Getting Things Done || Home Edition || Episode 19 ||

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Getting Things Done || Home Edition || Episode 19 ||

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Yay! A new Series!
With Getting Things Done - Home Edition, I am going through my giant To-Do list around the house. One small project at a time. Some are decorative, some are repairs, some are maintenance, there is a little bit of everything, room by room, the entire house!
My goal is to scratch the entire list off by end of year, so I better get started.
Episode 19 - Recovering my dining room chair pads
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Full series:
Episode 1 - Small switch - Big impact. I am changing the dining room window treatment and brighten up the entire room!
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Episode 2 - Repairing dings and scuffs on the living room walls
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Episode 3 - Displaying Medals
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Episode 4: Window Washing
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Episode 5 - Kitchen Cabinet Hinges
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Episode 6 - Dinning Room wall repairs
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Episode 7 - Repairing the heat board radiator cover and fixing dents and scratches in the Living Room
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Episode 8 - Spare bathroom - replacing cabinets and exhaust fan.
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Episode 9 - Spare bathroom tiles/grout cleaning and changing the bathtub shelving - also lots of mildew cleaning.
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Episode 10: Replacing and installing a new Bathroom wall mounted cabinet.
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Episode 11 - Small Bathroom Paint Touchup and new curtains
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Episode 12: Replacing a bathroom exhaust fan.
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Episode 13: I am building a wall cubby - Part 1
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Episode 14: Building a wall cubby - part 2
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Episode 15: DIY Bathroom Lights Makeover
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Episode 16: Back Entrance Door clean-up and new seal
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Episode 17 - Entryway - removing decor and repainting.
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Episode 18 - Entryway - Floor refinish - new shoe tower and rug.
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@rtej3086 10 ай бұрын

Your chairs look fabulous. Personally I don't think any of your DIY'S are worthless. They are very inspiring and "regular" people are motivated to do things, to do something, anything out side the box. Thank you for sharing and motivating us 🙏. Have a great day 😊

@sallycroft2191 10 ай бұрын

Oh Sophia, please give yourself some room for grace. You have been non stop with projects and filming, plus working full time in a stressful job, as well as being a Wife, Mother, daughter, and and selling on Etsy and FB marketplace ECT. We don't want you to get sick. Please take care of Sophia. Stress kills!

@artladybluntzer4112 10 ай бұрын

When stapling your chairs or even a canvas, ALWAYS start your staples in the center. Never to one side. You have a higher probability of getting your material crooked. Love your videos

@maryfindley434 10 ай бұрын

I love how the chairs turned out. I say use the chairs without covers, enjoy them, then reupholster when they look bad. I'd be afraid the red would fade on the gold fabric....

@mickie4445 10 ай бұрын

Use your chairs as you reupholstered them and spray them with a stain protector don’t cover them in that bold red. Who more important than your family to seat in luxury don’t wait for company to use your lovely chair fabric. You deserve the best.

@resagaroda 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful, Sophia! Could you just wrap the plastic around the cushion and tuck it under the wood as well? Perhaps a slightly thinner plastic would work. Hope your week gets better. ❤

@Kay-fv7cw 10 ай бұрын

That's a great idea! This way, you can see the beautiful fabric. The red plastic will cover up the new fabric.

@elizabeth75000 10 ай бұрын

I love this because I think you are giving loads of people the courage to try something that they might not try ordinarily. Your videos are fantastic, Sophia!

@nancylanderson8012 10 ай бұрын

I'm glad you are getting a new stapler as you work so hard already. You need the most efficient tools you can afford to make life a bit easier. The new covers are beautiful. Plastic covers are a necessity for a family's use. I used plastic covers that I put on just the way I did the fabric. They were fine. They made sliding on and off the seat easier when someone wore jeans, etc. You did a great job.

@loiscampbell3510 9 ай бұрын

The new chair seats look FABULOUS, Sophia! Well done, as usual.

@teresasmith3366 10 ай бұрын

Scotch guard them really really good.

@Kay-fv7cw 10 ай бұрын

The fabric looks beautiful! Oh my, that plastic is bringing back my 70s childhood. 😂

@christinedisneyqueen5746 10 ай бұрын

I always learn something when I watch your videos…never worthless! 😘

@verawilkerson6734 9 ай бұрын

Have had cats most of my life and never had furniture damaged by them. Sometimes, just 1 cat, for many years 3-5 cats at once. The only things damaged by them were a couple of dog beds and a couple of cushioned kitchen mats. Always had tall scratching posts or kitty towers. They did shred the sisal rope on one of those.

