No Sew Outdoor Curtains

<br /><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Good Morning!  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I'm wrapping up my patio space this week.  Just in time too, as my dear baby sister is coming to visit on Friday.  I have the extreme pleasure of keeping my beautiful niece for a whole MONTH!  I can't wait!  She and Miss Beaux act just like sisters (without the fighting).  I love watching them together. </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img id="hero" src="http://ab.pbimgs.com/pbimgs/ab/images/dp/wcm/201214/0007/img6b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; opacity: 1;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pottery Barn</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> If you have been following along I started with the<a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/06/from-yawn-to-yay.html"> patio furniture</a>, <a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/07/staining-concrete.html" target="_blank">staining the concrete </a>and creating the<a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/07/outdoor-daybed.html" target="_blank"> "Hobo" bed.</a>  (yes the name has stuck!)  When I began this project I had visions of curtains softly blowing in the breeze allowing for some privacy and adding some softness to the space.  Hmmmm, then the sticker shock set in!  Have you priced outdoor curtains?  WOW!  Anywhere from $50-$100 per panel.  Times that by 8 and you are talking expensive!  There had to be another solution. </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0BWP7ho5ukaU_OkSXUgqwu5UsujtygF5FQYL-8NaCxlDzw6z6DNAxOwyUJ_xkjVWk4Xdg8GUYWL5LRRTLKtzbTvQXiZOPQrOKb_zI8lYuw0E3c3gZ8OiapObgnBThsN3IQLis1GmaHk/s1600/IMG_4836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0BWP7ho5ukaU_OkSXUgqwu5UsujtygF5FQYL-8NaCxlDzw6z6DNAxOwyUJ_xkjVWk4Xdg8GUYWL5LRRTLKtzbTvQXiZOPQrOKb_zI8lYuw0E3c3gZ8OiapObgnBThsN3IQLis1GmaHk/s640/IMG_4836.jpg" width="476" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> I thought about sewing curtains but after all the work we put into the patio I just ran out of gas. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Z42XM9aZmUNlCq9MAw1qIXK-1UNvYu4u8UWqCmUK_UbkAY3Y2EVQRX7viETVlc-6akPDYdYvwIsiXvfdFledtXXbVPXejZIAAIpKPykCaAk5Gunah8TJZODztjpLmjeiRaCV28398ok/s1600/IMG_4834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Z42XM9aZmUNlCq9MAw1qIXK-1UNvYu4u8UWqCmUK_UbkAY3Y2EVQRX7viETVlc-6akPDYdYvwIsiXvfdFledtXXbVPXejZIAAIpKPykCaAk5Gunah8TJZODztjpLmjeiRaCV28398ok/s640/IMG_4834.jpg" width="480" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Mr. Beaux came home from work one day and sat on the sofa.  He looked at me very seriously and said "I want to talk to you about something." <span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Uh Oh</span>  "I was thinking about this at work all day"  <span style="color: #0b5394;">Um, OK  </span>"What do you think about using plumbing pieces for the curtain rods?" </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> <span style="color: #0b5394;">OH YOU DEAR MAN!!! </span></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>What a stellar idea!!!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3WwaLeVEPeK4mqV_hDcrsB6ctuqbfn2dhXGA951hjUt2yj4hayAuNf0uVAu2HUSH2pi8HMSTOoN6ehKq-xW8YJsRiba0wO-3PeVzSBs_Sbo6uxFUhF125ALA2sTehX5sDQWp1_EEbPw/s1600/IMG_4689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3WwaLeVEPeK4mqV_hDcrsB6ctuqbfn2dhXGA951hjUt2yj4hayAuNf0uVAu2HUSH2pi8HMSTOoN6ehKq-xW8YJsRiba0wO-3PeVzSBs_Sbo6uxFUhF125ALA2sTehX5sDQWp1_EEbPw/s640/IMG_4689.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>"We could use a Flange, and an Elbow and pipe for the rod."  I nodded my head and pretended to know what all of those things were.  We headed to Lowe's after dinner and cruised the aisles for what we needed.  We ended up using electrical conduit instead of pipe as it was more cost effective.  