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Re-upholstering chairs be a great way to change the look of your whole dining room just by changing the color or pattern of your seats. Once you are confident in how to re-cover chairs, you can buy a dining room set secondhand or re-vamp an inherited set rather than paying retail for new furniture. While you could certainly take the chairs to an upholsterer, it is much more economical to complete this project on your own. A professional upholsterer will likely charge about $40 to re-cover a dining room chair, which you will see is quite a simple task. Your kitchen set of 4 chairs would cost you $160 in that case, and a dining room set of 6 would cost $240 to re-finish. You will also have to go through the hassle of finding the right professional, and possibly transporting the chairs to and from their establishment. The finished products Re-Upholstering Made Easy You'll need just a few materials to get started: A staple gun (with staples, of course) Several yards of u

The most wonderful time of the year is often the most expensive  time or the year. While shopping for the perfect gifts for your loved ones, you may find yourself picking up more presents for office gift swaps and buying festive foods for your holiday feasts. While some extra spending this time of year is inevitable, you can stay within your means with a few tricks. Set a Budget I set a budget for each of my gift recipients each year, plus a grocery shopping budget. You can set aside money each paycheck or each month all year long to pay for gifts and your holiday food budget alike. You can do this the old fashioned way by saving cash in envelopes, earmarking some savings, or creating a separate bank account. Some banks may still offer Christmas Club accounts, which allow you to create a dedicated fund to save weekly or monthly for the holidays. If you participate in online banking, you can create a separate account yourself and schedule automatic transfers to fund it at whatever