The other day I went out to my car and a little chair caught my eye sitting in the alley.
The wheels are spinning... so much potential. A ran over and grabbed the chair and ran back to my apartment (yes, I ran).
Look at it! Great style, and easy to cover:
"Read more" to see the tutorial!
So excited. But its and ugly vinyl, and you can see the springs sticking out.
But it has such a great shape.
This is the fabric I picked out to cover the lil guy.
First I fixed the whacky springs on the bottom. I just used some wire to secure the spring back down.
Now the fun part! Tear that thing up!
Here's the naked little chair. I sacraficed and old pillow for some extra padding on the seat.
Then line up your fabric and start stapling under. I used a staple gun. I started at the front of the seat and worked around to the back, pulling and stapling the sides as I went. I must have gotten carried away because I forgot to take pictures of this part. Oops!
The back, I folded the sides around then pulled the top around from the front and stapled it underneath the bottom.
I'm SO excited about how this turned out. I love it. Its very "me" and goes with my living room really well.
Isn't it Great?!
If I were to do it again I probably would have given the arms a little sanding and varnish. But since I live in an apartment and they really weren't too bad I decided to leave them. I think it turned out fantastic and I'm really happy with it.
Brilliant! I wish I could walk outside and just find chairs. Most of what my neighbors toss is broken and nasty looking.
ReplyDeleteI love it! So cute!!
ReplyDeleteour chair is adorable. love the colors and what a change. congrats on your find
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous and I see YOU so i n it. Awesome, I am impressed
ReplyDeletePrecious little chair. You have lucked out again and again with some free pieces. I love how your transformation turned out!
ReplyDeleteI just love it!! :)
ReplyDeleteTurned out very pretty, Ali! Thanks for linking with Air Your Laundry Friday! ~Jami
ReplyDeleteLOVE it! The fabric you chose is amazing! I am featuring you on Spunky Junky tomorrow.
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halsey
How did you do the cording on the back?
ReplyDeleteGinna: There was no cording in the back. It was just folded over down the back. I wrapped it around the bottom and stapled it underneath.
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I love the fabric- I hope I can pull off a great reupholstery job like this. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteAmazing things people throw out.One mans junk is another mans treasure!I am sitting in a recliner that was thrown out because it was dirty,carpet cleaner and a scrub brush and works perfect!
ReplyDeleteLenora Ziobro
Great Idea! Its nice to know that I am not the only one that sits around thinking of what I can use everything little thing to make something useful out of it. Sometimes my brain goes off to Creative Land and it's hard to get it back. I even wake up during the night trying to figure out what I can make.
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