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April 17, 2012 · 38 Comments

Recovering the Hope Chest

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Do you ever just want a change??  I know I sure do!!  Last week I really wanted to make some changes around the house and of course didn’t want to spend much.  I decided to brighten up my living room with some new updated material.

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My first course of action was to recover the hope chest.

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This is a simple procedure.  Here’s what you do:

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Open the chest and remove the screws holding the cushion in place.  My hope chest only had four screws to remove.

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You can choose to either cover the existing material or remove it and use all new.   I chose to just cover what was already there.

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As you can see I have recovered this several times over the years.

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Using a staple gun, pull the material tight and start stapling from the center, outward.

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Then just screw the cushion back to the hope chest and you have beautiful, new, fresh look!

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Now the question…To paint or not to paint???  What do you think…should I paint the hope chest??

Blessings,
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PS… I did end up painting my hope chest… You can see that post HERE.

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  1. Sunrise in Omaha says

    April 17, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    PAINT IT!! I was afraid to paint mine because it was (in my best Mom voice) “Nice wood, why would you want to cover it up?” but I did… and now it is an awesome black with an updated cover! I LOVE IT NOW and don’t push it to the back of the room! GO FOR IT!!

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  2. Sunrise in Omaha says

    April 17, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    PAINT IT! you will love it! My inner Mom voice kept telling me not to, but my outer Curious voice won! GO FOR IT!

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  3. lcm @ Those Crafty Sisters says

    April 17, 2012 at 2:39 PM

    I’ve been afraid to do anything with mine, so thanks for the inspiration!

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  4. Kei says

    April 17, 2012 at 2:51 PM

    That chest looks great! I love the fabric you used. It looks lovely as it is, but if you wanted to paint it I think black would look beautiful with the fabric (alternatively, white, possibly with the detail picked out in green)

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  5. Theresa says

    April 17, 2012 at 3:24 PM

    I think it would look great painted black. Love the fabric choice.

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    • Carlee says

      December 6, 2016 at 12:31 PM

      These topics are so cofnisung but this helped me get the job done.

      Reply
    • barkredit fur arbeitslose ärzte says

      February 8, 2017 at 10:30 AM

      ola! tive relaçao sexual no dia 24 de agosto para engravidar.Ai hoje faz 11 dias que transei para engravidar.Gostaria de saber se eu ja posso esta gravida?????ou se ja posso fazer o exame??????Obrigada!!!!

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  6. Jenny @ The NY Melrose Family says

    April 17, 2012 at 3:52 PM

    I love this! I have a hope chest that I turned the inside into a mini office complete with inspiration boards, but I hate the outside. I’d love it if you shared this at my weekly link party tonight at 8 EST at http://www.thenymelrosefamilly.blogspot.com/2012/04/whimsy-wednesdays-7.html. My hope chest is posted under http://www.thenymelrosefamily.blogspot.com/2012/02/one-stop-office-chest.html. I’m following on twitter.

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  7. micki @ ADD housewife says

    April 17, 2012 at 5:19 PM

    I love the fabric! I think it would be nice white, but I really don’t like painting “good” quality pieces. The junky stuff, sure…but something that is good wood? not so much.

    And I gave you a bloggy award for being soo awesome http://www.addhousewife.com/2012/04/versatile-blogger-award.html

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  8. Ginny @ OrganizingHomelife.com says

    April 17, 2012 at 9:00 PM

    Love, love, love this! You did such a great job. It's funny because as I was scrolling down through your post and saw the final pictures, I thought, "Wow. I love that fabric. The chest would be really pretty painted black." 🙂 And then I saw that you asked. So there you have another opinion. 🙂 Thanks for linking up to Simply Sensational Tuesday!

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  9. rebekahdawn says

    April 18, 2012 at 2:59 PM

    I adore that fabric. Every time I see it in the store I try to figure out what I "need" it for. 🙂

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  10. meg says

    April 18, 2012 at 3:10 PM

    love this! great job… that fabric is fantastic! so pretty 🙂

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  11. Janet @ Frugal & Focused says

    April 18, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    Love it! And I say yes, paint it! Oh, I have the same exact fabric just waiting for me to use to recover my desk chair. It's such a fun print.

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  12. Jenn Gray says

    April 18, 2012 at 9:20 PM

    looks so nice, good job

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  13. Abbi says

    April 19, 2012 at 3:15 AM

    Very pretty! I say leave it natural wood but then I never care for painting good wood pieces.

