one room challenge - week 3

Here we are at week 3 of the One Room Challenge (see <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/p/one-room-challenge.html" target="_blank">previous weeks here</a>) and I'm still on this blasted chair.<br /><br />There are many times in the past week when I was moments away from taking a hatchet to this chair. This wench was vicious. I think she was punishing me for painting her.<br /><br />For a reupholstery tutorial you can go see my other projects <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/10/cane-chair-makeover.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/04/now-you-really-can-take-seat.html" target="_blank">here</a> but I will not be sharing any reupholster tips here because this was not pretty.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49jXeyN8wEMddtrORSTRlaVGYoTT5TUh9A2TYHjSWtbbvzsjumMbjFdBJqN3ETArjHTlZ_sX232Lv2kzSk1vuWOwqYiIcd_h2htvPdcyy2ycQPMsLzrL5Ku-_8B8faXEjn0HUTjxOQkaB/s1600/P2091625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49jXeyN8wEMddtrORSTRlaVGYoTT5TUh9A2TYHjSWtbbvzsjumMbjFdBJqN3ETArjHTlZ_sX232Lv2kzSk1vuWOwqYiIcd_h2htvPdcyy2ycQPMsLzrL5Ku-_8B8faXEjn0HUTjxOQkaB/s640/P2091625.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I broke 1...2...3 stapel guns on this chair. (half of those holes were already there, and half of those are mine)<br /><br />I had to cut, and recut and then cut again to match up the lines.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DVfdzBHpmcGB0C5GcV7Ub-PYvH3fPT_My0IMo1Kd0LnniyLaitSiG_uxrbLXuRcuwgh8j93DMtzC1PPyNLQ_-nsN6dC57Z3V1Dh2I7oTluXsNsvZgmQNc6qmYiST-dVg_xvpbE7ADkBT/s1600/ChairFabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DVfdzBHpmcGB0C5GcV7Ub-PYvH3fPT_My0IMo1Kd0LnniyLaitSiG_uxrbLXuRcuwgh8j93DMtzC1PPyNLQ_-nsN6dC57Z3V1Dh2I7oTluXsNsvZgmQNc6qmYiST-dVg_xvpbE7ADkBT/s640/ChairFabric.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Tucking fabric in, pulling it out and moving it an inch to the left and then an inch to the right.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfIyicuAzflSfOkv7tURbWIGmAeR-vd496y8BaQs6Pq0AMakD9KXwbWv2Qz3kyfzGCm9RzeGltXrcWCEe4z_7QnqqEQpHxE84KVdbYYTQ1-S2PS524hb3tbiD2uOB0kGq8RVoZ0PDclMi/s1600/ChairTuck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfIyicuAzflSfOkv7tURbWIGmAeR-vd496y8BaQs6Pq0AMakD9KXwbWv2Qz3kyfzGCm9RzeGltXrcWCEe4z_7QnqqEQpHxE84KVdbYYTQ1-S2PS524hb3tbiD2uOB0kGq8RVoZ0PDclMi/s400/ChairTuck.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />And there is the ripped fabric. One lesson learned, fabric does not like to curve the way I would like it to.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMVKbLI5rubr8G8UZKraHYpBdN5G6kKh3Hg9-wqU8Kuk5n4nO4s7001uJEnluvqg_Ht19T5gBDnzWxv1HLbUcokLNWWwP3QJ_ibQaPi6wvwhMzg-HxVqxJlmMz9jKpmcFTvKSkQ3LL_KW/s1600/FabricRip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMVKbLI5rubr8G8UZKraHYpBdN5G6kKh3Hg9-wqU8Kuk5n4nO4s7001uJEnluvqg_Ht19T5gBDnzWxv1HLbUcokLNWWwP3QJ_ibQaPi6wvwhMzg-HxVqxJlmMz9jKpmcFTvKSkQ3LL_KW/s400/FabricRip.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh, the horror. I'm calling this one done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ9dSb88IKnpV8EKOq0XwB1qmZvpX1Ge-OEfJDxGMKkhaz0nHOanNhzOxEJ_bXNEyyXHgTuyxUfKVD9ltyNg8h-7KLtYuYQzW_eIF7Tfr_3Tg6TK2rH6NnDayRCP_mHaDWoWt8SUBj2YW/s1600/ChairFrontandBack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ9dSb88IKnpV8EKOq0XwB1qmZvpX1Ge-OEfJDxGMKkhaz0nHOanNhzOxEJ_bXNEyyXHgTuyxUfKVD9ltyNg8h-7KLtYuYQzW_eIF7Tfr_3Tg6TK2rH6NnDayRCP_mHaDWoWt8SUBj2YW/s640/ChairFrontandBack.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I originally had plans to add some nice grosgrain trim and then nail heads on top. But after all the trouble with this...lady, I didn't have the strength. Instead I went with nice bendy trim. Master of the curves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAPhmlNkls_y4pdM9nI-_EQYSQ7rt86ltzcREN2uU9ybat8_ZtjpR9oaNwMbqq3qjERrOsPOTW-BDsNioPRSzChqzgBlIc5T4gp6q_36Lft6LIgmK3KQ-MAF2OSby70GgdV2AJn0KtZq8/s1600/TrimProgress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAPhmlNkls_y4pdM9nI-_EQYSQ7rt86ltzcREN2uU9ybat8_ZtjpR9oaNwMbqq3qjERrOsPOTW-BDsNioPRSzChqzgBlIc5T4gp6q_36Lft6LIgmK3KQ-MAF2OSby70GgdV2AJn0KtZq8/s640/TrimProgress.