if you are a "real" re-upholstery professional...you may want to avert your eyes. this is a redo whilst making do with what I had on hand. though...i may be willing to bet you that you can't tell the difference once you are sitting...
here's a before, next to an in progress chair. we went to visit our uncle b last weekend and i kindly stole acquired these from his garage. he thought the red was just fine. i thought so too. if i were going to put them in a dental office...they had a goodwill sticker on them of a whopping $5 each.
i did not take off the red before i put on the houndstooth. i took one look at the bagillion staples and just had a feeling that my patience would not tolerate the removal of so many staples. the fabric i used is upholstery weight so you can't tell...and because i didn't start from scratch...i had to use a glue gun in some places...once i stapled where i could.
my favorite part may be the part you never see...a fun fabric covering the bottoms.
it's fun just knowing it's there.
i'm pretty pleased with my unconventional re-upholstery style. :)
22 comments:
I love them Crystal! They look fab! :) great job!
Very nice! :) I think I need to update my ugly dining chairs really soon with this technique.
Those chairs look great! I love the bottoms ~ a fun little secret.
So cute! I have an ikea chair that is desparate for something like this. This looks like something I could totally do! Thank you for the inspiration.
love them and love that you covered the bottom. so cute!!
Love them! & I think the bottom is my favorite part :)
These are adorable!
They look great! A major improvement!! :)
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I ove them! Great job and my favorite part is the hidden fabric on bottom. Love having something pretty like that...its like lingerie for chairs. :)
I know...I'm goofy
These look great! I hope you are doing well:)
Great job!! I'm going to have to use you as inspiration if you don't mind!! :))
Very cute and my first thoughts were "She ransacked a Dr's office" :)
I love the surprise of the finished bottom!!!
That looks really great! I love unconventional...it's so convenient. Good Job!
Your blog is really fun!
They are ADORABLE!! ha! I 've always wanted to upholster but fear the process - now I know of an easier way. The bottoms are oh so very chic & cute!!! Great job.
eeeep the bottoms are my favorite part! They turned out really great!
they look GREAT and if I was you, I'd have people lay in the floor so they could see the DARLING underneath prettiness. :)
Hi there! First time visitor, found you from one of those craft blog parties. I just wanted to say I love the fact that you didn't bother to rip off the old upholstery before adding the new. I've got an old, ugly chair that I picked up for free, and while it's very cozy to sit in, it's so ugly. I've wanted to re-do it forever, but I knew I didn't have the patience to do a "real" job, so I love your idea!
Just lovely! I'd be knocking the over accidently on purpose, all the time, just to see under them!
They look fabulous :)
thank you for the moral support in glue gun upholstery. I now feel less guilty about being lazy and not learning to sew a double welt. Also, very cute chairs & i love the secret fabric on the bottoms.
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