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Before/After
I've had this old chair sitting at the desk in the living room for a few years now. I never intended on keeping it very long, but never got around to replacing it.
I've had this old chair sitting at the desk in the living room for a few years now. I never intended on keeping it very long, but never got around to replacing it.
Since it is here, and I had some leftover material from making throw pillows for my new super cute red corduroy couches, I decided I would give it a quick makeover to match the rest of the living room. (I've got some more scraps from the other pillows that I will be using to makeover the lampshades soon!)
(pretty ugly, huh?!)
The first thing you want to do is remove the seat from the chair. Usually it's as simple as turning it over and taking out a few screws.
I painted the chair with American Accents Espresso, which I had leftover from a furniture painting frenzy I went on about 3 years ago. 
after the first coat
I ended up with about 3 thin layers of paint to get the deep rich color I wanted. While the chair is drying, lay out your fabric (I find working on the floor best for these types of projects) and put your cushion on it upside down. Cut around the cushion leaving enough room all the way around to go up and over the sides and still have an inch and half or more to staple to the bottom.
Start by folding the first side of the fabric up and simply stapling it in place with a staple gun about every couple of inches. 
My seat has rounded corners so when you get to the corner you want to stop and pleat the corner
stapling each pleat as you go. 
As you work your way around to the second side make sure you start to pull the fabric fairly taut. 
I stuffed my cushion with a bit of fiber fill to make it thicker. If you would like to do that you need to make sure to leave a little wiggle room. 
Once you make your way around the cushion once check to see if you need to add any staples and then you are ready to put your seat back on your chair.
Your done! Enjoy your brand new custom chair!
The first thing you want to do is remove the seat from the chair. Usually it's as simple as turning it over and taking out a few screws.
I painted the chair with American Accents Espresso, which I had leftover from a furniture painting frenzy I went on about 3 years ago. 
after the first coatI ended up with about 3 thin layers of paint to get the deep rich color I wanted. While the chair is drying, lay out your fabric (I find working on the floor best for these types of projects) and put your cushion on it upside down. Cut around the cushion leaving enough room all the way around to go up and over the sides and still have an inch and half or more to staple to the bottom.
Start by folding the first side of the fabric up and simply stapling it in place with a staple gun about every couple of inches. 
My seat has rounded corners so when you get to the corner you want to stop and pleat the corner
stapling each pleat as you go. 
As you work your way around to the second side make sure you start to pull the fabric fairly taut. 
I stuffed my cushion with a bit of fiber fill to make it thicker. If you would like to do that you need to make sure to leave a little wiggle room. 
Once you make your way around the cushion once check to see if you need to add any staples and then you are ready to put your seat back on your chair.Your done! Enjoy your brand new custom chair!
