While I have plenty of domestic skills, I'd still like to be really great at cake decorating, flower arranging and upholstery. I've compensated by finding a great baker, a good florist, and ...well...I can recover the seats of dining chairs, and make pillows.
When we bought the dining set for our kitchen, it was cherry wood with white upholstered seats. When the salesman asked me if I wanted to pay extra for scotchguarding, I said no. He actually smirked at me! The white was more than a bit jarring to the eye, and with three kids, I knew it wouldn't last more than a week no matter what! First night? Spilled milk. Luckily we hadn't removed the yuckky plastic covers. I went to the fabric store the next day and found a multicolored cotton tapestry that I liked. I did a fine job recovering those chairs. I left the plastic in place, and just covered right over it.
It's been a few years though. So today I removed the fabric and staples from the chairs, and thought about how much I liked that fabric. So much, that I ran it thru the washer, and to my surprise, it came out like brand new! I happily re-reupholstered my chairs, and cleaned and waxed the table, and it all looks so fresh.
I feel accomplished!
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I was at home for 11 years taking care of my babies. But they've grown, and I should too. It's a whole new world out there...and it's about time I used it.
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