East #17: Vickysecret's Side Chair Reupholster

AFTER

Name: Vickysecret
Location: Auburn, NY
Time: 1hr (approx)
Cost: $0 for 2 chairs

This is a good example of a small project that requires a good deal of skill and patience - and usually NEVER gets done. Bravo to Vickysecret! Head below the jump for all her pics, tools, and instructions and VOTING...

BEFORE

Tell us the tools and resources you used for the project:

This was a simple reupholster project, so the tools needed were minimal. I already had the leftover fabric (which was actually a bedspread from Urban Outfitters) from a padded headboard I made, as well as my handing sewing machine and sewing tools (thread, scissors, measuring tape) so not only was it an easy project, it didn't cost me anything.

MY TOOLS

Share step by step instructions for how you completed the project:

1. Measured out fabric using measuring tape for each chair.
2. Used sewing machine to sew a straight stitch across the longest side of the fabric so that it fit snug on the cushion like a sleeve.

DURING

3. Placed sleeve on cushion then folded the sides down like I was wrapping a gift then hand-stitched to finish it off.

AFTER

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Comments (9)

Love the fabric but I think it looks like the pattern is turned sideways. I'm digging the pink, purple, yellow/green color combo, though!

Great chair, great fabric, but why did you put the pattern on sideways?

The pattern is turned sideways. I did two of the same chairs and since I was using leftover fabric this is the only way I could get it to cover both cushions. Did that make any sense?

I didn't think it took too much away from the final product though, so I went with it.

Hmm, while I appreciate using an elaborately patterned upholstery on this type of chair, this isn't the pattern I would have personally chosen. The busy curves and curliques in the fabric echo the forms of the chair too closely for there to be contrast, but then it's not 'period-appropriate' either. [And it does look sideways.] The room vignette is funky, though, and I think the pillow brings in the contrasting element that's missing from the chair itself.

I am so glad you didn't paint the wood white.

neat chair, interesting print but I agree with other posters, the patern is too busy for this chair which has so much texture and pattern of its own..

I like the patterned fabric and carved chair combination. It reminds me of a favorite fairytale, The Nightingale.