4wnBNzxWJhaDAqdmW7OUwaTGoV-rZ7J3SDstA9dT7ASS0wb7mmqw_mlD-SloG5EXOkKMpL39zjAQ6RG3Y3j7eRkLh3UEZgHxJKgLEnEX7mfHfFWMOejdM/s640/IMG_5337.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I told you that I was working on a chair to replace the Parson's chair that put there temporarily.  I have been dying to find the time to reupholster this occasional chair.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvoaEiRen-K-VzeESYRgRwoM8kG9EJ5HHzKmt3ZoxaB9ooQA4z_JbYeeyVvZFPDTWAHlKGFV6Z23qiQGtJvCwshsbPRoJbekAEsaI0FPDNKgZveRh4vWo1dKZ-mo8WdGGh_utWsuxIig/s1600/IMG_5351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvoaEiRen-K-VzeESYRgRwoM8kG9EJ5HHzKmt3ZoxaB9ooQA4z_JbYeeyVvZFPDTWAHlKGFV6Z23qiQGtJvCwshsbPRoJbekAEsaI0FPDNKgZveRh4vWo1dKZ-mo8WdGGh_utWsuxIig/s640/IMG_5351.jpg" width="440" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> It was a Nebraska Furniture Mart clearance item that I bought a while back to furnish a Model Home.  I've always liked the lines of the chair but I detested the fabric on the seat. </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDM7ny7IrvRcJ8I62TQzuSj09_kjRaw-AqEBalQy8a5fD30-No8KnBF3HSgZx8HyCOccQqU1xgZ5AHcunD7JdrtU_A7AP4VxHZJu38ukfWezne48mEkOIcgBZRCYDd1vOW-6CN2QahmPI/s1600/IMG_5360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDM7ny7IrvRcJ8I62TQzuSj09_kjRaw-AqEBalQy8a5fD30-No8KnBF3HSgZx8HyCOccQqU1xgZ5AHcunD7JdrtU_A7AP4VxHZJu38ukfWezne48mEkOIcgBZRCYDd1vOW-6CN2QahmPI/s640/IMG_5360.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I picked up this wonderful fabric in San Francisco at a Fabric Warehouse.  Am I the only one who visits a Fabric Warehouse on vacation???  Anyway, it's a suede like fabric in my favorite Aqua color.  I bought the remnant that was 2 3/4 yards for $13.00.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMoeWFwSd4mUJ5Yvh5ImHIJzqFnZw9xdoIhXiWnmVFuixaj_zk-xtFXQtNBA1uZUEY8PjwF6mAlz8q5fjue1L5O7_lNJM5n3rRq0YKioX6oFdJuFgifK0z9WCvl9Jbl2JQZ5ImnFs2bs/s1600/IMG_5356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMoeWFwSd4mUJ5Yvh5ImHIJzqFnZw9xdoIhXiWnmVFuixaj_zk-xtFXQtNBA1uZUEY8PjwF6mAlz8q5fjue1L5O7_lNJM5n3rRq0YKioX6oFdJuFgifK0z9WCvl9Jbl2JQZ5ImnFs2bs/s640/IMG_5356.jpg" width="382" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I stripped off the Ugly fabric and </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">painted it ASCP Duck Egg Blue.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXg6MkXpn2zWXTccQKR8nJeqB9eWn1Ku2cO9NgWJLkBTtfgfXEaVo2j-0RQ7t7bU1y0M7HWwUWwznohJRKEBHlv2q1LoshTEjo1JksKOPWFGeX64ZOz90eMajrOEh8ZoSQMfMDikULwn0/s1600/IMG_5364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXg6MkXpn2zWXTccQKR8nJeqB9eWn1Ku2cO9NgWJLkBTtfgfXEaVo2j-0RQ7t7bU1y0M7HWwUWwznohJRKEBHlv2q1LoshTEjo1JksKOPWFGeX64ZOz90eMajrOEh8ZoSQMfMDikULwn0/s640/IMG_5364.jpg" width="538" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I then painted Old White over the blue.  I cut out the fabric and couldn't wait to see how it looked.  I still had to wax and distress before I could staple the fabric onto the chair.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mXNgZgc8kUlYkSu_aabM06w0K8FJkaquQVjMSXOIWV_amZy0UkHJwaCHlLQFLl_pHxOOKU-b3IGDws11ZGoNtjnhUCTgS_p3l7yYLKI35qo14bxQ1VJb44DX0B-Mt9rbcFR0RTOie0s/s1600/IMG_5483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mXNgZgc8kUlYkSu_aabM06w0K8FJkaquQVjMSXOIWV_amZy0UkHJwaCHlLQFLl_pHxOOKU-b3IGDws11ZGoNtjnhUCTgS_p3l7yYLKI35qo14bxQ1VJb44DX0B-Mt9rbcFR0RTOie0s/s640/IMG_5483.jpg" width="432" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I glued trim onto the edges of the fabric (two layers) to finish it off.  