Saturday, August 27, 2011

Reupholster = time consumingly hard... frustrating... but oh so Pretty!

My mother in law was nice enough to give me 2 chairs from her basement.... that were hmmm... dated and green. very green. But I thought I could do something with them.
At first I read a post online about someone who painted a chair instead of reupholstering it... well that did not work for me. I should have taken a photo at the complete failure it was.... but instead... in the middle of painting it I got upset about the pure disaster in front of me and ripped it all off... so in the middle of my frustration the last thing i was thinking about was taking a photo :)

So I went to the fabric store found some I loved... and decided to give this a try.

I googled tutorials on line... and pretty much it was just pull and staple... pull and staple. so that's what I did. I was nervous though... so I had my mom help me with the first one. and my step dad helped us too... so we got one chair completely stapled.... and then it sat there for a few days then I cut off the access fabric... then bought some cording and glued that on over the staples...

and well here is my transformation... its a biggie...





And now some details... because I love her... Love her! Can't wait to finish up the 2nd one!








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19 comments:

  1. From G2BAugust 28, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    You did such a beautiful job with this chair! It is beyond lovely, I absolutely adore it! One question, where id the fabric come from?

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  2. SteamyKitchenAugust 28, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    Absolutely beautiful!!!

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  3. SandyAugust 28, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    Wow that's gorgeous ! I have yet to reupholster anything, but I do have some candidates !

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  4. Mimi@blueroofcabinAugust 28, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Beautiful job! The finished chair looks Great! I just did a chair redo myself, I find the hardest part is getting the old fabric off, uggh. Lovin your fabric choice!

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  5. amyloudotcomAugust 30, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    wow i love this chair and i like the chest of draws i wish i had the time to do this :) x

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  6. Deborah MarchSeptember 2, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    Oh-oh-OH!! This is just so BEAUTIFUL!! Haven't tried re-upholstering yet...so intimidated...but this sure makes me want to TRY!!

    Deborah (happily visiting from
    http://upcyclingmylife.blogspot.com)

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  7. Bonnie ~ a wee MeenitSeptember 2, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    WOW!
    What an undertaking for your first attempt, you nailed it!!!
    Bonnie
    www.aweemeenit.blogspot.com

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  8. Candace @ Candace CreationsSeptember 3, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    I love your chair redo! I have a chair and I'm putting it off because I'm a bit intimidated since I have never done this before...any tips you learned along the way?

    I would love it if you come link this up at Scrappy Saturdays @ candacecreations.blogspot.com

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    Gorgeous chair - you did a lovely job!

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  10. KahliSeptember 4, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    I love this chair makeover! Being able to reupholster furniture yourself is the best thing on this earth! I've upholstered one chair so far and about to get started on another one that is similar to your chair. Wish me luck! I love the fabric too.

    Here's my chair makeover by the way

    http://designpardeux.com/armchair-makeover/

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  11. Home Again VintageSeptember 5, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    The chair looks great! I have some fully upholstered armchairs I am considering as a project. Seems pretty daunting though!

    Anna

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  12. ZoeSeptember 7, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    This turned out amazing- the before and after is almost unbelievable.
    I nominated you for the Versatile blogger award- you can find information about it on my blog.

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  13. driftwoodesignSeptember 27, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    I'm not a fan of the high backed square look of chairs like this however .... you did a BRILLIANT job with it! Perfect fabric choice and complementing paint color.
    Kristy @ 4 the love of WOOD

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  14. Cassie BustamanteSeptember 28, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    WOW! that is one gorgeous chair! the color, the fabric, the work! it is incredible! i have yet to tackle a big upholstery project... due to the swearing that may occur.... but one day!

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  15. UnknownSeptember 28, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    This is gorgeous! You give me courage for the upholstery project I've been putting off because I'm to scared to take the chairs apart. Thanks for the inspiration! I'd love it if you'd check out the giveaway I'm having for a Dremel Saw Max on my blog.

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  16. CourtneySeptember 28, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Looks so good, hard to believe it was your first one!! Well done!! I've done a few, still learning cause of course each chair is different!! Doing a post on mine soon!

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  17. MandySeptember 28, 2011 at 10:30 PM

    Your chair turned out beautiful! I'd love it if you linked it up to my party that started yesterday at www.projectqueen.org
    I'm a new follower.

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  18. SherrydNovember 8, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    Gorgeous! Can't believe it's the first time you've done this!!

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  19. MelodyNovember 10, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Wow that's beautiful! Great job! I reupholstered my dining room chairs this year (all 8 of them!) Realized I definetly need my own staple gun in the near future :)

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