Lovin' the Loveseat

After an extra day in Sta. Rosa -- so our favorite mechanic could fix our car -- we arrived back in Carlos Paz last night. It was a wonderful time away, quite productive and filled with blessings. I'll share more tomorrow when I (hopefully) have more time, but for now I HAD to share photos of the completed loveseat!

This was the first time I've done a zippered cushion cover AND the first time to make and use piping. There were plenty of mistakes along the way, with some hair pulling and moans of frustration. A trip to find wifi so I could look up how to do it properly helped immeasurably! Overall we're very happy with the finished product...

especially compared to the before! 

I fell in love with this indoor/outdoor fabric but didn't buy a lot of it because I knew I'd have to use it sparingly for my hubby's sake. He's more of a solid kinda guy :) But this loveseat is smallish and I think the large floral looks fabulous on it. It will look even better when paired with the chairs once I turn the coordinating striped fabric into covers for them. The first day I took a photo of the fabric laying over a dining chair, up against the wall, so you could see how well the colors go:

But since my photography leaves much to be desired, it's hard to tell the walls are a light aqua (not white!) and the fabric looks great against it. Here's an old photo from when we painted the walls, that gives you a better idea of the wall color:

And here's a teaser photo to give you a hint of one of the blessings:

Hasta luego!

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