you can’t beat a $30 makeover that takes a chair from ripped up and beaten to spruced up and cute. d*s reader lindsey potts bought this chair at a garage sale for $15 and then bought sale fabric at hancocks to complete the look. great work, lindsey!
34 comments
Mabrie said:
July 23rd, 2008 - 9:20 am
I am so impressed!!!! The new fabric is beautiful!!!
Sarah said:
July 23rd, 2008 - 9:21 am
Wow! What great results! The gun in the background of the before picture is kind of scary. yikes!
Fantastic job with the chair. I do the same thing with boudoir chairs and antique stools I find in England and then put them in my store. See the links for a few of the cool reincarnations!
wowow. i have that EXACT same chair that I got here in Italy. It was covered in lime green velvet. Of course there are few ‘deals’ in flea markets here, so I didn’t get it for $15… and then I got the springs in the seat done and had it covered in Designers’ Guild velvet…but now that I see yours I want to have mine recovered!!!!!
The gun in the background is just a bb gun and it is my brothers. I guess I should have noticed what was in the background before I took the before picture!
Jnett said:
July 23rd, 2008 - 1:22 pm
are there any good tutorials out there for reupholstering? I want to try that on a chair that my cat used as a scratching post, and I’m not willing to pay the $500 for a pro to do it.
doris said:
July 23rd, 2008 - 1:22 pm
nice work w/ the chair. great transformation! i have to ask– where did you find those tables? they are exactly what ive been searching for!
Lindsey did you reupholster the chair yourself? We are currently haveing a chair reupholstered for mega bucks! We searched all over the city (SF) and didn’t find much of a price difference. There is no way I could make it look good if I tried to do it myself, so we bit the bullet and are having it redone by a professional. I will send d*s photo’s once it’s finished. :)
Lindsey said:
July 23rd, 2008 - 4:14 pm
Doris- I also got those tables at a garage sale several years ago. they cost $3!! I was driving by kind of in a bad part of town and just happened upon them. I added some white paint.
Allison- I started reupholstering myself because the cost of getting it done was so high. If you are interested in talking about a price for me to do it, my email is pixystic@sbcglobal.net.
I love it! It makes me laugh, because you could buy one of my skirts and blend into the chair! … I use a smaller scale of the exact same print for my skirts… that I make… (hee hee!)
I reupholstered an Ikea Lack table with the exact same fabric, I believe. I’m sick of it now, but I like what you’ve done.
And maybe they were playful jibs, and I don’t know where you all are from, but in many parts of the country, a gun’s no big deal at all and is very common, so I’m surprised to see so many comments about it…
WOW, hard to believe that chair could even be saved! But she did a great job. :)
Julie said:
July 23rd, 2008 - 8:03 pm
Great fabric on the chair, but what I want to know is:
WHAT carpet is that? I want it for my staircase!
Kacie said:
July 23rd, 2008 - 9:23 pm
Lindsey, Great job! I love that fabric and I’m actually looking for something similar but in just black and white. Is it just regular fabric or is it actually upholstery fabric? I haven’t been able to find anything I like so far and I wasn’t sure what kind of fabric to use exactly since it will be on a chair. I want it to last. Great job again!
Lindsey said:
July 23rd, 2008 - 10:19 pm
Julie- The rug under the chair is from Urban Outfitters. You should be able to find it online, if they still have it. I bought it about a month ago.
Kacie- The fabric was home decor fabric, used for upholstery or drapery. If the chair will get a lot of sitting you should use home decor weight fabric or it will wear quick. see this link
That fabrics is absolutely gorgeous! After a bit of thrift store treasure hunting the other day, hubby and I found out that picking a fabric to use in a rehab project will probably be the hardest part for us. Thanks for the inspiration! Now I’ll be out looking for a fabulous damask!
I just have to ask…where did you lean to reupholster?
RocQuel said:
August 16th, 2008 - 4:11 am
I love love the chair. I am on a tight budget too! I would like help with reupholstering a chair I picked up off of craigslist. Can you help?
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