Re-upholstering dining room chairs!

So my mom has had these chairs & dining room set as long as I can remember,

and I think as long as I've been alive!

They are solid, and have held up really well.

They've been through countless school/church kids,

as well as mine and my brothers kids. (5 grandchildren, 4 of which are boys)

So that's saying something! :)

Here's a before and after of the chairs..

And here's how it was done.

First Grandma took the screws off of the chair padding part..

And here's mom with the chair seat pad, taking all the old staples off..

And here's the chair, seat-less!

Grandma is so wise, I'm learning so much from her!

Here she is using the old covering from the seat to make her pattern with the new fabric..

such beautiful fabric, goes perfect with my Mom's kitchen!

Oh yeah, they even made me do a complete chair by myself! Wasn't too hard either!

Here's the last step, the staple gun! I had never used one before, {gasp!} but it

was soooo fun! I had a good time with it.

Anyway, all we had to do was grab our fabric that we cut out using the old

covering, and stretch it on the pad part, then staple all around it!

Voila! New chairs! SO beautiful and elegant. :)