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  14. AsSnugAsABug says

    April 19, 2012 at 5:38 AM

    great fabric!

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  15. B. Reddy says

    April 19, 2012 at 4:07 PM

    paint it. Gloss Black.

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  16. Kathe says

    April 19, 2012 at 5:11 PM

    Way to take an outdated piece and bring it back to life! I love the fabric you chose too. Iffen it were mine I would paint it white so that just about any fabric change made in the future would work.
    I'd love it if you shared at my new Tuesday link party starting April 24th!
    http://www.kathewithane.com/2012/04/youre-gonna-love-it.html

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  17. Shannon says

    April 20, 2012 at 1:14 AM

    LOVE the fabric–My mom is supposed to give me her cedar chest this summer, I’m excited to redo it!

    Shannon@SewSweetCottage

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  18. Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com says

    April 20, 2012 at 1:00 PM

    Love this! We just posted our Kitchen Fun and Crafty Friday link party and would love for you to share this!
    http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2012/04/kitchen-fun-and-crafty-friday-link_19.html

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  19. {oc cottage} says

    April 20, 2012 at 1:28 PM

    adorable!

    m ^..^

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  20. Laura @ cookiecrumbsandsawdust.blogspot says

    April 20, 2012 at 1:32 PM

    I love the fabric too. Great choice.

    Visiting from Miss Mustard Linky Party, hope you’ll stop by my blog too. 🙂

    Thanks for sharing,
    Laura

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  21. Katie @ Little Becky Homecky says

    April 20, 2012 at 2:26 PM

    Love this! The fabric is gorgeous! I would love you to link it up to Fantabulous Friday going on now!

    http://www.littlebeckyhomecky.com/2012/04/fantabulous-friday-9/

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  22. Ivy and Elephants says

    April 20, 2012 at 2:47 PM

    That fabric is awesome. Now with these beautiful chalk paints you can do it. The hope chest is lovely. I would love it if you would share this post at our WIW linky party. I hope you can join us.

    Paula
    Ivyandelephants.blogspot.com

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  23. MGal @ WatchMeDIY.com says

    April 20, 2012 at 4:30 PM

    I love the fabric you chose for the hope chest. We have a few of these at our family cabin that culd use some TLC – now I know what to do with them! Stop by and check out My Home Tour when you have a minute. Cheers, MGal watchmediy.com

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  24. Peggy~PJH Designs says

    April 21, 2012 at 7:46 PM

    I love that fabric! I almost bought some for a project I had but decided the print was to big. You did a beautiful job! I would paint it black too. TFS
    Peggy

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  25. Shannah says

    April 22, 2012 at 1:24 AM

    This is a fantastic project! I would love it if you would consider sharing it at my Pinworthy Projects Link Party over at Just Us Four!

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  26. Comeca Jones says

    April 22, 2012 at 3:56 AM

    The fabric is lovely!!!

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  27. Sue at Serendipity says

    April 22, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    Paint it! We used this fabric on chairs in the shop and they were awesome in black-the best contrast with the print.

    My hope chest is over 40 years old and it, too, will get a paint job this year-thank you for the inspiration!!

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  28. Jenn says

    April 23, 2012 at 3:18 AM

    I love your fabric choice!

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  29. Alison @ Oopsey Daisy says

    April 24, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    I adore that fabric. What a great way to spruce up your chest! Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!

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  30. Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says

    April 24, 2012 at 6:02 PM

    I love the fabric you picked out! Can't wait to see what you decide to do! Thanks for sharing!

    Take care,

    Trish

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  31. Lauren @ The Well Crafted Home says

    April 25, 2012 at 11:33 PM

    I LOVE this fabric! Its looks so great with the wood!! Awesome job!

    I would love for you to link this project up at my link party – Well Crafted Wednesdays! You can find it here:

    http://thewellcraftedhome.blogspot.com/2012/04/well-crafted-wednesdays-link-party-1.html

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  32. Unknown says

    May 1, 2012 at 6:48 PM

    LOVE THE FABRIC! Where is it from?

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    • Carrie says

      May 2, 2012 at 2:05 AM

      I picked it up in the fabric department of my local Walmart.
      Thanks!

      Reply
  33. Anonymous says

    July 11, 2012 at 2:10 PM

    How much fabric is needed?

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    • Carrie says

      July 17, 2012 at 9:20 PM

      I needed a piece of fabric about 46 inches long by 18 inches wide. I would certainly measure your hope chest before heading out to purchase material…just to be safe!

      Reply

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