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>He sent me to the paint section to pick up more spray paint.  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>That's when it hit me!  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I could use 6X9 drop cloths for the curtains. </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> They were the perfect size and only $10.00 each! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrr8msz_jV3WJjWsMDWQl5tL6PHt4j7qCOVZJFM9rHRGlbjCFiz4v1qUAJZiicCR9vH-0oqMkMW7ipX1I5iJNEEXX36o7HOiWGNDrlAKaPEe3csm8rJd1EekgFY6J4bbfCi3piquP1Bw/s1600/IMG_4694z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrr8msz_jV3WJjWsMDWQl5tL6PHt4j7qCOVZJFM9rHRGlbjCFiz4v1qUAJZiicCR9vH-0oqMkMW7ipX1I5iJNEEXX36o7HOiWGNDrlAKaPEe3csm8rJd1EekgFY6J4bbfCi3piquP1Bw/s640/IMG_4694z.jpg" width="616" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Mr. B hung up the rods with </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>inexpensive curtain rings attached. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHDLMXYZ9fZH_ypPKpCXfKsdk3mYVk0N7D_DzHGsBB3EHNuUQARE-VqNEOkobwMgAG0KXlTiVsNRXKPVDwBwOlN7GIzqtD5MmW3qG7X-Ek7SGJDHTbD3ddWc4Un8XS5kiOZBpwvgB3Zs/s1600/IMG_4832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHDLMXYZ9fZH_ypPKpCXfKsdk3mYVk0N7D_DzHGsBB3EHNuUQARE-VqNEOkobwMgAG0KXlTiVsNRXKPVDwBwOlN7GIzqtD5MmW3qG7X-Ek7SGJDHTbD3ddWc4Un8XS5kiOZBpwvgB3Zs/s640/IMG_4832.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I just clipped on the drop cloths and we were all set!  I washed the drop cloths first because I thought they were too stiff.  Also, we first purchased 4 -10 oz weight drop cloths and they were longer than the 8oz ones for some reason, so I just folded them over at the top.  I know they don't match right now but I got over it.  Life isn't perfect and maybe someday I will buy more so that they all match. </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Now I am going to show you a million pictures that I took.  Thanks for indulging me!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiA7Z3XU-qcie6U8BpQfmWrA17HeX63csUacMSy911od8XlkbfTVwJwKb4W1pIsvq0oJS50oFsqoJslacyIhQNexLG_DAGXZA48giA8QBMup0dqFq7OEZRdjUdvyeCj6k_BEC4rd2Xpkc/s1600/IMG_4768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiA7Z3XU-qcie6U8BpQfmWrA17HeX63csUacMSy911od8XlkbfTVwJwKb4W1pIsvq0oJS50oFsqoJslacyIhQNexLG_DAGXZA48giA8QBMup0dqFq7OEZRdjUdvyeCj6k_BEC4rd2Xpkc/s640/IMG_4768.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> Curtains closed!  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Yes, I see the seam on the cloth to the left...  I could have cropped it out but this is reality here...</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXW25kmmpsqTtLy7Lp08sgFLe62dDXHaXB0ZsZ-oJFIrxJQLmN4kHsDAOwMhZ10WgbvMSoXNqgsdjoizqzgfto8avsHl-NdmhYFS5SQkwvofHaStppPMM7n7RNwqa38L7kGvsO7FU_SPc/s1600/IMG_4774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXW25kmmpsqTtLy7Lp08sgFLe62dDXHaXB0ZsZ-oJFIrxJQLmN4kHsDAOwMhZ10WgbvMSoXNqgsdjoizqzgfto8avsHl-NdmhYFS5SQkwvofHaStppPMM7n7RNwqa38L7kGvsO7FU_SPc/s640/IMG_4774.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Closed from the outside.  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Does it look like one of those VIP cabanas?  </i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ha, Ha, where IS that pool boy?</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5v1GM0m1MSicEdS0AM-AgXWJFCVWVh718IdKS4fBbwqcG1i_jzMwPhW1XVebcQioFVeUls1weWuGvlBsZorft_ePzECqnEoPV9sYRA7HIoDly4MlOQQHc6qmEEllPJ3ejpixiQBgLzQ/s1600/IMG_4826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5v1GM0m1MSicEdS0AM-AgXWJFCVWVh718IdKS4fBbwqcG1i_jzMwPhW1XVebcQioFVeUls1weWuGvlBsZorft_ePzECqnEoPV9sYRA7HIoDly4MlOQQHc6qmEEllPJ3ejpixiQBgLzQ/s640/IMG_4826.