@juliemix3373 10 ай бұрын

Sophia, the chairs look fabulous with that striped fabric. Glad you bought a new stapler. It should have made doing the other chairs so much less frustrating. Yes, get the clear plastic from Jo-ann's. It will be great when you finish. Cheers

@angelicajones3958 10 ай бұрын

Hi Sophia, A few years ago my husband and I recovered our dining room chairs. I used the old seat covers as my pattern. We used what looks like leather to recover the seats and I love how it feels and looks. So easy to clean, too. The plastic that you ordered can be found at Walmart on rolls so you can buy just what you need. You should treat yourself to an electric stapler. They are so much easier to use than the manual ones.

@moniquefuselier7711 10 ай бұрын

Sorry it has been a rough week! I appreciate your diys because you show the missteps and how to right them. That is very encouraging to those of us who have to push themselves to even attempt anything they deem remotely "handy". By the way, thanks for mentioning about centering a stripe in the center of the chair--a tiny tip that goes so far into making a much better finished product .

@vickylongcrier2376 10 ай бұрын

Love the chairs! The only potential problem I could see is that the red vinyl dye could rub off on the silk. If you test it and it doesn’t then great! I love both colors in your dining room!

@kellichandler2752 10 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing! The red will transfer to silk. What a shame. Sophia you did a wonderful job! I LOVE how they look!

@sheilaaskew5486 9 ай бұрын

Sophia, you did a great job. What I love about you is that you're willing to try. Great video!

@gladysanderson1351 10 ай бұрын

The striped covers are great! Thanks for showing how to recover the seats. I had an idea how to do it, with my sister telling me how she did it, but seeing how to do it on video gives me courage to actually go for it. Take care, and give yourself time to relax and regroup when needed. Love your videos, and thanks for your hard work getting them out to us!

@debracantrell8381 10 ай бұрын

I rdid my bar stools and the plastic I used to cover them with was clear shower curtain liners from family dollar. Lol theyhave held up great for 7 years and cost me all of 10 bucks. Good luck

@GinaRich24 10 ай бұрын

Take some time for you! Don’t overwork yourself especially for others! Your KZfaq subscribers will always be here ❤ Hugs! 💕

@tracymitchell400 10 ай бұрын

NO, NO JOANNES......Dollar Tree has crystal clear shower curtain liners that would be large enough to fit at least two chairs each and they would be thin enough to staple down. Replacing these clear covers wouldn't cost you your first grandchild..keep up the .great job!!

@lauramclaine504 10 ай бұрын

I would rotate the chairs, so they all get even wear from one side to another side of the table. I do that with couch cushions the chair look beautiful after you were done.🦋

@catherinerandall1966 9 ай бұрын

Firstly...fabric looks gorgeous. What a street find! Idk...but maybe v simple, inexpensive chair pads that tie.after a few squashes from sitting, they will form nicely over the gorgeous material.

@christinemacleod2145 10 ай бұрын

Sophia… you’ve done a great job recovering your chairs… I think even though you’ll have the plastic “Granny covers”.. I’d get a can of Scotch Guard to spray on the chair seats

@patriciaalldred1036 10 ай бұрын

Your DIYs are always fantastic. Don’t feel obligated to push through if you need some time and space. ❤❤❤

@aileenreynolds5604 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful Sophia! On camera the lighter stripes on the fabric look like they match your favorite "melted butter" paint color! I was so impressed with how you got the stripes straight! Don't be so hard on yourself. The chairs look AMAZING!!! XO

@JazzyBabe56 10 ай бұрын

that material is very classy looking! great choice!

@melw6817 10 ай бұрын

I would use a smaller bath towel in a similar color when to protect some chairs I had from daily wear and tear. I could just throw them in the washer when needed and put them back over them to protect my chairs from my boys. I would be concerned that the red slipcovers might fade on your new lighter upholstery. I enjoy your DIY videos and am inspired to try new things.

@teresaminick1169 9 ай бұрын

The chairs look great! Another success! I will try to reupholster a living room chair now. Tyfs.

@karenswidzinski6071 10 ай бұрын

Nice job! I have recovered my dining chairs and a piano bench just as you did. We have an accent chair like your "head chairs" in your dining room, but it lives in the master bedroom. I'ts over 40 years old and the fabric is still holding up. Of course it's not upholstered in silk and my husband has preserved it by covering it up with clothes!!

