The dining room chairs

The old chair

The new chair look

For two and a half years I have been looking at our craigslist dining chairs and table, and muttering under my breath. During that time, the chairs got more and more broken and stained and uncomfortable. So it makes sense that 4 weeks before our baby is due, I decide I really need to get going on the project...
Having two full days without Mr 4.5 has really helped in terms of concentration time.
Everything has been harder than I thought it would be, and several of the chair seat frames look like they're beyond repair for me, without basic carpentry skills or tools, but the two promising ones are now covered, and waiting for scotchguarding, and then in theory, I'll screw them back into their frames and voila! Beautiful new seats!
Mr 7 kindly informed me that he liked the plain blue covers they had before, not the flowery ones. I explained that we get the flowery ones because mum liked them. He isn't convinced, but doesn't seem to want to make an issue of it.
Thanks must go to my long suffering husband, who provided general encouragement, absolutely no judgement on the length of time from thought to deed, and has admired the finished product.