I did this thing

So, months and months ago, I bought this chair. It had good bones, but gross everything else. I got it so that I could re-upholster it in my great upholstery class. The chair was in pretty terrible shape. It was not padded correctly, and the person who had upholstered it before me took  a lot of shortcuts.

While I was taking it apart I realized that the ugly yellow and brown tweed fabric was masking the original hideous green upholstery underneath.

Hidden within the fabric I found such gems as: Mike's Hard Lemonade labels, some cardboard from a Schlitz beer package, several greasy pennies, and loose tacks. It's like this chair wanted to give me tetanus. (Well screw you chair! I got my tetanus shot about six years ago! It felt like my arm was going to fall off but now I know it was worth it!)

After I picked out my pretty red velvety fabric to replace the musty old moldy-green color, I was on my way.

Many, MANY weeks went by as I worked to make this chair as sleek and modern-ly beautiful as I knew it could be.

I hammered in endless tacks and I did lots of hand-sewing and I smoothed and measured and blah blah blah.

Taaaaaaaa DAAAAAAAAAA!
She is beautiful, no? Also, the cats love her - so far only for sleeping and not for clawing.

I love it.