Patio Dining Set Makeover

Well, here's what I had to start with.  Peeling paint, 1970's faded yellow, BLAH.

Step 1:Paint

Step 2: Make seat covers.  Why?  Because I don't want waffle booty.

I started by making ties to attach the covers to the chair.

Then I folded the ties in half and pinned the fabric for the covers right side together.  I also left an opening at the bottom so I could turn it inside out.

Then I turned them right-side-out and topstitched.  Done-zo!

And now, the new dining set:

Up next: re-cover the other chairs on my patio, make some placemats and coasters, and add some art.  Whew!  When I get one project done, 3 more pop up in its place!

Pallet Patio Table

I have seen quite a few inspiring pallet projects on the internet lately, so I thought it would be nice to try one of my own.  The thing is, I am not much of a handyman.  But my husband is!  So, I commissioned the hubs to make me a patio side table out of the following items (total cost $0):

the aforementioned pallet (a mini-pallet my husband took home from work)

some table legs from a busted table that
someone threw by the dumpster

glass from a mini-fridge that the
hubs turned into a fermentation fridge

We live in an apartment, so my husband did this with the following tools:

hand saw and a drill

He mitered the table legs (with the hand saw) and screwed them onto the pallet.  Then he trimmed down the top boards so the glass would fit in.  The glass slid in snugly!

This is a really easy project (and even easier if you have power tools) and the best part is that it is free!  Now time for pictures: