Once upon a time there was...a chair.

So we Craigslisted for this armchair almost a month ago. Everything about this chair has been kind of incredulous...from the man with almost three teeth who sold it to us to the disgusting way it had been reupholstered (at least three times) and the strange musty/old odor wafting around our apartment from it. So we partially gutted this chair and had it simply sitting in our apartment, just waiting for its time to become the designated project and undertaking of Naomi and me.

Exhibit A...case in point.

What an undertaking.
So, last weekend, Naomi and I threw on our baggiest of baggy sweats and set to work scouting out cheap but quality / designer upholstery fabrics ...which meant a trip to Mood Fabrics in LA.
Additionally, the arrival of the kitten (Mobes!) meant that the two "projects" would fuse, as they did...
And isn't this fabric just perfect? Especially against our "avocado" walls. :)
And thus, the project continued...into the wee 2.30 am hours on Saturday, and all morning Sunday...we pressed onward.

And then, at long last, after many hours of stapling, tacking, cursing, measuring and stretching...SUCCESS!
Victory has never tasted so sweet. Isn't it gorgeous?!

Moral of this tale: We now understand why cool furniture like this is so expensive. And if we ever went into the upholstery business (because we seem to think that we're really good at it) we would charge lots and lots of $money$.

The end.