Before I did that I trimmed off all of the excess fabric.  What do you think?</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbSCpsVUTiaINEO1ygOIDO821qpIanH0R0oRrkcmbeEImzYTrTNKJROaiM961rRM1bcPiR-pQS9zj5edd2tTPUbpE9_4HJDKNUT2Ltjf6-GSEqeslgd6MbUVETXG0aGLi3jAVp4I1sho/s1600/IMG_5486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbSCpsVUTiaINEO1ygOIDO821qpIanH0R0oRrkcmbeEImzYTrTNKJROaiM961rRM1bcPiR-pQS9zj5edd2tTPUbpE9_4HJDKNUT2Ltjf6-GSEqeslgd6MbUVETXG0aGLi3jAVp4I1sho/s640/IMG_5486.jpg" width="358" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love the way the blue shows through. </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRewfUvEoG1ANR9VKWtYOUasZkvFNLo5u7iMHmw-KLXaQVciWUcH3oxvtacNPaq2vbyIVgtwCCuRlFoeP3sir7kWFGvOsSGXrAai2o4m_l9x28SE3-ibag9xAQRI2jInWEFauKKqAwXXw/s1600/IMG_5490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRewfUvEoG1ANR9VKWtYOUasZkvFNLo5u7iMHmw-KLXaQVciWUcH3oxvtacNPaq2vbyIVgtwCCuRlFoeP3sir7kWFGvOsSGXrAai2o4m_l9x28SE3-ibag9xAQRI2jInWEFauKKqAwXXw/s640/IMG_5490.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Should I distress more?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I was kind of in a hurry since we were leaving the next day to go up to Colorado.  I also see a spot of wax there on the left that I need to buff out.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-pn6xNHft9eyjuDHXTo8H4_j2_26ziKzFMIKyNNjf0HSJbRoTT1hsHcNqLfM9Zdpf3UeS1D-KpJoay-HGbyspkdKM0nConrAAGDh1TPs23RAkcG_LtKS5UXBd5wNrYFAeK5jFfsBV50/s1600/IMG_5493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-pn6xNHft9eyjuDHXTo8H4_j2_26ziKzFMIKyNNjf0HSJbRoTT1hsHcNqLfM9Zdpf3UeS1D-KpJoay-HGbyspkdKM0nConrAAGDh1TPs23RAkcG_LtKS5UXBd5wNrYFAeK5jFfsBV50/s640/IMG_5493.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here's how it looks in my Entry Way.  I like how the dark chest and the light mirror and chair play against each other.  My sweet Cocker Spaniel even blends into my vignette!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Before I go I have to share a birthday present that I just opened when I got home from our trip.</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gWuYujtssd0E7gxFW_MpsQkUuozcUoL1j3HIE-Hi1dZjoOhFHNJfY_9U2zq97chZsyTM08yXkO4NFA8M6Cxn9AtIOz6godk-qyIOcBb7K3H5yixXMH1R_wAdkD_eII_-OoMixSF0gUY/s1600/IMG_5498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gWuYujtssd0E7gxFW_MpsQkUuozcUoL1j3HIE-Hi1dZjoOhFHNJfY_9U2zq97chZsyTM08yXkO4NFA8M6Cxn9AtIOz6godk-qyIOcBb7K3H5yixXMH1R_wAdkD_eII_-OoMixSF0gUY/s640/IMG_5498.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> My sweet son had this photo enlarged and professionally framed for me.  I cried when I saw it!  It has always been one of my favorite pictures but I never really told anyone.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXG0VEo3M5SHujxw1_p59RaeHLA9AqWdmd7LDFIEH-BJ2XytEv4XRI8f20SpbgxMxFDSxW1V9Kt-fkThuMqyN1HbRevFG3V6efIjLophzUk_CFrYdIYyrK3h839TjFSQkWDu5s8-KC4M/s1600/IMG_5497.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXG0VEo3M5SHujxw1_p59RaeHLA9AqWdmd7LDFIEH-BJ2XytEv4XRI8f20SpbgxMxFDSxW1V9Kt-fkThuMqyN1HbRevFG3V6efIjLophzUk_CFrYdIYyrK3h839TjFSQkWDu5s8-KC4M/s640/IMG_5497.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">How cute are these guys?  This was taken the first year that we moved from California to Kansas.  How in the world did they get to be 16, 22 and almost 26 ??