Dining Chair Slipcover

I have been wanting to attempt to make some slipcovers for my dining chairs for a few months. Now that my daughter is walking around, I worry about her scratching up my chairs with her toys. I also love the look an upholstered dining chair. Well, I finally did it and it wasn't as easy as I thought. The process consisted of  A LOT of guessing and trial and error. I am really surprised with the outcome though.

I had originally bought the fabric for my bedroom about a year ago, but when I got home from the fabric store it was definitely not going to work in my bedroom. So, I needed to use it for something.

The ruffle detail at the bottom was actually the result of me cutting the fabric too short. I had to come up with a solution. I really like it though. It gives the square lines of the chair a bit of a feminine touch.

It took my so long to make just one slipcover that I am not ready to make three more. I might decided to tackle it another day. It's not perfect, and I not going to even begin to describe how I did it because honestly I don't know how it came together at all.

Love At First Sight

Remember our little Ikea dining table? Well, it just wasn't cutting it for us. We really wanted something a little bigger so we could seat more than just four people around it for dinner. The other day my mom calls me and tells me about a really pretty dining set she saw at Sam's Club. I soon as I see it I fall in LOVE. It's exactly what I wanted and for a great price. I call my wonderful husband, and sight unseen he tells me we can get it. Isn't he great? It fits our dining room so perfect, but before I show you I had to post some before pictures. The evolution of our dining room. :) This is what it looked like when we first moved into our house.



This is it with our old dining table.



And now with our new table.



Besides being incredibly beautiful, it came with two more chairs and a leaf (not pictured)! Now we can actually have friends and family over for games or dinner, so come on by! We'd love to have you!

The Dining Room

Before...

and after!!

I LOVE our little dining room! The built-ins in the corners are my favorite!