Sew Up a Home Makeover: 50 Simple Sewing Projects to Transform Your Space
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    [synopsis] => Give your home a fresh new look. Lexie Barnes shows you how to quickly and inexpensively personalize your living space with 50 fun, pattern-free sewing projects that are highly adaptable and visually inspiring. Dramatic before-and-after photographs demonstrate how easy it is to brighten your living room with a custom-designed slipcover or give new life to a bedroom with a colorful headboard cover, lampshade, and matching window treatments. Get sewing and transform your home into the stylish abode you've always craved.
Lexie Barnes, a self-taught designer and the creator of a successful line of women's handbags and accessories, is the author of Sew What! Bags and Sew Up a Home Makeover. She brings her fun sense of style to every design she creates, and her craft bags have received rave reviews from BUST, Vogue Knitting, Adorn, and Knitty. Refresh Your Home with Fabulous Fabrics

Beautiful fabrics and basic sewing skills elevate any room from tired to inspired in just a few hours. These fifty projects are inexpensive to make and easily customized to suit your taste and furniture proportions. Simple instructions - some projects don't require sewing at all - and complete materials lists will have you making everything from pillows and slipcovers for your sofa to lampshades and colorful art for your walls. You'll be delighted with the style and energy fabric can bring to your home. Chapter 1: Makeover Magic

Style

Function

Comfort

Inventory

Budget

Timeline

Chapter 2: Fabrics and Tools

Fabrics

Notions and Tools

Chapter 3: Tips and Techniques

Basic Stitches

Seams and Hems

Bias Tape Pointers

Zippers

Embellishment and Trim

Makeover Challenge #1: From Drab to Fab

Chapter 4: Inviting Entryway

Reupholstered Seat

Fabric Tray

Flirty Floor Mat

Chapter 5: La Vida Lively (Living Room)

Basket Liner

Sofa Slipcover

Stretched Canvas Art

Envelope Pillow

Butterfly Chair Cover

Chapter 6: Sweet Dreams Bedroom

Dreamy Duvet Cover

Upholstered Headboard

Roman Shade

Bolster Pillows

Japanese Yukata Robe

Simple Slippers

Makeover Challenge #2: Dressing the Table to Fit the Occasion

Chapter 7: Tea for Two

Reversible Place Mats

Unlined Napkins

Dish Towel

Tea Cozy

Chapter 8: Party On

Beaded Table Skirt

Lined Cocktail Napkins

Roller Shade

Goodie Bags

Chapter 9: A Swell Affair

Table Runner

Chalkboard Napkin Rings or Place Cards

Classic Apron

M'octagonal Coasters

Makeover Challenge #3: A Room that Grows Up (Along with the Kids)

Chapter 10: Baby Mine

Tulle Canopy

Box Cushion

Felt Mobile

Improv Applique Blankie

Chapter 11: Pee Wee Playhouse

Bedtime Backdrop

Night-Light Lamp Shade Cover

Marshmallow Cushion

Switch Plate Cover

Chapter 12: Smells Like Tween Spirit

Carefree Curtains

Ravioli Floor Pillow

Pom-Pom Pillow

Hanging Caddy

Makeover Challenge #4: One Space, Three Functions

Chapter 13: Executive Suite

Memo Board

Journal Cover

Mobile Office Tote

Fabric-Covered Wastebasket

Chapter 14: Vanity Fair

Jewelry Display

Wristlet Pouch

Pinwheel Tray

"My Precious" Ring Box

Chapter 15: Craft Atelier

Canvas Coffee Cans

Artist's Sling

Sewing Machine Cover

Utilitarian Table Cover

Resources

Index

With a sewing machine and fabric, plus a few household tools (scissors and tape measure, for two), anyone, claims self-taught designer-author Barnes, can make over a chair, a table, or a room.
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