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April 23rd, 2009
before & after: leah’s chair

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this before & after comes from leah and her husband in north carolina. after scouring thrift stores and the goodwill they found this chair- which was in pretty bad shape- and gave it a much needed cleaning and face lift. they found the fabric at a local store for $6 a yard and reupholstered it for the final look. i love the cord around the trim- it gives it such a finished look. great work, leah!

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11 comments
Sandra@Botanys said:
April 23rd, 2009 - 10:45 am

I love this. Are there any DIY online instructions on how to try this myself?

Kate said:
April 23rd, 2009 - 12:51 pm

Love it! I have a chair waiting patiently for re-upholstery as well, but I haven’t settled on the fabric.
Sandra, there are a number of sites with good upholstery basics, but I think you will find that each piece is really different, depending on the shape.

desiree@lookiloos said:
April 23rd, 2009 - 3:56 pm

Great looking chair!

blue bicicletta said:
April 23rd, 2009 - 4:30 pm

I love that fabric—it looks like someone daydreaming and doodling of Spring.

Candance said:
April 23rd, 2009 - 6:13 pm

Great Job!!! I would also love any instructions you might have on re-upholstery.

Down and Out Chic said:
April 23rd, 2009 - 6:42 pm

what a great deal on that fabric!

viola said:
April 26th, 2009 - 3:58 am

I don’t know about all this fabric people are using in these before and afters. These chairs look like they’ll be back in 2012 as ‘befores’. I would get very sick of that fabric quite soon.

ann mcguire said:
April 28th, 2009 - 8:05 am

any tips on how to sew slip covers? I love the fabric you picked.

Melanie said:
October 9th, 2009 - 9:26 am

gorgeous piece of work!

Ann said:
October 15th, 2009 - 4:09 pm

Where are some good DIY sites for reupholstering? I have quotes for 2 of my gamma’s chairs but I could buy whole new chairs at the prices they charge!

grace said:
October 15th, 2009 - 4:16 pm

ann

there are tons of diy upholstery videos on e-how, the diy network and a number of other sites like curbly.com. just type in “chair reupholstery” how-to, etc in google and you’ll find tons of options on youtube :)

grace

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