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eIkE4X1yHSMdynw7BbIo92iM7uD9ELs474yS1yfX3ZAobSxuUi6ylab7k_6lNjfwvAnzrhCYWtP8TsIOad7cWT-sM7JiCeCTD3g47vVhJ-ta8EXzvgXRLFA-hGUu9Pw23eruex7yN8M/s1600/IMG_4831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eIkE4X1yHSMdynw7BbIo92iM7uD9ELs474yS1yfX3ZAobSxuUi6ylab7k_6lNjfwvAnzrhCYWtP8TsIOad7cWT-sM7JiCeCTD3g47vVhJ-ta8EXzvgXRLFA-hGUu9Pw23eruex7yN8M/s640/IMG_4831.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Wouldn't it be so fun to have a party here?</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIgkjpS3HJvUHFP6oOM42WJmEqy1K4sQ_ga8YVJXAkQC24AC10ACbhbK5zTjwYvq2QTdU1R17I9BCvdb93G0ZSvowJpv7bI33VUTLWl73dUy9UnxNy0nISbcI3Xq5MX16kmmP_XkBeRU/s1600/IMG_4805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIgkjpS3HJvUHFP6oOM42WJmEqy1K4sQ_ga8YVJXAkQC24AC10ACbhbK5zTjwYvq2QTdU1R17I9BCvdb93G0ZSvowJpv7bI33VUTLWl73dUy9UnxNy0nISbcI3Xq5MX16kmmP_XkBeRU/s640/IMG_4805.jpg" width="602" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Night time shot</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WXGRtTzFVkuvmHN9Du4IK-rEtSL4q7DtHI6F5k9KAJPFsTNu80grJYttvnQoe5jQRTczZpwprRUH0LeLKz_GeLwk0ABAIZy2zB9sVKf_4QP5b_cstRZpcQ1VYfn0VPEsZ3j2p39-Kv4/s1600/IMG_4809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WXGRtTzFVkuvmHN9Du4IK-rEtSL4q7DtHI6F5k9KAJPFsTNu80grJYttvnQoe5jQRTczZpwprRUH0LeLKz_GeLwk0ABAIZy2zB9sVKf_4QP5b_cstRZpcQ1VYfn0VPEsZ3j2p39-Kv4/s640/IMG_4809.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>With the flash...</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0BWP7ho5ukaU_OkSXUgqwu5UsujtygF5FQYL-8NaCxlDzw6z6DNAxOwyUJ_xkjVWk4Xdg8GUYWL5LRRTLKtzbTvQXiZOPQrOKb_zI8lYuw0E3c3gZ8OiapObgnBThsN3IQLis1GmaHk/s1600/IMG_4836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0BWP7ho5ukaU_OkSXUgqwu5UsujtygF5FQYL-8NaCxlDzw6z6DNAxOwyUJ_xkjVWk4Xdg8GUYWL5LRRTLKtzbTvQXiZOPQrOKb_zI8lYuw0E3c3gZ8OiapObgnBThsN3IQLis1GmaHk/s640/IMG_4836.jpg" width="476" /></a></i></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I seriously can't wait to use it!  </span></i></span></div><div style="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;">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="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #666666;">XO Cindy</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><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 and</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i> Judy at <a href="http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/">DIY by Design</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-size: 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: small;"><i> </i><i>Gina at <a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/">The Shabby Creek Cottage</a> for Transformation Thursdays<br /></i></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #666666; 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No Sew Outdoor Curtains

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Covering Books with Drop Cloth Fabric and Giveaway Winner

<div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday I shared my Before and After</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> of my Living Room Bookcases </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">and gave you some tips on styling your bookcase. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> You can see that post <a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/03/book-shelf-styling.html" target="_blank">HERE</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 wanted to show you a short tutorial on covering the books.  A few people asked me about how I covered them and to be honest, I tried a few methods and ended up with my own.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  I figured I would share my experience with you and if it makes your life easier then that makes my day!