Before & After: Darren & Cooper's Chair

Hello, I wanted to share my own Before & After — I bought the chair at a Salvation Army for $8 and recovered it with IKEA fabric for $12! The dog on the chair is my beagle, Cooper. Thanks for your time, Darren

Thanks Darren!

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Nice chair - but really, send Cooper up to Montreal so I can spend about 4 hours scratching and playing with his ears - what a cute guy!

posted by lemoyne on July 16th 2009 at 1:06pm
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Very nice job! And it looks fantastic with your wall color and art. I love that you took the arms off. Great find!

posted by Limeliteshines on July 16th 2009 at 1:16pm
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Lovely chair and dog! Can i also ask what the color of your wall is?

posted by ney on July 16th 2009 at 1:19pm
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Nice job. You got an outstanding chair for the money.

posted by AustinSarah on July 16th 2009 at 1:21pm
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Love the chair and Cooper!

posted by vvn on July 16th 2009 at 1:22pm
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Thanks for the comments, Cooper feels the love.
The wall color in the After photos is from CIL and it's called Fossil Grey.

posted by darbootho on July 16th 2009 at 1:37pm
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Great job! I would not have seen the classic chair hidden underneath the dated fabric & arms.

posted by Audrey wannabe on July 16th 2009 at 1:48pm
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Very nicely done! I might have to steal your dog. =>

posted by queenbee1230 on July 16th 2009 at 1:48pm
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cooper stole the show

posted by camelia on July 16th 2009 at 1:56pm
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please post more pictures of cooper.

oh yeah, the chair looks nice too. :-)

posted by jmsnyc on July 16th 2009 at 2:01pm
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I hope you kept the arms to at least keep the option for another redo in the future. Very cute though, and the chairs not bad either.

posted by boxerchick on July 16th 2009 at 2:05pm
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nice chair... before and after!

posted by deeboyayay on July 16th 2009 at 2:25pm
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Cooper and Darren's chair. Cooper gets first billing for cuteness.

posted by LBhirise on July 16th 2009 at 2:40pm
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Huge difference! Does Cooper really sleep there or is he just posing? A black, drum lampshade would polish off that corner.

posted by Daily Decorator on July 16th 2009 at 2:53pm
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Love the chair. Love the dog. Well done!!

posted by Carder on July 16th 2009 at 3:11pm
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wow! what a great find. I have been on the hunt for a chair similar to this for my bedroom, but haven't had any luck at my local thrift shops or salvation army. Jealous!

posted by ellearRVA on July 16th 2009 at 3:14pm
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PUUUURFECT (OH WAIT THATS A CAT,SORRY)....GREAT CHOICE ON THE FABRIC I WISH I COULD FIND 2 CHAIRS LIKE THAT ONE..

posted by FINDIT on July 16th 2009 at 3:40pm
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oh oh oh . . . . that chair is R&B's Gigi's Mommy for sure!!!!

posted by NorNor on July 16th 2009 at 3:48pm
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To be honest, I loved your before, but the after is also great and your pup is cuteness personified.

posted by Cassis on July 16th 2009 at 4:08pm
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Great chair, and Cooper is adorable. I had my own beagle for 13 years. They are great, great dogs. Who can resist those eyes!? That's clearly his chair.

posted by Ms. Pea on July 16th 2009 at 4:19pm
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@phauxtoe, I don't see any incorrect reupholstering.

posted by chikiyuu on July 16th 2009 at 5:49pm
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Oh actually, I see it now. It doesn't bother me though.

posted by chikiyuu on July 16th 2009 at 5:50pm
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IT's a HIT- Beautiful job! (bonus points for sharing the CUTE beagle)!!

posted by TracyJ on July 16th 2009 at 6:19pm
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Love the chair, but Cooper the Beagle is a heart-stealer! (I've had two Beagles myself, so I'll always have a soft spot for them.)

posted by juliesroom on July 17th 2009 at 12:05am
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phauxtoe and chikiyuu --
Please point out the "problem" for those of use with less keen eyes. (ie. so we can learn...)

And Darren, Coop... Great job, no matter what they say!

posted by kushkush on July 17th 2009 at 1:34am
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AW come on guys, talk about pedantic lol!

posted by Lisa-C on July 17th 2009 at 5:33am
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I love it! What a great change!

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posted by jessimarie33 on July 17th 2009 at 8:44am
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So if you love something and it works for you--and it looks great--is it still "incorrect"? I think this is a great chair and I would be happy to have it in my home. :)

posted by coffeesnob on July 19th 2009 at 9:54am
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