Chair Transformation
I've been on a serious DIY kick lately. I present the latest installment, my new chair- my new spinning chair to be exact! What did it look like before?
Ick right? This was snatched up for a whole $4.99. Coincidently I had just seen the paisley fabric and had thought "Oooh I love that but don't know what I'd use it for." When I saw this chair I knew. It was a really simple reupholster project. Remove old fabric, give thanks that the underneath cushion is still in good condition, lay old fabric on new fabric to cut out pattern, wrap new fabric around seat and tack/staple into place.
The wood was in somewhat shoddy shape so I cleaned, filled in the holes and dings with wood putty, sanded and primed everything while taping off the woven back and metal parts and then applied two coats of white. The metal bars on the seat back were covered in so much gook that I wasn't sure if they were even silver but they luckily cleaned up surprisingly well with some steel wool.
Now to get some actual spinning done! (And knitting, I've been knitting- honestly.)
Comments
No wonder I like your blog. My chair would look like that if I got around to redoing it. About 90% of our furniture is from family. Some even came over on the Oregon Trail.
Posted by: chrispy | April 24, 2008 05:08 PM
What an amazing difference the paint and fabric make - this looks fantastic!
Posted by: PrincessPea | April 24, 2008 05:18 PM
Genius! What a lovely new spinning chair you have :)
Posted by: knittripps | April 24, 2008 05:44 PM
It looks great!
Posted by: Holly | April 24, 2008 06:30 PM
Lovely fabrics! You can now spin in style!
Posted by: Agnes | April 24, 2008 06:32 PM
Very cute!
Posted by: Rachel | April 24, 2008 06:56 PM
What a beautiful fabric, great job! *^v^*
Posted by: Joanna Kostrzewa | April 25, 2008 02:19 AM
That is GORGEOUS! I really want to know how to do that! Any chance of posting a tutorial? :)
Posted by: Lulu | April 25, 2008 08:48 AM
Thanks everyone! There are several good tutorials out on the web if anyone else is interested in trying a project like this. Here are a couple I found helpful.
http://www.rd.com/familyhandyman/content/44671/
http://www.wikihow.com/Reupholster-a-Dining-Chair-Seat
Posted by: Jen (pieKnits) | April 25, 2008 02:59 PM
I love it - and that fabric is fabulous :)
Posted by: Jo | April 26, 2008 07:42 AM
Gorgeous. Nicely done.
Posted by: Jessica | May 2, 2008 12:40 PM