I'm so excited about my chair makeover project that I'm writing this post on my phone--no time to get the laptop out! Upon surveying the odd mishmash of chairs in my new classroom, I discovered this beauty:
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I have no idea where this chair came from, but its life is about to change... |
Okay, I realized earlier as I was blogging on my phone that the Blogger app won't let me put the pictures where I want them to appear on the page. So I am now doing a late-night blog post edit, and I'm moving some photos around. Anyway, that photo up there is my "before" shot: a metal-framed chair upholstered in vomit-pink, with mysterious stains on the cushions. Despite its appearance, this chair is actually super comfortable. Luckily for this potentially ill-fated chair, I fell in love with this adorable chevron fabric and couldn't resist buying a yard. Perfect for my very-first-ever attempt at reupholstery!
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Here is a lovely Instagrammed photo of my fabric. The top one is for my curtains, which I made last night. Photos to come, once I replace the warped curtain rods. The bottom fabric was just calling my name! |
So this morning I headed over to my classroom, armed with my tool kit and staple gun (side note: I noticed today that most of my tools are pink. Kind of embarrassing). I managed to take the chair apart, and then I just did what I've seen people do on HGTV: I just started pulling the fabric tight and stapling it. Over and over and over. (Another side note: this process only takes ten minutes on HGTV. That is not the case in real life.
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The underside of the chair. That's my pink phillips head screwdriver right there. Since she's pink, she's actually a Philippa head. |
This process was made easier by the fact that all the hardware on this cheaply made chair was visible and easily accessible. Nothing my pink wrench couldn't handle! Here's a quick photo run-down of my upholstery process. I tried to document it with my phone, but I kept forgetting to take pictures...
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I removed the seat first... did a rough measure and cut... |
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Then I began pulling the fabric as tight as I could and stapling it in place. First the front and back of the seat, and then the sides. Note: be careful not to cover up the holes! You'll need those in order to reassemble the chair :) |
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I had to take my jewelry off before I could start staple... the staple gun kept getting caught on my Pandora bracelet! (Isn't my Stella & Dot vintage twist bracelet adorable? Can you tell I am a Stella & Dot stylist? www.stelladot.com/jenniferhunter) |
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The back of the chair was screwed together, and it came apart in two pieces. Perfect! I covered them both, the same way I did the seat... |
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Then I screwed them back together and reattached them to the frame of the chair. |
My hard work paid off: I am incredibly proud of my new Teacher Chair! I even decorated a bulletin board to coordinate with it :)
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Time to Scotch Guard this bad boy! |
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Okay, I lied. Here is a picture of one of my new curtains. I love them! Would it be weird if I made a matching skirt? |
love it! you are so creative and talented!
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