I found myself the loveliest Eames Era chair at Goodwill for $7.99. It has such beautiful form, the only problem is that its seat is upholstered in an awful 80's puce fabric:( Good thing I can see past the abomination! Once I am done with the recovering, I'll post pictures. In the meantime, here are a few of my favorite chair makeovers. Hopefully it will inspire you to give an overlooked and seemingly unfortunate chair a new life!
Ribbon Upholstered Chair (DIY here)
Shelby Williams Club Chair Makeover (source)
Michael Penney's DIY Chair Makeover (source)
$7.50 Chair Makeover (source)
Design Sponge Before and After (source)
I think my favorite is that club chair painted white with the bright fabric... love it!
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous! You did a really great job with your makeover, it's like night and day. :)
ReplyDeleteBre @ http://theredbungalow.blogspot.com
i have a chair that i bought at a flea market that i desperately need to re-do. this is good motivation :)
ReplyDeletePaint is such a wonderful thing. Have you found a market for these types of things? I do this sort of thing for my own home often, but if I ever try to sell anything in my hometown people treat it just like basic used furniture...you know, like it is a pain to sell. I've never tried selling on etsy because the shipping would be difficult for oversize pieces. I guess my town was just the wrong type for this stuff.
ReplyDeleteHayley, I haven't tried selling refurbished chairs, but I'm thinking of having them in my space at an antique mall in the future. I'll let you know if there is a market or if we are just insanely cool and no one else gets our taste;)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a plan. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteWOW. They are all fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteI am definitely enjoying your website. You definitely have some great insight and great stories.
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