(the big guy has a birthday on Thursday)</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">OK, I'm done with the sappiness! </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I can't wait to hang it on my <span style="color: #660000;"><a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/01/inspired-by-pinterest.html" target="_blank">Gallery Wall</a></span>!</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Off to do more Fall Decorating!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Even though it's supposed to be 97 today!!!</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">XO Cindy</span></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Susan at<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1057618964"> </a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Between Naps on the Porch</a><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/12/beautiful-kitchen-renovation-welcome-to.html"></a>for Metamorphosis Monday</i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I'm linking to <i>Kim at <a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Savvy Southern Style</a> for Wow Us Wednesdays </i><br /></span><i> </i><i>Judy at <a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/">DIY by Design</a></i></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> <i><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/" target="_blank">StoneGable</a>~Tutorials,Tips and Tidbits </i></i></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="http://diyshowoff.com/" target="_blank">DIY Showoff</a>~ Fall Festival </i></span></i></span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Sherry at <a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/">No Minimalist Here</a> for the Open House Party on Thursdays</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i><i>Gina at <a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/">The Shabby Creek Cottage</a> for Transformation Thursdays<br />  </i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">From My Front Porch To Yours</a> for Treasure Hunt Thursday</i><br /><i>Poutpourri Friday at <a href="http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/">2805</a></i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /> Cindy at <a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">My Romantic Home</a>for Show and Tell Friday<br />Courtney at <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">French Country Cottage</a> for Feathered Nest Friday<br />Heather and Vanessa at <a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/">At the Picket Fence</a> for Inspiration Friday <br />Diann at <a href="http://thethriftygroove.blogspot.com/">The Thrifty Groove</a> for Thrifty Things Friday<br />Debra at <a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Common Ground</a> for Vintage Inspiration Friday</i></span></i></span></i></span></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Sherry at<a href="http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/"> The Charm of Home</a> for Home Sweet Home Friday</i></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Furniture Feature Friday~<a href="http://missmustardseed.com/" target="_blank">Miss Mustard Seed </a></i></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div>

Easing into Fall~Chair Re-do

Last week I shared my Easing into Fall philosophy...    I'm not quite ready for fall colors so I am decorating with soft creams, browns...