</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/AVvXsEhXtXXMVlXTPrEbE2NevMsT9A2qfxdmDDVnTV4l2eLDMg1RVaqiEjtxMhfl0MefjNSZ9V6u55U56K0ol6biU-Myb_HytlA1jCBd5TSfFMrwAgeKSeFeEyoghHkh6W1SHNhlqnf6iOQuB9Y1/s1600/IMG_3476-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtXXMVlXTPrEbE2NevMsT9A2qfxdmDDVnTV4l2eLDMg1RVaqiEjtxMhfl0MefjNSZ9V6u55U56K0ol6biU-Myb_HytlA1jCBd5TSfFMrwAgeKSeFeEyoghHkh6W1SHNhlqnf6iOQuB9Y1/s640/IMG_3476-001.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;">Actually, a lot of thought went into the covering of the books.  I thought maybe white paper would be a good look</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> but I didn't have any and it was raining outside.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  I'm kinda lazy and impatient and want immediate results...  Oh and did I mention CHEAP! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I remembered seeing beautiful fabric covered books</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> at Nell Hills.</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/AVvXsEjRBTbW4q_f4oDktOjSrzzYoD0siiAJOZd2AXHeP95LUQcsDdiQ1Os1IYvkcqHEBTCdoN4kuR5Z5IToa3C25ZjBI6LiHnwaq5QrWyRG9cxccHzcjG4IBTEmtdafRX_e_puFLi-uNn4IjeyD/s1600/photo+%25285%2529-008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBTbW4q_f4oDktOjSrzzYoD0siiAJOZd2AXHeP95LUQcsDdiQ1Os1IYvkcqHEBTCdoN4kuR5Z5IToa3C25ZjBI6LiHnwaq5QrWyRG9cxccHzcjG4IBTEmtdafRX_e_puFLi-uNn4IjeyD/s640/photo+%25285%2529-008.JPG" width="478" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Sigh, see the exquisite Tartan covered books? </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I would LOVE to do that but I'm too cheap.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">So I looked to see what fabric I might have on hand and happened to be in the middle of slip-covering my chair.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://here./"></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">See<a href="http://beauxrevesamore.blogspot.com/2012/03/slipcovered-guest-room-chair.html" target="_blank"> Here</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 had a TON of dropcloth and I liked the color. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> 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/AVvXsEjJXUkp2o6d6paxP0-gRqd2tn1eR5znYFWH53lmBKgcIQA-1Td_VzZKG6cY6p54hQVRRn2cZUgn2nhqrCPSnxi-v1pBjYvr6BBb748sAPZivvKTGFahwZMNsdvqtfIWvdaR0BXcdhT7fHa5/s1600/IMG_3672-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXUkp2o6d6paxP0-gRqd2tn1eR5znYFWH53lmBKgcIQA-1Td_VzZKG6cY6p54hQVRRn2cZUgn2nhqrCPSnxi-v1pBjYvr6BBb748sAPZivvKTGFahwZMNsdvqtfIWvdaR0BXcdhT7fHa5/s640/IMG_3672-001.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;">The easiest way to measure around the book is to use</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> the Book Jacket, if it has one. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Just spread it <b>ALL</b> the way out </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">and cut one inch around the top and bottom </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">and to the ends of the book jacket.</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/AVvXsEiteJgDg5_j-2oLe8HXEmP2km59wR_c-drGFLZ6uJyioWA_VI5sJ5jylylhrV1Le9gMTVR9kPnhwdJ5niSqSqsd5wBY90Etz9g0yrZ1EGwph34LUcxR-voDr_OOXmYzvRhPHUMNanJr-yy_/s1600/IMG_3673-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiteJgDg5_j-2oLe8HXEmP2km59wR_c-drGFLZ6uJyioWA_VI5sJ5jylylhrV1Le9gMTVR9kPnhwdJ5niSqSqsd5wBY90Etz9g0yrZ1EGwph34LUcxR-voDr_OOXmYzvRhPHUMNanJr-yy_/s640/IMG_3673-001.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;">Fold the top and bottom under the one inch and place the book on top to check your measurements.  Fold the sides over to create a pocket that you will slip the book into.  Again, check your measurements by putting the book on top and folding around to see if it is big enough. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> You should make it a scosh too small </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">because the fabric stretches.  </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/AVvXsEjO9E-S4kgTy2UJveMlQrAH6VkcafUTmbOCUXpOanPZpK7ADsJNc8k4ghfG5CKxoYGZEzljRWzrBf7PCywgM59jXKamn3lNlDZ_XhxFyHbsk52x_YMbbxaxOrjGsi_EKD3CrmGQXZQRhIhI/s1600/IMG_3674-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9E-S4kgTy2UJveMlQrAH6VkcafUTmbOCUXpOanPZpK7ADsJNc8k4ghfG5CKxoYGZEzljRWzrBf7PCywgM59jXKamn3lNlDZ_XhxFyHbsk52x_YMbbxaxOrjGsi_EKD3CrmGQXZQRhIhI/s640/IMG_3674-002.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;">Glue under the pocket with a hot glue gun.</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">  Just a dab will do it.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Make sure it is UNDER the pocket</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> so you can still slip the book inside. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> And that's it. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Slip your book inside and you are good to go!</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/AVvXsEi8MxzDH1Mjn5gaMT4pkH9FW7ZxYiOYUpD_gRC6mNHWq8oJ_Ytv6q3aGWAPBlLZDeTvMawKE2P4qF3ru-T1mXEPXia68MsEMkl3yZDpBWHcMO-iMaaWwammgd9CyltS_g_dCh9TrG3EqjOc/s1600/IMG_3703-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MxzDH1Mjn5gaMT4pkH9FW7ZxYiOYUpD_gRC6mNHWq8oJ_Ytv6q3aGWAPBlLZDeTvMawKE2P4qF3ru-T1mXEPXia68MsEMkl3yZDpBWHcMO-iMaaWwammgd9CyltS_g_dCh9TrG3EqjOc/s640/IMG_3703-001.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;">I like the way they look loose and wrinkled.  It gives it some texture and makes it look less formal.  </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;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Side note and funny family story:  Yesterday when I posted my bookcase styling tutorial my Sister posted on my Facebook wall asking me where I "got the idea to wrap up books".  I had to laugh because I knew that she was referring to when my little sister used to wrap up old Readers Digest books and give them proudly to us as gifts!  We all had a good laugh when everyone in my family weighed in on Facebook! </span></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Love you guys!</span></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span> </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I hope this helps you.  Ask me if you still have questions!</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;">The winner of the MyMemories giveaway is</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJ9W3Bpws52mHlrcxN2kzD8ecr8WxEIj4P6ModBcZ0CGUfXvOxDFi_uN5AaybLdJb1t6Sxo5bjJIQe0XyJ8SPnEtC6e1iMXLiMeANZf0jojfquU-MucUWaD4UJynayLAv06TsFcRVyXAX/s1600/Fullscreen+capture+3302012+101807+AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJ9W3Bpws52mHlrcxN2kzD8ecr8WxEIj4P6ModBcZ0CGUfXvOxDFi_uN5AaybLdJb1t6Sxo5bjJIQe0XyJ8SPnEtC6e1iMXLiMeANZf0jojfquU-MucUWaD4UJynayLAv06TsFcRVyXAX/s640/Fullscreen+capture+3302012+101807+AM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> #2 </span></i><span dir="ltr"><a class="avatar-hovercard" href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/09095668448024915635" id="av-1-09095668448024915635" rel="nofollow"> </a></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/09095668448024915635" rel="nofollow">Barbe @ Beez Rental Designs </a></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Congrats! I will email you to give you the download info!  </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><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Sharing at: </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Newbie Party at </span><a href="http://www.debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/" 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Covering Books with Drop Cloth Fabric and Giveaway Winner

Yesterday I shared my Before and After  of my Living Room Bookcases  and gave you some tips on styling your bookcase.   You can see that pos...

