chair makeover

10 years ago

just wanted to share some pics of the desperate looking chair that I found sometime ago next to the trashbin in the backyard. It had a poorly made fake plastic leather upholstery and the legs were wobbling like hell. I know the work could have been done better but doesn't look that bad for a first attempt on reupholstering;)

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purehome

10 years ago

Gorgeous!!!

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colemaher
10 years ago
Nice, bold color choice.
Connie Jones
10 years ago
Fun piece!
Angel 18432
10 years ago
nice job - what's old is new again.........................
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LB Interiors
10 years ago
Great job! It's always rewarding to redesign something that may have been tossed unnecessarily!
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Lampert Dias Architects, Inc.
10 years ago
Impressive........
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sstarr93
10 years ago
That is really fun!! Love it.
cloudpants
10 years ago
Super job!
yourrosie
10 years ago
Well done. Love the colour choice but most of all the time and effort
tsudhonimh
10 years ago
Pretty!

How hard was it to fix the wobbly legs?
vie_uk
Original Author
10 years ago
Wobbly legs weren't a big problem, just changed the screws for some larger ones and used plenty of glue so everything stays in place. Here's another picture of the chair that was made before I attached the white piping cord.
Eulalia Gaspar
10 years ago
Está e mais bonita.Abc.
peepod
10 years ago
I'm very impressed. You did a great job! Kudos! I just finished upholstering 4 chairs I found on Craigslist, it also had seat and 2sides of the back. Big job, but I'm thrilled with the outcome, I guess, because I did it! You've got some serious talent.
Vivian-Will Vangas
10 years ago
Beautiful! I love your color choice!
vie_uk
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks! Didn't spare any expenses! Chenille for 6.99 off Ebay;)
mamadubbs
10 years ago
Love it!! I dream of finding something like this and trying my hand at refinishing it. Awesome job!!
suzmue
10 years ago
Looks great!
lynnerae
10 years ago
I was really interested in these - they look wonderful. I have just decided to paint my dining room chairs black and am looking for a paint that won't make them so high gloss that they lose their "blackness", What did you use on this?
Angel 18432
10 years ago
Lynn - she painted the chair white not black.
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LB Interiors
10 years ago
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Linnerae. You can finish black paint with a satin finish. Different paint manufacturers call it satin or eggshell. The next step up from this is a semi-gloss. Take a look at the sheen chart in the paint store. That will help you decide.
lynnerae
10 years ago
Thanks, that's just the kind of information I was looking for.
lynnerae
10 years ago
To Angel18432: You're right. I've been thinking about black chairs so much I couldn't stop looking at the "before" picture.