1. Shop for chairs with great character and a sturdy build.
2. Pick out fabric to livin' up the seating party.
3. Recover that sucka!
All you need is a little creative thinking, 30 minutes of your time, a staple gun, and maybe a hot glue gun (if you want to get real fancy with it and add some bling like nailhead trim or upholstery trim).
I actually haven't gotten into the upholstery trim yet, but I've got a few ideas brewing in the brain already! Here are a few (quick and easy!) updates I've made on some chairs around our house. I love how a little fabric and paint can bring new life to an ol' thing...
The only place frogs should be is in a pond...
So fresh and so clean, clean! I'm thinking about painting them? But I kind of like the contrast...what do you think?
This lil guy was NOT a comfy cush for my tush...
So I added some padding and fabric left over from the next chair project...
(excuse the mess in the back, this was our 'catch all' room in the old house) : )
This was my Granny's rocking chair, beautiful sturdy oak makes for a cozy rock. Look at that corduroy-lookin' glistening gold, screaming to be recovered!
I love this turquoise damask print! I didn't want to cover up the pretty oak, so to give it a little more updating I added a brass nail head trim all around the bottom of the fabric.
This cutie was found at an estate sale a while back. I didn't take a before pic (pre-blogging days) but the picture below gives a pretty good depiction of its previous state.
yechk ... I can smell the moldy dust from here.
Prime, paint, recover and voila!
Lemons to Love,
Lindsay
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I love them all!! I have some chairs i need to cover too! thanks for the reminder and the inspiration :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Hol! I'm happy you like them and they've offered a little inspirational reminder for your own home projects :)
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