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Slipcovered Guest Room Chair

<div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I really struggled with recovering this chair.  </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Not because it was difficult, but because I procrastinated and waited until the last minute to dive into the project.  Sometimes I do that for a reason though, and what I really need to do is just be STILL for a minute</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> and ask myself a few questions. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> <b>Why am I avoiding this?  </b></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I think the answer was that I really liked the chair and I wanted it professionally recovered but I just can't do it now. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> I didn't want to attempt it myself and screw it up. </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Soooooo, long story short, I slipcovered it! </span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> It is a good quick fix for now.</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/AVvXsEgtP2xJBvk9DyUI8Sf4sihwNZHCgMEJJdqJNVieVxipRJQzqoxAZyO8qZh3fGmDQ4mjU9XYSN-QY7dfVdVqEho9A8w0Ye0QqzlobCRXozdzg3wnUUMkshyphenhyphencmyPgmp__S0WEXTE_ugl5tq3V/s1600/IMG_3465-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtP2xJBvk9DyUI8Sf4sihwNZHCgMEJJdqJNVieVxipRJQzqoxAZyO8qZh3fGmDQ4mjU9XYSN-QY7dfVdVqEho9A8w0Ye0QqzlobCRXozdzg3wnUUMkshyphenhyphencmyPgmp__S0WEXTE_ugl5tq3V/s640/IMG_3465-001.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;">Here is the Before:</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/AVvXsEikOWmlX2Ym9zKlHDCADw0B8BRK9pd_y4h_V0M1l8I4zItuag2TGRPaB0oUpD-_jio2UqbKzqFp7VSOpYp6j6JY9jXhZbtHiK-S_KN8pEbuSw4NpEFWBEpEZyQzQSNjof3A4VopnghcyE1f/s1600/Guest+Bedroom1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOWmlX2Ym9zKlHDCADw0B8BRK9pd_y4h_V0M1l8I4zItuag2TGRPaB0oUpD-_jio2UqbKzqFp7VSOpYp6j6JY9jXhZbtHiK-S_KN8pEbuSw4NpEFWBEpEZyQzQSNjof3A4VopnghcyE1f/s640/Guest+Bedroom1.jpg" width="488" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The chair is really a pretty Bergere with a fabulous back and the fabric on it is a silk Buffalo plaid.</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/AVvXsEhfeH8PgKH7X-DuiPnhtKxIDYuAWpYuJqZHIM2DLeLXxWcHWSX9_PJTH2i6RIxPwoFRNjkxXo0hQt2xACh4aiwmQ5Fq8y_Jy7vTXJx8jIQI-OZ34qWuk3UQFwWWdh8wSjz7Ve5yxWSyVVEM/s1600/IMG_3226-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeH8PgKH7X-DuiPnhtKxIDYuAWpYuJqZHIM2DLeLXxWcHWSX9_PJTH2i6RIxPwoFRNjkxXo0hQt2xACh4aiwmQ5Fq8y_Jy7vTXJx8jIQI-OZ34qWuk3UQFwWWdh8wSjz7Ve5yxWSyVVEM/s640/IMG_3226-001.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 took the seat cushion off thinking that I would recover the seat separately from the rest of the chair.  I nixed that idea when I realized I might be in too deep.  I made a pattern by tracing onto paper and did the same thing for the back and front. </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/AVvXsEj0muKBEa54dW2i0nx1zWWCjJvIskg-glusbEVMEY3qR2N7uRrk6Q76tERk3iVpT3uerCyTEE3ROJAAfy_OQQSpa8er3PSeQv2Y3gzq23Px5Glmt8DPCL_mN9M1EQTnsZ2v3Xfg7rf1La43/s1600/IMG_3388-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0muKBEa54dW2i0nx1zWWCjJvIskg-glusbEVMEY3qR2N7uRrk6Q76tERk3iVpT3uerCyTEE3ROJAAfy_OQQSpa8er3PSeQv2Y3gzq23Px5Glmt8DPCL_mN9M1EQTnsZ2v3Xfg7rf1La43/s640/IMG_3388-001.