It was not my
original intention to make this a series of posts, but, what the heck, this may
be a lot of fun, so why not share it with my vast reading audience.
For someone who
hates shopping, I sure did a lot of it today. I left the house at 10:30 this
morning and got home at 2:30.
My first stop had nothing
to do with slipcovering; I had a gift card for L.L. Bean (from my kids) and
thought today would be a good day to go shopping. Got the coat I wanted and
stood in line for half an hour before getting to the register. I thought
yesterday would be the crazy day. I heard a manager say that the line yesterday
was 3 times what it was today. Wow! OK. That’s done and I have a wonderful, new
coat.
While I was in the
neighborhood, I went to Jo-Ann Fabrics for the foam I need for the hassock. I
found the three-inch foam (I will use two layers) and see that it is $49.99 a
yard (choke) and I left my 50% off coupon at home. Darn!
Went home, dropped
off my new coat, picked up the coupon and went to Jo-Ann’s closer to home. The
three-inch foam is still $49.99, but I now have a 50% off coupon and I only
need 31 inches (15.5 x 2). Final cost: $22.89.
Now I need to
replace the piece of wood that formed the base of the seat. On to Home Depot
and the plywood department. Back in the Cutting Center I find a scrap piece of
Eucaboard (used for making peg board I was told). The kind gentleman figured
out what it would cost me for a piece 15.5 x 22 inches…$2.00. Sold. The first
piece he cut was just a tad too wide, so he cut me another piece. Told me to
take both pieces. I’ll try to use both pieces. That will make the seat that
much sturdier.
My last stop was at
Mac Donaldo’s for lunch…cost of a Big Mac not included in the cost of the
materials.
Foam: $22.89
Wood: $ 2.00
Fabric: $25.00 (maybe it cost that much…that was
a good
5 years ago)
Total: $49.89 (you couldn’t buy a new hassock for
anywhere near
that today)
You’ll notice that my total
cost is .10 less than the cost of one yard of 3-inch foam.
I guessing Part 3 will be all
about how I cut my piece of foam in half (so I have two 15.5-inch-wide pieces
to stack one on top of the other); how I was able to nail down the pieces of
wood (and how many fingers suffered in the process); and how I covered
everything with a piece of muslin, just to keep everything anchored. Oh, and to
do that I need to use an electric staple gun. Hahahahahaha!
😰😰😰😰
Just decided to use the
staple gun to attach the Eucaboard. Not sure which method will save the
fingers! 🙄
Until then…..