@Stephanie-lg1cm 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful! I Scotchguard all my upholstery, stains and spills just wash off.

@barbaranielsen2888 10 ай бұрын

They look great

@EastRiverHomestead 10 ай бұрын

Clear heavy duty shower curtains. Done. I have the, 'Stanley Electric Stapler and Brad Nail Gun' ($34 at Home Depot) and you should really consider it. You would be amazed.

@jennyjenkins877 10 ай бұрын

You did a really fantastic job! Be sure to check reviews on the red chair covers and make sure they don't bleed. There could be colour transfer just from normal sitting and spills could be extra trouble. You would think companies would use fabric that doesn't have this problem but you never know. The round chairs look so difficult... don't hesitate to outsource that job if it takes a stressor off your plate!

@kimberlymiller655 10 ай бұрын

Amazing. You can literally do anything!!

@dawndach3030 10 ай бұрын

The chairs look great. Just an FYI- they make stapler guns for use with air compressors- easy as pie to use. And you can customize the depth of the staple. Not that expensive.

@williamhawthorne1375 10 ай бұрын

big 👍for having a go ,its not a fail just needs bit of a re plan Look forward to end products.i have re apolstered many inset chairs, go careful on the amount fabric you turn around the corner as if it is too thick you can end up splitting the joints of the legs 👍👍Lizzie xx

@twylasmom 10 ай бұрын

I love these videos! They help inspire me to do things around the house that I didn't think that I could do! Also I love the chairs and I agree, go to Joanns and get a roll of plastic and customize the plastic covers. I wish I had done this when I purchased my chairs!

@gigigigi1508 10 ай бұрын

Great work as usual, Sofia. 😊

@shawna2boys716 10 ай бұрын

I love this real DIY where you have to solve problems even 😅f you have to use a method you don’t want. This is how it goes. I think anyone who expects a perfect video where everything is sunshine and roses is delusional. The stories are coming out where tv shows have slapped temporary solutions on projects. As regular citizens, we just don’t want to do that to our homes. Your videos are inspiration and show how sometimes a project takes one or more detours. This is real life and citizens need to keep their expectations realistic. I LOVED THIS VIDEO.

@CRebecca1944 10 ай бұрын

I always look forward to your videos .

@mygreatchallenge 10 ай бұрын

I mmi just bought a box of needles. Can t wait to see if it works.

@cherylferguson5290 10 ай бұрын

Sophia, I, too have been going through some things this week 😢 Prayers that we both have it better next week 🙏 🙏

@janetdalby6076 6 ай бұрын

It was good, I love the silk thinking I could do the same. Because you gave me the idea to add the seat covers!

@ShesInLosAngeles 10 ай бұрын

I’m not a crafty person at all, but have been recovering dining chairs for myself, family and friends for over 30 years. One year my husband gifted me an electric staple gun. Isn’t that romantic? I was thrilled 😉

@ACGNikki 10 ай бұрын

Perfect fabric choice! ;D

@vavann6955 9 ай бұрын

Omg finally I found your yt channel. I use to see your vid like 10 years ago when I was in a bad place in my life and living alone at 15 and had no idea how to keep a house. You where my hero back then. I lost your channel and now 10 years later and every time I clean I still think of you 😅

@mygreatchallenge 9 ай бұрын

Welcome back!

@marylapaglia4645 10 ай бұрын

You are so talented!!!….I just love watching you tackle all of your projects!…..You might reconsider the red chair cover, they might fade on your pretty light fabric!

@cathypenn1073 10 ай бұрын

Great video Sofia!!!!!

@annrae1597 10 ай бұрын

There's a stapler that you push the top down right over the staple..it's easier then squeezing the handle at the other end on your old kind.

@colombepetite 10 ай бұрын

I still liked it! Your chairs now match my own 😂. I have 2 hammer staplers and 2 staple guns and I can never get any of them to work. I am thinking of investing in an electric staple gun.

@juliefranc7443 10 ай бұрын

Hope things get better for you, Sophia! Never a worthless video, we always enjoy watching what you have going on in your home. Have a great weekend!

@judystahlman1620 10 ай бұрын

Quit putting your work down sophia. No one can do everything perfect all the time. You allow us to realize we can do most things we set our minds to.. Sure we're going to run in to road bumps but we need to problem solve the situation and that sometimes it may take more than one try to accomplish our projects. I love you and your vidoes.

