Q: Have you seen these chairs from Anthropologie? They are amazing, but also amazingly expensive. For fold up chairs? Please. I am DIY-challenged, and would LOVE for an expert to give me some advice on how to take some wooden fold up chairs, and turn them into Anthro-esque awesomeness. I have some African fabric from when I lived in Southern Africa, and I would love to use it. Any advice, tips, and comments would be greatly appreciated!
Overdyed Terai Chair at Anthropologie, $198
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Editor: We actually featured a How To for a DIY version of this type of chair a few years ago! Hope this helps: How To: DIY Upholstered Folding Chairs
Anyone have any further advice or suggestions? Let megerkel know in the comments — thanks!
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not identical, but similar.
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-diy-bohemian-upholstere-77698
Super piece of cake. Just take your time, have good scissors, a hot glue gun, spray glue (for mounting things... get it at an art supply store) and a really good staple gun with long staples. Get some batting, cut it to fit the seat and chair back.
Spray both with spray glue. Afix the batting to the chair.
Cut a piece of fabric to cover completely the chair or back. Better that it is too big than too small. Methodically staple using this method: staple on diagonal corners first, so the fabric is taught. If you have a square, staple corner A first, then corner C, then corner b, then corner D, pulling the fabric tight. Then staple exactly in between A/B, B/C/ C/D/ D/A. Then start putting in staples equidistant from those staples, gradually halving the spaces in between. makes sense? This will give you an even finished product with regularly spaced staples. Hide the staples with a little grosgrain ribbon cut to fit and hot glued on, or get hem tape or similar from the sewing store. Mostly, just take your time.
pam
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Let me google that for you....
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Do+It+Yourself+Upholstered+Folding+Chairs
I like how this was answered on AT four years ago?....
I did this with folding chairs from IKEA and it's definitely a project I would do again.
Oh, the original AT article would be useful to change the fabric of my office chair, which I do not like thought the chair it's comfortable. It was inexpensive so I won't cry if I mess it up. Now to hunt for some fabrics!