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 pinned the front and back together to fit perfectly before I sewed 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/AVvXsEg2_sMn0xmrRtrIShWWgyeehjbUczTDfM7FU-7lL2Xj6VI07mptisIuRf8dnzh0M84nO-dp6vPXxD_4JgmZlaxvG4hX4KQBKYyVB7tbQ4VS-t4n_qSCPJI5-e7FQcqOaJOzTHSnDdItl4p6/s1600/IMG_3386-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_sMn0xmrRtrIShWWgyeehjbUczTDfM7FU-7lL2Xj6VI07mptisIuRf8dnzh0M84nO-dp6vPXxD_4JgmZlaxvG4hX4KQBKYyVB7tbQ4VS-t4n_qSCPJI5-e7FQcqOaJOzTHSnDdItl4p6/s640/IMG_3386-001.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 tested it on the chair.  Looks good.</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/AVvXsEhXkQwqlDukVHQba8VKr0nJI3k4Tvt6d2Uomo0Q1LsNGFBWxtLGJZJRok0m66XDiVAfUmFKqFx41pP9PUrK0JYeT0TmmuhS9GilJKRE3T4ASpKrlPuoqvYOJmkoCUH0mm-mWWWbOwl7vfqO/s1600/IMG_3391-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkQwqlDukVHQba8VKr0nJI3k4Tvt6d2Uomo0Q1LsNGFBWxtLGJZJRok0m66XDiVAfUmFKqFx41pP9PUrK0JYeT0TmmuhS9GilJKRE3T4ASpKrlPuoqvYOJmkoCUH0mm-mWWWbOwl7vfqO/s640/IMG_3391-001.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;">Turned it back inside out and pinned the ruffle on that I made out of the finished edge of the dropcloth.</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/AVvXsEhU8Mv9gcrMYIzQe29XtvbuTuSjC9SHhHA-dzPlVifw0ShrOnQ_Po-cJr2lbfF0mo0KH0hjmvXVQvbWduiahTcqjUpFM_4C1KkSa9KjnGoBmNnDuSi2xyOmxzzNmK8VGMo4m56QNrpuU4RO/s1600/IMG_3390-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8Mv9gcrMYIzQe29XtvbuTuSjC9SHhHA-dzPlVifw0ShrOnQ_Po-cJr2lbfF0mo0KH0hjmvXVQvbWduiahTcqjUpFM_4C1KkSa9KjnGoBmNnDuSi2xyOmxzzNmK8VGMo4m56QNrpuU4RO/s640/IMG_3390-001.JPG" width="532" /></a></span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Here is is all inside out and almost finished.</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/AVvXsEgtP2xJBvk9DyUI8Sf4sihwNZHCgMEJJdqJNVieVxipRJQzqoxAZyO8qZh3fGmDQ4mjU9XYSN-QY7dfVdVqEho9A8w0Ye0QqzlobCRXozdzg3wnUUMkshyphenhyphencmyPgmp__S0WEXTE_ugl5tq3V/s1600/IMG_3465-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtP2xJBvk9DyUI8Sf4sihwNZHCgMEJJdqJNVieVxipRJQzqoxAZyO8qZh3fGmDQ4mjU9XYSN-QY7dfVdVqEho9A8w0Ye0QqzlobCRXozdzg3wnUUMkshyphenhyphencmyPgmp__S0WEXTE_ugl5tq3V/s640/IMG_3465-001.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;">I finised her up by adding arm covers with ties and ties onto the back of the chair.  It came out much nicer than I expected and now I can have two different looks with one chair!</span></i></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Now I'm thinking of making slipcovers for my dining room chairs...  I have enough dropcloth left to slipcover Buckingham Palace!</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; 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Slipcovered Guest Room Chair

I really struggled with recovering this chair.   Not because it was difficult, but because I procrastinated and waited until the last minute...

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