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Enhance Your Seat: No Squats or Lunges Required

<div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Earlier this week I introduced you to Delilah, my new Estate Sale chair .  I knew when I found her in the basement that although she was in perfect </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">condition that she needed a little TLC. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Her seat cushion was a little flat and saggy. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> ~Sigh~ </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> It happens to the best of us.  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDS2JaeOGsQjd8YGHKTwITy4-jtdrh9peQh-yrikVgueFBMoLuLfCybnAHyF6O4eBTF67zdqeyJUoXdn-fXHkLPdi8fnm9Jh1T7N3hul0IGOFRERF_D0yf74gbjdUOIkGnEyqQmX-_SQ/s1600/IMG_4761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDS2JaeOGsQjd8YGHKTwITy4-jtdrh9peQh-yrikVgueFBMoLuLfCybnAHyF6O4eBTF67zdqeyJUoXdn-fXHkLPdi8fnm9Jh1T7N3hul0IGOFRERF_D0yf74gbjdUOIkGnEyqQmX-_SQ/s640/IMG_4761.jpg" width="452" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">So today, I remembered the conversation I had with my BFF as I was deciding whether or not to buy her.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  You see, my BFF used to work in the Drapery Business</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> in Texas as a Designer/Salesperson. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> She is a wealth of information!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I always learn something new that I can incorporate </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">into my own work. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Besides that, she is Hilarious and we have such fun together! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Back to my story. . .</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I commented on how her seat was a little lackluster and BFF says casually, "You know we used to buy down pillows from Sears and just cut them up and use them for stuffing."  Hmmmmm, I filed that into my "Info to use later" file and loaded the chair into the car.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Let's test the theory shall we?</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCkFhtz9s-iNFu6UbfrRCQrLHRBIiwAkrGN4Ttj5LAfOPJrenC7D2qEs0iwkKH4GwduB0PQF4Z806Gi8__qNA0C90TR24o-kYOanWRUAgzOwRH8BtiZLHFsnSygJ0D7r8jD_0fVxXpDo/s1600/IMG_4847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCkFhtz9s-iNFu6UbfrRCQrLHRBIiwAkrGN4Ttj5LAfOPJrenC7D2qEs0iwkKH4GwduB0PQF4Z806Gi8__qNA0C90TR24o-kYOanWRUAgzOwRH8BtiZLHFsnSygJ0D7r8jD_0fVxXpDo/s640/IMG_4847.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I found an old down pillow that I wasn't using. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Haha, it was on Mr. B's side of the bed.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Hey, I said that <b>"I"</b> wasn't using it!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Don't worry, I'll replace it...</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ja3TmNfV6snjVmJBYCWYpcL_tr1JhXtbATazRnolI68UDEhwwgTV5ZwMk0woEYazWdZI2HrDlEz-2qfwgMbFgScEgGXIdEESE9mc1Q1mzr4cBuwwSMT2bJC1lAO1da6fdfilEyy8sNE/s1600/IMG_4852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ja3TmNfV6snjVmJBYCWYpcL_tr1JhXtbATazRnolI68UDEhwwgTV5ZwMk0woEYazWdZI2HrDlEz-2qfwgMbFgScEgGXIdEESE9mc1Q1mzr4cBuwwSMT2bJC1lAO1da6fdfilEyy8sNE/s640/IMG_4852.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I busted it open and found all of this super soft white down.  Word to the wise: Turn off the ceiling fan before attempting this project.