@angeladroesbeke415 10 ай бұрын

Great job already Sophia ❤ stop bringing yourself down!! We can’t always be 100% in the best of shapes and you have every right to have those times too. I can’t even count the number of times my “great ideas” didn’t quite turn out as planned so ideally in my head 😂 it just happens! I love the fabric and find you executed the reupholstering very well. Can’t wait to see the other chairs and have your always very realistic feedback on the experience and what to keep an eye out for. It really helps me to not “fall in the trap”. Courage ma belle! Le soleil revient toujours 😊

@denisecarter5117 10 ай бұрын

Looks good.

@monaelfayoume4949 10 ай бұрын

Good job , the new cover is fabulous, you turned the chair into a new one .. the plastic cover can be replaced by another type of plastic, as I think .. anyway, I like it 👌

@musicfoodie8420 10 ай бұрын

I am worried about the red covers leaching on to your beautiful new pale covers, please be careful

@anitarobbins6414 10 ай бұрын

Or scotch guard the fabric

@silver_csmith 10 ай бұрын

Those plastic covers you got….could you sew each of the corners…like if you basically meiter them so that they fit tight to your chairs? 🤔 (so you don’t have to use the Velcro….if what I’m saying makes any sense. Lol) The chairs look great with their new fabric though! 👌🏻❤️

@weehollie2 10 ай бұрын

They're sooo nice! I'm really inspired to tackle my own. I love your videos ❤

@jillneer7305 10 ай бұрын

The chairs look beautiful!!!!! I have 6 parson type dining chairs I would like to recover - I have to gain the courage.

@faithdijkema6785 10 ай бұрын

Take care😘

@tiahill832 10 ай бұрын

You did an awesome job I think! I love that fabric! Thanks for sharing! Have a great weekend! ❤😘😊

@Vanessa-pm6qw 10 ай бұрын

Sophia, I love your chairs they're very pretty and antique.

@dharmaphile 10 ай бұрын

I'm sorry to hear you're dealing with stuff and it's been a hard week. Sending good thoughts your way. 🧡 Great video - always inspiring to see you tackling things and I find it more useful when people show the bits that didn't go as planned. Thank you Sophia

@patkern185 10 ай бұрын

I love the fabric you chose, Sophia! I think stripes just look so good and I recovered my dining room chairs several years ago in a striped fabric as well. I used an indoor/outdoor fabric that looks and feels like nice upholstery fabric. I would highly recommend the same to anyone, especially if your chairs are frequently used. No need for plastic covers. The indoor/outdoor fabric nowadays is so much nicer than it was at its inception. I'm anxious to see how you will reupholster the accent chairs' arm and back pads. I have a similar issue with our sunroom sofa and love seat. Thanks for sharing! XXOO ❤️

@MsArtistwannabe 10 ай бұрын

I had a stapler like that. I finally threw it away out of frustration. That fabric is gorgeous on those chairs. So pretty and elegant.

@kimosborne5162 10 ай бұрын

I have the same staple gun. One third of the staples jam, another third don't penetrate, and the last third actually go where they are intended. I always thought it was operator error, but I see that is not the case. Tomorrow it is going into the garbage.

@brandybarnett9953 10 ай бұрын

My mom did that with our stools a few years ago and her arm was in a ton of pain for a week. Ended up buying electric stapler Makes the chair look so much better

@juliebrooke6099 10 ай бұрын

What a transformation! The new fabric looks very chic. If the plastic isn’t nice to sit on you could put a tied on fabric cover over the top.

@sharonschroeder332 10 ай бұрын

Walmart sells the plastic also I always use it after the recovering my chairs .

@JacquelineLP 10 ай бұрын

Great job sophia. I once had a professional reupholstering guy let me in a secret on doing chairs he said you always do your corners first! Well it sure makes a difference he said that's how professionals do it! A great tip! They look nice! I love that cotton batting tip you shared I will do that next time! 👍🏽

@susanw9630 10 ай бұрын

The chairs look really posh, well done! I have had the same experience with staplers, i suspect they are all a bit rubbish. I reverted to using tacks for my project because of the shortcomings of the stapler. You could make some thin quilted seat pads to tie on to the uprights at the back, to protect the new seat covers.

@tonibergquist61 10 ай бұрын

Those chairs are beautiful! I think using the bulk plastic to cover would be the best solution. Love these get it done videos ❤

@lanaritter9410 10 ай бұрын

Sophia, I think you did an awesome job on the chairs and they look beautiful!!! Have you thought of putting Scotchguard on them??

