Although I'll paint just about anything, I'm not an upholstery expert. That said, this might be a project I could tackle. Armed with a glue gun, this chair, tattered and torn has received a lush new overcoat — well fur coat anyway.
We checked in over at Nesting Place where the sad chair above has been transformed. Along with the help of a hot glue gun, this typical garage sale/thrift store/estate sale chair has been covered with a thick layer of fur making it lush and rich.
It's a fun twist on upholstery and makes the idea of making something that usually has to be so exact, a little more hands on and forgiving. Make sure to check out the full tutorial and see how easily you could accomplish this in your own home over at Nesting Place.
Image: Nesting Place
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Love it going to do the same myself on a pair of chairs !!!
Quite a classy redo! The fur ties in so well to the antlers on the wall above.
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I think it needed a high-gloss paint instead of shabby chic distressing.
I love it! I'd want to sit there all the time.
Not for me, but I suspect my cats would love it! (I've sat on fake fur, it can become quite uncomfortable...)
Beautiful room, but the chair looks ...alive
Agreed, akay. What muppet had to die for this project?
Englishdaffodil....sigh....that was funny!
Agree that the high-gloss paint would be a nice touch, but I love it...poor muppet though...
I love it!
Oh my god I love it!
I did that once on a similar chair, and I'd had a particularly hairy beau for two years, after we broke up one friend walked in - looked at the chair - and asked if it was Ed. Gave me a creepy Silence of the Lambs vibe after that. Never again.
woah....... haute make over!! not expecting that at all.
@Rucy, I did my snort laugh when I read your comment!
This scares me a bit...like monster scares me...
Haha, this is amazing. It's like a chair monster! But I agree about the distressing being... distressing. Definitely would have gone with a strong solid, but who will even be looking at that bit anyway!
I don't care for the white paint, would have kept original color with dings and all. Apparently furriness is something this person likes by the look of the rug as well as the chair.
I'd have gone high gloss as well, and swapped that strange pillow for something white with a nice embroidery of a deer on it, cliche yes, but the excessive fur takes care of ensuring it's not an over used idea.
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Love it! Kind of funny, though--I saw this here today, then got home and leafed through the Pottery Barn Teen catalog that came in the mail, and they have very similar desk chairs for about $300. Like those, too, but the DIY price tag is a lot nicer.
I love in it in concept, but agree with others that the distressed finish seems out of place.
OMG, it mutates into a cow :-) it looks cool
That would not be a difficult upholstery project, though. And it would take more wear and tear (or tare) if secured in place with staples. www.modhomeec.com
@surfjack, a snort laugh? SCORE!