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIYqSQvVOstwacp4WwVs6umC9Awwo4ET6_cz3p6yITWzFFlXn7R9spdeO3j7gP10CB96Ubzt8mbwIPEomlRAHjFglTb5398-A8vY0SipHPOIptmMFPXI-1My0VygrGawae_ZjkwMyV1E/s1600/IMG_4846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIYqSQvVOstwacp4WwVs6umC9Awwo4ET6_cz3p6yITWzFFlXn7R9spdeO3j7gP10CB96Ubzt8mbwIPEomlRAHjFglTb5398-A8vY0SipHPOIptmMFPXI-1My0VygrGawae_ZjkwMyV1E/s640/IMG_4846.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I unzipped Delilah's seat cushion (no wonder she has a new dress on- hello 1985) and unzipped the cover under that one.  You can see the foam cushion and the sparse batting around it.  I stuffed the down into the old cushion cover so that way I can unzip Delilah's new dress and send it to the cleaners anytime I want.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAcnYNubVzP_eiGMuqIZYGUN1BFbGyBWgeGBk4vrgcogKbj8r5apAnIijiaumxM397IB0E7hsvhLCcZBcTyiic8RnvMRVi5XMeRQEsxGhdk4fCQk1ucFloc3ZpBtASfx6km6VI3xF4x8/s1600/IMG_4854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAcnYNubVzP_eiGMuqIZYGUN1BFbGyBWgeGBk4vrgcogKbj8r5apAnIijiaumxM397IB0E7hsvhLCcZBcTyiic8RnvMRVi5XMeRQEsxGhdk4fCQk1ucFloc3ZpBtASfx6km6VI3xF4x8/s640/IMG_4854.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I just stuffed it way down in there and used almost the whole pillow.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOUoZ1RWOHUYan6wgXcpR_sH8XuPYtlALWRHbck5fAXdzm1o3LOfrueoo0brcgo-E3D3XH6nALnVrLlMQrTmvVyMTGTFzh2uOZwzIezMYar05CxE75KxvCNeFoJWHjUZzGzTVMbJJOyE/s1600/IMG_4855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOUoZ1RWOHUYan6wgXcpR_sH8XuPYtlALWRHbck5fAXdzm1o3LOfrueoo0brcgo-E3D3XH6nALnVrLlMQrTmvVyMTGTFzh2uOZwzIezMYar05CxE75KxvCNeFoJWHjUZzGzTVMbJJOyE/s640/IMG_4855.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I zipped her back up and tried her out. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Nope, a little more I think. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> There, perfect!</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxr9BIjtwXBbeSEdXXhiCefZF5IiUOc5hMhyoaKj76VgHZ1EUEiXsHJsarfFhoHuJf1g5d7lcELXdVKy16gh6zwtZhulBhJ2L_Bh3R62alQ3_3XujvMvDcbzZfmPcW6cuzZ-htb60vWsU/s1600/IMG_4857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxr9BIjtwXBbeSEdXXhiCefZF5IiUOc5hMhyoaKj76VgHZ1EUEiXsHJsarfFhoHuJf1g5d7lcELXdVKy16gh6zwtZhulBhJ2L_Bh3R62alQ3_3XujvMvDcbzZfmPcW6cuzZ-htb60vWsU/s640/IMG_4857.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Nice!  Soft and cushy!  </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOE9ZzG_fJnvDa2gjbqUUf1IZEuPXqy-3pgStCpL00CeTr_-sm1XX2K6FJGG_eAsNZ-4v9iqjVvyba1vH8jmiFFxLsk7k7__n3RU-Z0emffaV1WcKLw6f4qqrQpiXrJ0K4jD6X9rsehg/s1600/PicMonkey+Collage+chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOE9ZzG_fJnvDa2gjbqUUf1IZEuPXqy-3pgStCpL00CeTr_-sm1XX2K6FJGG_eAsNZ-4v9iqjVvyba1vH8jmiFFxLsk7k7__n3RU-Z0emffaV1WcKLw6f4qqrQpiXrJ0K4jD6X9rsehg/s640/PicMonkey+Collage+chair.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I know it's not THAT big of a deal but it sure looks better to me.  And to think not ONE Squat or Lunge was performed in this seat enhancement!  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">StoneGable has a fun new party: <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/" target="_blank">Tutorials, Tips, and Tidbits </a>that I'm joining tonight at 8:00pm. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Until Next Time,</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Beaux R'eves,</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">XO Cindy</span></i></div>

Enhance Your Seat: No Squats or Lunges Required

Earlier this week I introduced you to Delilah, my new Estate Sale chair .  I knew when I found her in the basement that although she was in ...

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