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I am needing to reupholster my dining chairs, and I found some fabric that I really love. It is woven cotton (quilting weight). Can it be used for the dining chairs if I use a protective treatment on it to protect it?
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Quilting fabric is not meant to use for upholstery purposes as it will not resist the constant wear and will stain easily, shortening it's life span quite a bit. However, if you really love the fabric, you most certainly can use a heavier gauge clear plastic vinyl over the quilting fabric for a long life and wipe clean feature. I used vinyl on my kitchen chairs and quite frankly, it lasted so long that I actually tired of the fabric and it was in like new condition when I redecorated.
Even if you change your mind and use upholstery fabric, you really do not need much fabric. Home Decorating fabric is 54" wide. You will need 2/3 of a yard/24" of fabric for every two chairs. A 54"w , 24"l piece of fabric cut in half will net you two 27"x 24" chair tops. So, you will only need 1 1/3 yards per every four chairs, believe it or not. So, it is affordable.
If you get on the JoAnn Fabric mailing list or e-mail list, you get a 40% off coupon you can use in store or on line.
Quilting fabric is not meant to use for upholstery purposes as it will not resist the constant wear and will stain easily, shortening it's life span quite a bit. However, if you really love the fabric, you most certainly can use a heavier gauge clear plastic vinyl over the quilting fabric for a long life and wipe clean feature. I used vinyl on my kitchen chairs and quite frankly, it lasted so long that I actually tired of the fabric and it was in like new condition when I redecorated.
Even if you change your mind and use upholstery fabric, you really do not need much fabric. Home Decorating fabric is 54" wide. You will need 2/3 of a yard/24" of fabric for every two chairs. A 54"w , 24"l piece of fabric cut in half will net you two 27"x 24" chair tops. So, you will only need 1 1/3 yards per every four chairs, believe it or not. So, it is affordable.
If you get on the JoAnn Fabric mailing list or e-mail list, you get a 40% off coupon you can use in store or on line.
Strange Vintage Chair - Was it For a Child?
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http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk80/besunny/chairchilds.jpg
It's about 35 inches high, with the seat about 24 inches high. And as narrow as it looks.
There is no missing backing - no back was ever there.
Is this some kind of "transition" chair for a child - after a standard high chair, but when the kid is still too young and short to sit at the table in a regular chair?
Anyone have a logical idea? Or one based on actual experience?:
I rate all answers, provided at least one is good!
A photo from top down
http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk80/besunny/chairchildscu.jpg
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I can't say for sure but it looks like a chair you might use for kitchen work. Like when you get tired of standing while chopping and preparing food. Intended to temporarily take a load off of your feet. I thought how my grandma use to keep a stool in the kitchen for most of her life for that purpose. I can't remember a time where she didn't have some stool designed for that purpose the seat was not your typical seat it was smallish eventually they had flip down steps on the bottom of them to double as a stool you can use to get things up high. I have link to one from the 1950's from someones blog. You will have to scroll down to see it.
I can't say for sure but it looks like a chair you might use for kitchen work. Like when you get tired of standing while chopping and preparing food. Intended to temporarily take a load off of your feet. I thought how my grandma use to keep a stool in the kitchen for most of her life for that purpose. I can't remember a time where she didn't have some stool designed for that purpose the seat was not your typical seat it was smallish eventually they had flip down steps on the bottom of them to double as a stool you can use to get things up high. I have link to one from the 1950's from someones blog. You will have to scroll down to see it.
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