@robinbarton7581 10 ай бұрын

The fabric is beautiful! I really like how it looks on the chair. I have a friend who uses bath towels on her chairs because they are big chairs. It works great for her!

@brandybarnett9953 10 ай бұрын

This is definitely not a worthless DIY, it’s a realistic DIY at least like the ones in my house. Nothing is standard so you have to improvise.

@beachgirl9823 9 ай бұрын

Sophia-holy smokes- I haven’t seen you in a couple of years and you’ve lost a lot of weight. You look great but you’ve always looked great. 😊

@hkgirlyork2703 10 ай бұрын

Enjoyed this video as always and impressed that you pushed through the other things going on to make it! It almost seemed like those plastic covers could have been wrapped around the cushions like the fabric was... not sure if it would just stay on its own though.

@sandracollins7938 10 ай бұрын

Love your DIY videos they help people learn things. My chairs are wood seats & I had those tie on chair pads but people& or cats made a mess of them. then I bought those non-skid pads for the chairs but had to remove them because one of my cats kept throwing up on them. Good job on the 4 chairs you fixed.Waiting for the two end chairs to be covered, I know they will be done fine.

@ACGNikki 10 ай бұрын

My aunt would just staple the plastic under the chair after the fabric.. lol

@kimripley1384 10 ай бұрын

Walmart sells different thicknesses of plastic on the roll!

@donnahayes6658 10 ай бұрын

Love the chairs! Good job❤

@robinsnell7249 10 ай бұрын

So sorry your week is not going well. Love how the chairs turned out!

@isabellerininger6249 10 ай бұрын

The fabric looks great! For your covers-are the red fabric one’s elastic? (I feel like I saw an ad pop up on Instagram or Facebook for some.) Will the clear plastic work if tucked in under the cushion? I love the clear idea as the fabric is so pretty. Either way, you inspire people to act and try… to not wring our hands because things aren’t perfect in our homes but to act and care for them. Hugs to you on you for your “stuff” that made it a crappy day. 🙂

@alwaysinstyle4601 10 ай бұрын

Good job !!!

@wandadavis2468 10 ай бұрын

Maybe staple the plastic under the cushion

@jukna83 10 ай бұрын

My Project for next week are our chairs .. after this Video i Order a good Stapler 😂.. i think It ist a good Investment . thank you. The chairs Looks great. I Love the colour and the Stripes

@Joy-zp5lv 10 ай бұрын

Isn´t it possible to put the overhang plastik around the cushion like the fabric just without stapeling it? Just a thought. I love the fabric and it would be sad to cover it with red plastic all the time. And I feel you. My stapeler is garbage as well. I think you inspired me tu finally get a better one. Love from Germany ♥

@simplyfreedom171 10 ай бұрын

Can these plastic covers be stapled on? Maybe too short. Great improvement!

@tomsdotter3228 10 ай бұрын

The chairs look beautiful! Next week will be better 😊

@sheila6479 10 ай бұрын

I love the chairs. If you got red and anything would spill on the chairs, would the red bleed through?

@barbjones2253 10 ай бұрын

A lttle concern the red slip covers might stain that lighter fabric underneath.

@bookboundweirdo 10 ай бұрын

Great job Sophia! How about tucking in the plastic on the sides with the fabric? Sorry to hear your week is blah, I hope next week is better for you! :)

@reneewerner1972bd 10 ай бұрын

Sophia why didn't u just cut the chair cover seat out and staple them over the fabric on the seats? Or purchase thick plastic and then staple them over the seats so u can just wipe them off

@anitarobbins6414 10 ай бұрын

What about those flat cushions that tie onto the chairs?

@spiveytina 10 ай бұрын

Would you be able to remove the cushion wrap the plastic cover under like the fabric then place them back on the chair. Then the cover is tucked inside with the fabric. Don’t staple it down just Velcro it down. I would try that

@mygreatchallenge 10 ай бұрын

I tried. They re still not big enough

@bethward7429 10 ай бұрын

Hugs to you

@rutheis 10 ай бұрын

Sophia! I love your glasses! (The cats eye) Can you share where they are from? They look amazing on you!

@mygreatchallenge 10 ай бұрын

Ah! Well there is a story! They are the only ones that are copies of Marilyn Monroe s glasses in How to Marry a Millionaire. The company that makes them is called Joiuss they are in the UK. Takes about 2 weeks for them to arrive. They are called Maryloo.

@rutheis 10 ай бұрын

That is a cool story! Now i am off to find them! Thank you for getting back to me so quickly.