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November 13th, 2008
before and after: andrea’s outdoor seating


andrea bellamy of heavy petal decided to do some major makeovers in the process of redoing her now-gorgeous urban backyard. inspired by a high-end design but faced with the reality of a second-hand sofa (with good bones), she decided to strip the sofa to its metal frame, refit the frame with cedar slats (i liked this look so much i thought it was the “after” at first), spray painted the frame, and had cushions made to match the clean, modern look of the high-end inspiration piece. her final result is a fantastic piece that makes her backyard the urban patio of anyone’s dreams. click here for more details on andrea’s process and here to see more of her beautiful patio space. thanks to andrea for sharing! (the single chair in the “after” shot is a makeover, too but the process shots aren’t ready yet)

ps: stay tuned for a special mid-week sneak peek next!



37 comments
Tara said:
November 13th, 2008 - 12:05 pm

That. Is. Awesome. (I am inspired.)

Veeta said:
November 13th, 2008 - 12:13 pm

Wow. That is truly inspirational.

melanie said:
November 13th, 2008 - 12:16 pm

That’s lovely. It really has a cozy look to it.

April said:
November 13th, 2008 - 12:23 pm

I think this is the best furniture makeover I have ever seen, anywhere!

Loora said:
November 13th, 2008 - 12:32 pm

“the urban patio of anyone’s dreams”. Yep. It’s mine !

Anyone knows what tiles those are ? they’re beautiful too.

November 13th, 2008 - 12:37 pm

Thanks, Grace, for your very kind write-up! I like the plain cedar slats, too - and in the winter that’s what we’ve got out there. We take the cushions in to protect them from the worst of the elements but can still sit out there on sunny days.

Tiffany said:
November 13th, 2008 - 12:48 pm

Wowza!

Claire said:
November 13th, 2008 - 12:57 pm

Now *that’s* a makeover!

Caroline said:
November 13th, 2008 - 1:04 pm

most excellently done!

Abha said:
November 13th, 2008 - 1:20 pm

Un-be-liev-able. This is utterly ingenious and gorgeous!

Anne A Wong said:
November 13th, 2008 - 1:25 pm

Ha! I thought the wooden slats were the after as well… I almost miss them in the last pic, but cushions are always more comfortable.

Kristan said:
November 13th, 2008 - 1:27 pm

Omigosh, that is truly beautiful. And I’m with Grace: The middle wooden slat step could totally have been an After!

knittinglizzie said:
November 13th, 2008 - 1:32 pm

holy moley! I just cursed out loud viewing this! What a transformation! My parents live outside when the weather is nice so I’ve seen my fair share of outdoor furniture!

Courtney said:
November 13th, 2008 - 1:32 pm

This is one of the best chair makeovers I’ve ever seen! Beautiful outcome and very inspiring.

November 13th, 2008 - 2:08 pm

This is by far the best makeover I have seen yet. It is stunning! Looks like something from modernoutdoor http://modernoutdoor.com/collections or maybe even better.

November 13th, 2008 - 2:14 pm

I love the slats, the arms. Gorgeously elegant.

Kim Wike said:
November 13th, 2008 - 2:33 pm

I’m totally inspired. I just hope that I have the same vision when I see these great finds and don’t look them over! Great job.

November 13th, 2008 - 2:44 pm

Wow - I am blown away by everyone’s comments. *Blush*

Loora - the tiles are 1′x2′ dimensional cut basalt.

My husband had a lot to do with the final result too. (Thanks, honey!)

Mary Kate said:
November 13th, 2008 - 2:48 pm

holy smokes….it went from $20 to $2000!!

Carrie said:
November 13th, 2008 - 4:09 pm

Andrea, you are a genius. this is such an incredible transformation. bravo!

November 13th, 2008 - 4:23 pm

Those look great!

November 13th, 2008 - 5:15 pm

Beautiful transformation!

Lynne said:
November 13th, 2008 - 6:14 pm

This is officially my favourite before and after that I’ve seen.

Randi said:
November 13th, 2008 - 6:26 pm

Love the finished revamp - and the wooden slats are awesome too. Hmmm… now I have more reason than ever to pick up random wrecks with potential, despite my husband’s belief (which is true) that I don’t get around the recovering anything…

Emily said:
November 13th, 2008 - 7:24 pm

absolutely gorgeous!! amazing work!

Kristi said:
November 13th, 2008 - 10:34 pm

What an absolutely stunning transformation!

November 14th, 2008 - 12:55 am

That is a huge transformation! They did a great job.

Lindsay said:
November 14th, 2008 - 3:15 am

Andrea! Ben! Nice going! Best makeover I seen since… ever. Wow.

Stacy said:
November 14th, 2008 - 6:18 am

Wow … color me impressed! The slats are really beautiful. I would totally think the new version is actually high-end garden furniture, and thus be very jealous that you could afford it.

Fantastic makeover!!!!

November 14th, 2008 - 7:30 am

seriously cool… i always love seeing people get creative like this, i even go as far to say that made over furniture (or anything for that matter) usually looks better than designer store bought stuff.

Nice one Andrea!

lm said:
November 14th, 2008 - 8:44 am

wow I love this! I love that you can remove the slats in the wet/cold weather and still have the beautiful slats! Thanks for sharing, I love seeing all the before and afters! It encourages me to see old furniture in a new way.

Shawnawho said:
November 14th, 2008 - 10:48 am

Amazing vision for this piece-BraVo! I have to agree with everyone, best B&A yet.

april said:
November 14th, 2008 - 11:31 am

Andrea, may I ask what was the cost breakdown for your project? I’m going to be on the lookout for something like this and I’m wondering how much I should budget to achieve the transformation.

VR. said:
November 15th, 2008 - 8:54 am

It looks like a million bucks. Awesome job!

A couple quesions…how did you prep it before spray painting? I sprayed painted once o find out a few years later that the paint started flaking off. What type of paint did you use.

November 18th, 2008 - 11:27 am

I love the cedar slats!!!

erinberry said:
November 26th, 2008 - 7:40 pm

Awesome, awesome, awesome!

Karen said:
January 5th, 2009 - 4:14 pm

Wow, that’s amazing! The whole effect is very high-end!

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