So I just moved across the country and I am attempting to set up and decorate my apartment. But I have a small problem. I.am.poor. So that lack of cash flow makes decorating kinda difficult. Luckily I have my sister and brother in law to help me find some good deals using a "yard sale" website. First up...the kitchen table.
My Sister found this table for $20 on a yard sale website. She was kind enough to store it for me AND help me refinish it. We got some super cute fabric from JoAnn's ($17) and some spray paint from Wal Mart (about $8) and got to work. The bottoms of the chairs screwed right off so we were able to cut and measure (I am already the proud owner of some nice fabric scissors) the fabric. In true cheap-o fashion we used nails to secure the fabric to the wood, making sure nothing came through. Screw the bottoms back on and we were set. My brother in law painted the table top for me. We thought the green would look nice and pull out the light green in the print.
With the left over fabric we decided to make a table runner. However neither of us know how to sew (I'm hoping Mom can teach me some tips on her visit out here) so we did our best with the "iron on" sewing tape (that is definitely not the professional name, but I can't remember). I'm rather happy on how it turned out.
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