The Style Sisters: July 2010

LIme Green Tablescape - Centerpiece Wednesday

By The Style Sisters - Wednesday, July 28, 2010

WELCOME TO CENTERPIECE WEDNESDAY!

I love lime green mixed with black and white! I know so many of you have commented on these dishes before...I got them from TJMaxx a few years ago...on the back it says

Quadrifoglio MADE IN ITALY

I made the lime green floral napkin rings myself! The tablecloth is made from fabric I bought at Hobby Lobby. So refreshing don't you think?

For the centerpiece I used my white lantern from IKEA and filled the bottom of it with some black smooth rocks and a white tall candle and placed a large hydrangea leaf on the top. I was going to do more but I had to hurry.

I just can't tell you how much I love Lime Green! Even as a kid I have always loved Lime Green and Fuchsia together. See the black underneath the plates that is my fun secret....it is a gold charger turned up side down! Ya gotta love that!

If only it were cooler outside! It looks amazing but it is hot and humid out here overlooking the pool!

I grilled some yummy chicken for dinner! So easy...olive oil, Costco's all natural seasoning (oh my gosh we put this on everything!!), kosher salt and fresh herbs from the garden. It was moist and deeelish!

Of course some locally grown watermelon! It is sooo sweet and full of juicy goodness!
I placed the watermelon on this cute little white platter that I bought a while ago from Tai Pan trading in Utah. I have also used those little white porcelain balls with letters on them for placecards...You find your initial for where you are seated.

The strong bold colors just pop off the table...and you all know how much I love that!
I layered the plates as you can see....the white dinner plates with the black lettered words all around the edge followed by the lime green salad plate and then the dessert plate is the smallest sized plate..... white plates with black lettered words.

I played around with this photo in my adobe photoshop and made it look really cool for fun. If anyone is interested in purchasing my napkin rings please leave me a comment about them.

Hope you are all enjoying your summer.

Please link up with your centerpiece ideas below! I love to see all your creativity!

I am participating in

Tablescape Thursday

Foodie Fridays

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How to recover dining room chair seat

How to recover dining room chair seat using staple gun

By The Style Sisters - Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Just a simple little chair seat recover...I thought I would share with you.

It doesn't get any easier than this!

This is the after photo with the Tuscan French fabric now on the seat.

This is the before....I have used this fabric for years and decided it was time for a change.

Items you will need:

Staple gun,

Staples,

Screw driver or electric drill,

Fabric large enough to cover each seat.

I simply flipped the chair over...unscrewed any screws that were holding the seat to the chair (there were only 6 on these chairs)

Then I laid the seat face down on top of the new fabric and cut the fabric large enough to cover the chair plus some extra. (Oh and make sure you have the fabric going the correct way or the way you want it to look before you start to staple it on) yeah...speaking from experience of doing it wrong and having to pull out the staples :)

Stapling: Start on one side by pulling the fabric up and onto the bottom of chair about 2- 3 inches. Make sure you pull it up enough that the raw edges won't hang out underneath the chair once the seat is put back on the chair .....Staple about 3 staples an inch or two apart. Then...... go directly across to the other side and do the same thing (this helps to keep the fabric straight and taut.

Now.... Go back to the first side you started on and continue to pull and staple until the one side is finished. Now go back and finish the other side that you started. You should have 2 sides done that face each other. Yeah!

Now go and do the same thing on the other 2 sides.

When you come to funky edges or round corners just take it slow....pull it up and make little pleats so the fabric will lie down smoothly. Use staples to hold the pleats down.

Your seat is now covered....trim away any excess fabric so it won't hang down once the seat is is back on the chair.

Attach seat to the chair with the screws and voila!! You have a new chair!

Hopefully this all makes sense...the best part is...if you make a mistake all you have to do is pull out the staples and realign the fabric and staple it back in place.

Hope you are inspired to try this in your own home.

It is fun and fast!