Fabric covered canvas

I was first inspired to try this project from ApartmentTherapy's post on Ikea's new fabric patterns. Then later the same day I saw this post from shiso mama. Being the engineer I am, I added the two posts together, and thought I'd try covering some canvas for some new decorations for my living room.

I trekked on over to my local Ikea, and chose 2 Pernilla prints. I thought they would complement each other when placed side by side.

I didn't even know how big the canvases were going to be, so I got 2 yards of each print. I ended up getting 16x20 canvases from Michael's, so I definitely got way too much fabric.

With the fabric and canvas, I then just needed a staple gun...and also another pair of stronger hands. The extra pair of hands not only helped with the staple gun, but also with making sure the fabric is nice and taut over the canvas.

After two hours of stapling and pulling fabric and watching TV, we finished! Now let's see how long it takes for me to put it up on the wall.