From Dud to Stud

This is my little glider. It has been a decent rocking chair & has lasted through all three of our kids, & I even tried to sell it a few times, but no one seemed to want it. (not that I blame them) It hasn't always looked this bad, but after a lot of use & a bad experience with the washing machine this is what it has been reduced to. It is saggy, stained, ripped & has almost no cushion left to it-BUT I had high hopes for this glider & was determined to give it a new life.

My first idea turned out to be a dud...I sanded most all of the varnish coat off & then went to work with black spray paint. It didn't take long for me to realize that it wasn't turning out to be the vision I had imagined. I found a new color of paint & got out my trusty paint brushes. Trinity saw what fun the project seemed to be & quickly became my little assistant. I didn't want to put a lot of money into restoring the glider (in case it turned out to be a complete doosey!!), so I had to think of a creative way to add a little umph to the cushion problem. I had an old flat pillow that was kicking around the house, so I tore it apart & voila!! More stuffing than I knew what to do with.

The kids knew exactly what to do with it & started jumping off the couch into it & spreading it all over the front room. I managed to convince them to keep it in a big pile, and as I was taking pictures Grayden kept plopping down right in front of the camera & humming, "heeese" what a cutie pie!

Brinley wouldn't hold still long enough for me to snag a pic of her playing in it, but I could hardly get Trinity away from it!

Anyway...after a few drawn out days of sewing, a few more days of sanding, a day of painting, & then a few more days of stuffing & final touches my little glider went from Dud to Stud!!

Can I get a Woot Woot!!! Doesn't it look awesome?!

I'm not one to toot my own horn, but what the heck? TOOT TOOT!! YAY ME!! Watch out all you half done projects, I'm on a roll. (I hope)