Before And After: Reader Submitted Chair Makeovers

After our made-over Tullsta posts earlier in the week, we received a handful of fantastic reader submitted chair makeovers we wanted to share.

Linda, who's blog The Bargain Life documents her many DIY projects, sent over photos of her remade, aging Ikea chair. Using inexpensive fabric and some new legs (also from Ikea), she covered the old chair using a pattern made from tracing over the seams, and simply stapled to the bottom of the chair.

Nichole took a basic, boring danish chair and brought it up to date with new fabric and some paint.

The chair during the stripping process

She says: "the poor thing was about to meet it's maker and it's small scale and simple lines were exactly what we were after. it was fate! we quickly scooped it up and marched back down the street with it. The cushions were a disaster and were permeated with the smell of stale smoke - even the wood smelled! I had new cushions made with the octopus fabric and I painted the chair a high gloss black."

The final result?

For the eagle-eyed among you, Nichole adds,"ps - that's not a real cigarette in the final picture - it's a pen!"

Comments (18)

Wow. What a gorgeous makeover. I love the octopus fabric.

posted by dominiquealis on October 17th 2008 at 11:09am
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Gorgeous job on the Danish chair. I adore that fabric! My friend Heather has several of those cigarette pens and they always get noticed!

posted by Monica on October 17th 2008 at 11:10am
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fabric rocks! where?! where?! where?!!

posted by goofybuddha on October 17th 2008 at 11:19am
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Yes, where can I find that fabric? Do tell!
And, I love the chair!

posted by sporkyspice on October 17th 2008 at 11:20am
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Love it, I have the same chair that I rescued from a similar fate, it's been sanded and waiting for me to decide on the fabric and stain.

I hope mine will look as great as this one.

posted by Ana on October 17th 2008 at 11:38am
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i love the fabric as well.
can you tell us the source?

posted by orangepaperbike on October 17th 2008 at 11:39am
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i am mid-chair renovation and thinking of a similar stain but a way plainer fabric. now i am thinking twice. . .

posted by kiljoywashere on October 17th 2008 at 11:45am
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Good work!
And I love the table as well. Does anybody know the source?

posted by Reni on October 17th 2008 at 12:29pm
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I'd love to know the source of the fabric too!

posted by kaja on October 17th 2008 at 12:41pm
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I actually like the clear table a lot...where can I get one like that?

posted by dzignkrazy on October 17th 2008 at 2:25pm
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That fabric is fantastic. And the lucite table looks like a jellyfish next to it. Outstanding redo.

posted by greta on October 17th 2008 at 2:31pm
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Love the octopus fabric! Where did you find it? And the table too? It's all fabulous!

posted by Seshat on October 17th 2008 at 2:49pm
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Table is the Illusion side table. There's also a larger Grand Illusion side table available.

One source is www.2bmod.com ; google for others.

posted by AlmostAD on October 17th 2008 at 4:58pm
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Oh, and Nichole? Great job - your chair turned out fantastic!

posted by AlmostAD on October 17th 2008 at 5:01pm
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Yes please! Any word on the fabric source?

posted by Anna (Atlanta) on October 17th 2008 at 8:39pm
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hi guys! thanks for your comments. the octopus fabric is an indoor/outdoor fabric by duralee. you can check it out here:

http://www.duralee.com/fabrics/product.php?pattern_id=13741

and there's also 4 other color combinations. the lucite table is called the illusion side table by John Brauer. i purchased mine from zwello.com - their customer service is top notch!

posted by sabrosa on October 18th 2008 at 4:42am
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you know something has got to be cool when it impresses my husband. this is really great.

i bought a really cool japanese rocker chair (still trying to figure out the brand) and it needs some rehab. this is wonderful inspiration! now if i could only decide on a fabric!

posted by Erin Lang Norris/Yellow Canoe on October 18th 2008 at 6:04am
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Nicholas - awesome!

posted by little chimp on October 20th 2008 at 12:56am
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