My "Trash to Treasure" Project

Yowzie! I just love DIY projects! Check out Jena's super cute "Made It Monday" project over at 1st Grade with Miss Snowden. Her "Happy Teacher Box" turned out so cute! I decided to join Jena & link up with 4th Grade Frolics.

Well, here's a look at the lil projects that I've been working on... This is the BEFORE pic of a desk chair that was sitting in my basement looking all ugly.

Before: ugly & boring right?!?

...and this is the AFTER!!! Ta-Da! What do you think?

After: polka dot cuteness!!!

This project was super simple-just unscrew the chair back & seat. Cut a piece of material to fit around them & use a staple gun to attach the new fabric. Since all chairs are a little bit different, its kinda hard to give specific directions for this project. The back on my chair had a hard plastic cover that I had to remove also. I stapled the fabric & then attached the cover over the edges of the fabric that you see here in this pic.

And this is my polka dot chair with my new crate seats! Yes! they are finally finished! WooHoo!

I hate to admit that those crate seats have been on my To-Do list since last year. Cutting the plywood to fit inside the crate is really the hardest part. Since summer seems to be flying by, I decided that I better move that part of the project to the "Honey-Do List" & the boards were cut in no time! {Thanks Bryan!!} They turned out so stinkin' cute- I can't wait to get them in my classroom!

What's your summer project?