Try a DIY Project

Learn how to tackle five simple projects from the 2012 June/July Issue of HGTV Magazine.

By Jessica Dodell-Feder
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Filed under: Decorating, How To

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Customize It

Nail-head details add luster to this elegant upholstered chair. DIY Steps: 1. Decide which lines of your chair you want to accent, like along the edge of the frame. 2. You can either line up the nail heads (find them on mjtrim.com) so they're almost touching, or use a tape measure to space them out evenly, pushing each nail head halfway into the fabric as you go. 3. Once they're lined up, tap each one all the way into the chair with a mallet.