Monday, July 23, 2012

Desk Chair Face Lift

I FINALLY finished my desk chair makeover from my Chair Pinspiration. I've had the chair finished for about a week but I needed to put the seat on and the drill happened to disappear the day I needed it so I had to wait to get it back. So yesterday afternoon I finally talked Jarr into helping me put the seat back on and now it is finished! I am so happy with the finished product of  my chair. It is fun and unique and I love it.

This is the chair I started out with, I bought it at the local thrift store. It has great bones and was in really good shape.

That's right this baby was only $3.00 and I snatched her right up. I've been looking for a desk chair for about a year and I was so happy when I found her. She fits perfect with my desk and she was only $3! So after some debate on what color to paint her I just jumped in and started painting.

First I painted her a light gray/blue color which you can't really see right here and I hated it. It's just very blah and I couldn't find any fabric that matched her well so I decided I might as well take a chance and paint her a bright color like I wanted to in the beginning.

So I spray painted her yellow :) this is Krylon Bright Idea. This is my favorite yellow because its not so harsh. It took about 2 cans for me to get her completely covered and I am very happy with the way she looks now.

Here she is complete, I love the bright yellow with this fun print. I found this fabric at hobby lobby on sale and it is the exact color I am using in my bedroom so I snatched it up. I went to recover this chair and started taking off the top fabric. Little did I know this beauty had already been made over a few times. She had 4 different layers of fabric on the seat so I decided to leave it and add some more cushion, I used my leftover quilt batting from my Mini Stool Makeover then stapled it all down. I put the fabric on and stapled that on securely and then it was time to put the cover back on the seat.

Here she is from the back, I'm guessing there used to be something in the middle of the back but I like her the way she is. I think that with the bright color and fun pattern she has lots of personality and doesn't need anything else.


Here is a better look at the fabric and the details she has on the chair back. I think she turned out great and as of right now I won't be distressing her but that might change.

What do you think about the bright color and fun fabric? 
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13 comments:

  1. What a beauty! Love the yellow & the fabric. Megan

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  2. Love your $3 chair! The blue/yellow combo is great and especially with the greek key fabric. Glad I found your blog! I'm your newest follower and would love it of you come follow me too! :) Happy Monday!

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  3. Morgan - what you did to this chair is amazing! I love it! Thanks so much for linking up to Marvelous Mondays! :)

    Julie

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  4. This is freaking amazing, I have no talent in this whatsoever -- I wish I had you close to me to make me more artsy! :)

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  5. That is just awesome...gives me lots of ideas! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. That is very cool, I love the mix of colors, And $3.00 it can't get better than that

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  7. I really like the fun colors and fabric you chose! Awesome job!

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  8. Great makeover and re-purpose! Love the blue and yellow together!

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  9. 3$?? WOW!!! Glad you picked her up!! I totally LOVE the yellow! Happy you changed the color :) Totally looks AWESOME!!!

    Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!

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  10. What a great deal! I love how it turned out!

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  11. Morgan, I will be featuring this chair on my blog today! Be sure to stop by and check out the featured post. :)

    Julie

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  12. Wow! I can’t believe this transformation! My boss at Dish was just about to scrap a desk chair that looks exactly like this, so I’m going to have to snatch it up and try this makeover on it! I’m a little scared to tackle the reupholstering though. I’m the type of person that needs step-by-step instructions or else I’m doomed! I usually end up getting all my project ideas from HGTV or DIY Network, just so I can pause and rewind a step when I unavoidably get confused! Luckily, I have the Hopper DVR that comes with plenty of recording space to act the keeper of all my DIY stuff, because I have quite the stockpile of projects. So, if you have any tips on how to successfully reupholster this chair, feel free to pass them my way!

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  13. Beautiful job and what a steal!!! Love the color you chose and the fabric!! Thank you for linking up to Uncommon! Featuring this on our FB page today! :) Bonnie

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