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July 10th, 2008
before and after: margie’s chairs

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d*s reader margie pyle sent over this fun before & after last week. not only did she change out the upholstery on her own, but she created the pillows herself using homemade stencils and white fabric paint. great work, margie! (and i love the wayne pate print in the back, too).

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17 comments
Jessica said:
July 10th, 2008 - 11:25 am

I love this! Yeah!!!!

Morgan said:
July 10th, 2008 - 11:54 am

Oh those chairs are just too adorable! And I love that print hanging on the wall — I originally saw that over at Dooce, but hers was red. I actually like this one better — it goes great with the pillows. PROJECT TIME!

moodboard said:
July 10th, 2008 - 12:07 pm

You did a terrific job, love the room!

July 10th, 2008 - 1:48 pm

these are sooo cute! :)

Kristan said:
July 10th, 2008 - 1:53 pm

Love the chairs, but LOVE the pillows!! Together they’re a perfect match.

Ceelo said:
July 10th, 2008 - 4:44 pm

Woah I love these chairs, they look so hot, Margie you are one talented DIY-er!

rasmus said:
July 10th, 2008 - 5:36 pm

how DO you DO stencils on fabric?
DIY instructions anyone?

Cindy said:
July 10th, 2008 - 6:11 pm

The color upholstery you chose, really pops with the wood on the chairs!! Great choice!!

alice said:
July 11th, 2008 - 1:49 am

love the pillows!

July 11th, 2008 - 9:33 am

For once, a before and after I actually like

Jane Wilson said:
July 11th, 2008 - 2:35 pm

Very groovy design, Margie. I think im going to need some of your creative DIY advice in September and a Marg’s instruction booklet on printing pillows- very striking match here! I love that wall hanging picture.

maddie said:
July 12th, 2008 - 12:17 am
Penelope said:
July 13th, 2008 - 12:16 am

Is there any chance that Margie Pyle would make more of these pillows for purchase? LOVE them and would pay for them….

Margie Pyle said:
July 13th, 2008 - 5:40 pm

Aaah, thanks everyone for your lovely comments – wow, it makes it all worthwhile:)!! Hmm, well I have to say, it is very tempting to set up a little crafty business to sell cushions etc, but at this stage I’m only starting to experiment… who knows where it’ll take moi!

Someone asked how I stencilled onto the cushions – well I did it a very simple way… I chose my shape (the ‘&’ would be the most complicated shape I would do), printed it onto card, cut the shape out, stuck the card down onto the cushion with double sided tape and painted inside the stencil (I went pretty carefully so as not to smudge). A few layers later and voila! Fun, cheap and happy times:)

alivicwil said:
July 13th, 2008 - 7:07 pm

stunning!

wow

lachapina said:
July 19th, 2008 - 4:55 pm

Lovely work! Great chairs, and the blue really freshens the look.

bron said:
August 2nd, 2009 - 7:43 am

Love them! Any chance you could share your step-by-step instructions? I’ve just bought a similar chair I’d like to reuphoslter myself.

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