2 weeks!
I can't believe it's been that long since I posted last!
Well, we've been wrapping up summer around here and things got a little crazy for awhile. But I have managed to get in a few fun crafts and wanted to share with you my office chair redo.
Remember that it looked like this:
It certainly was not hideous, but it wasn't really my taste, and I must confess that I had a moment of doubt when I was taking off the "leather" {and found out that it really WAS leather...albeit vinyl-looking maroon leather} but I forged ahead anyway.
I found some really cute zebra upholstery fabric and was going to use that for the cushion, but when I set it up next to the freshly-painted chair, it didn't feel right...so I looked through my fabric and found my old friend, Burlap, and it clicked. I'm not sure if I will like it forever, but it was a pretty simple job, once I decided on fabric.
Anywho,
here's how it turned out!
For those of you with extra-sharp eyes, you may have noticed that there is no trim. I'm still deciding what to do...leave the stapled look {which I think goes nicely with the rusticity of the burlap}, find a good coordinating fabric trim, or attempt upholstery tacks...which my daughter thinks are fun to pull out...
What do you think?
9 comments:
Wow! Gorgeous!
I think you should do a funky fabric trim around it. It turned out way cute! You're amazing!
SO Cute! Love it!
Awesome. I love it.
AHmazing!!! come check out my party!
http://typeadecorating.blogspot.com/2011/08/anything-goes-31.html
Really nice transformation, the paint job really brings out the details.
So pretty! Go for a pretty trim!
Pretty chair! Why not just make a double welt from a drop cloth? The colors would be similar, but woven tight enough to work. IMO, a sharp contrasting trim would be too much.
It looks great! I just bought a very similar chair that needs new fabric. Was it difficult to recover, especially the places on the arms?
Thanks!
Pam
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