Reupholstering a Desk Chair

Do you have an old desk chair that you are just not happy with? Well I did & now it's awesome. I had gotten this chair from my partner's parents. They are always giving me things that they don't want anymore & I can never say no & plus I needed another desk chair. First and for most I would like to apologize for the poor quality of these pictures. I used my cell phone camera & wasn't very organized when starting this project. I didn't take a pictures of the chair before I took it apart or the steps on how it got from point A to B, which I wanted to do when I intially started this project but got so excited I forgot. So please use your imagination in this post. Haha.

This is so easy to do. What you need to do is take the chair completely apart, as you can see in the picture above. Then you need to find a fabric that you would like to cover the chair with, I had old green bed sheets from a twin bed. But you could find a funky pattern fabric or even use towels with a graphic that you like, the options are endless.

Then you take the fabric of your choice & lay it flat on the floor, place the backside of the chair (where your back rests) on the fabric & cut around, making sure that there is enough fabric to fold over to tape or staple to the other side. Once the fabric cut, I couldn't find a stapler, (should have gathered all of my tools needed before starting but didn't, so unorganized with this project! haha), but I found that duck tape works just as well. I took the tape & followed it around the edges, making sure the fabric is pulled tight. This reminded me of wrapping the ends of a present, if you know what I am taking about, this is a great technique to use. Do the same thing to the bottom part of the chair (where your hynee rests). Make sure that before you put the chair back together you flip it over & make sure that the cushion looks good for your taste.

I was going to paint the hardware but decided against that. Another thing, remember what pieces go where when taking the chair apart & also make sure that you have a designated spot where all the hardware is put so that you don't loose any important screws or pieces. Haha. I lost a screw & looked all over for it for about an hour. Ugh, it was so frustrating. This project took me about a half hour minus looking for the lost screw.

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So.... Valentines Day is creeping up on us, so I have been look at some ideas on what I am going to do for Valentines gifts/cards. I found this remarkable website. http://cfabbridesigns.com/blog/. This website has great ideas for that perfect Valentine. I will be taking some of these ideas & make them alittle bit more my taste. Post on those to come.

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Quote of the day; "Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live."