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRr8ulVsGB9zL5dPnNfKrM6rPlu3oRhF2u9FGuVgS-WULYMywO0qEiHAINmhTc2ZwY31Xokbi3HNdTObyeazPaUQPxZwYf0uAqD_1NKIOfLWq0llZzzlT-Q5Tg2Vez_mDO4CRM957C_IUi/s1600/ChairSide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRr8ulVsGB9zL5dPnNfKrM6rPlu3oRhF2u9FGuVgS-WULYMywO0qEiHAINmhTc2ZwY31Xokbi3HNdTObyeazPaUQPxZwYf0uAqD_1NKIOfLWq0llZzzlT-Q5Tg2Vez_mDO4CRM957C_IUi/s640/ChairSide.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqVBlKjeAKN6esrfHNizTFbx_dD3E36pDZrnwQCkUjKTQC6NKa3I71PTURTToRvU5Zb1oJ4WrFuyaepZiO0IFzlkN8uUqtKaS5jKTQooAMPSks_F1jBMsOUMxk7zjBqPUdfbAXcDGC69L/s1600/ChairSeat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqVBlKjeAKN6esrfHNizTFbx_dD3E36pDZrnwQCkUjKTQC6NKa3I71PTURTToRvU5Zb1oJ4WrFuyaepZiO0IFzlkN8uUqtKaS5jKTQooAMPSks_F1jBMsOUMxk7zjBqPUdfbAXcDGC69L/s640/ChairSeat.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've got paint touch ups from a few run ins with that staple gun that left a mark...or eight. But I'm moving on. No time left to wallow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm playing with my sewing machine (finally) and using my exacto knife. But not at the same time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjp6yqvA8Q6fsJNFDbQzEXKdtnqsr0ZyrmTfbrI7s-dp41QwN1ysfLdxPDAnXKPloSLRB0GrUq0jCH_KjjJHfx1dm5A5CZC04B2XDvB_AdyrALOXsNKx9FL49ozqfGmcQS9-9CJqUIjVIO/s1600/NextStepPics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjp6yqvA8Q6fsJNFDbQzEXKdtnqsr0ZyrmTfbrI7s-dp41QwN1ysfLdxPDAnXKPloSLRB0GrUq0jCH_KjjJHfx1dm5A5CZC04B2XDvB_AdyrALOXsNKx9FL49ozqfGmcQS9-9CJqUIjVIO/s640/NextStepPics.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />And finally, in the stellar mom category I'm making my poor children suffer in this half broken down room.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTllbTbGWsZh8RwjiUYw2689Ew5pSe_kKdxEdpIIcjFiAJmPpFOCRP5k-56Jv3G-T2MsNFj08AuPID27bacvN9R2sbeQIyUzuzkZOTxxCeggc5UVmkT3m-CaFWBefFkF7fmy5SQXpiSeyQ/s1600/girlsroomprogress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTllbTbGWsZh8RwjiUYw2689Ew5pSe_kKdxEdpIIcjFiAJmPpFOCRP5k-56Jv3G-T2MsNFj08AuPID27bacvN9R2sbeQIyUzuzkZOTxxCeggc5UVmkT3m-CaFWBefFkF7fmy5SQXpiSeyQ/s640/girlsroomprogress.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Floor planning is slow but progress is being made, finally. Ceiling fan is down, rug is gone and holes are patched and ready for painting this weekend. A big change is on the way.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>So here is where we stand on the list.<br /><ol style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Come up with functional floor plan <b>Progress</b></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Paint walls/ceiling/trim</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Paint dresser (new hardware?)</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Update vanity (maybe some fun color or hardware) <b>Progress</b></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Find curtains and add trim</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Add a rug and new bedding <b>Progress</b></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Hang art and create some personalized pieces</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Find/Install new light fixture (buh bye ceiling fan) <b>Progress</b></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><strike>Reupholster chair and possibly add comfy floor cushions</strike> </li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">Find/Make lampshade(s) </li></ol><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 20.98958396911621px;">Now let's see how the others are progressing!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://chattafabulous.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Chattafabulous</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://chinoiseriechic.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: initial;" target="_blank">Chinoiserie Chic</a> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.classiccasualhome.com/" style="color: #1155cc; 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one room challenge - week 3

Here we are at week 3 of the One Room Challenge (see previous weeks here) and I'm still on this blasted chair.There are many times in the past week when I was moments away from taking a hatchet to this chair. This wench was vicious. I think she was p…

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