Sometimes we get so used to our furniture that we don't notice how old and tired it really has become. This chair was given to me twenty years ago by my mother in law. I liked the lines of the chair, but not the old fashioned tapestry. Never one to add to the landfill when a piece of furniture can be repurposed a project was begun; I ripped it apart carefully to use the old covers as patterns. Then I sanded and refreshed the wood with some stain. I also added a light polyurethane coating. I had a bolt of beautiful gold fabric I had bought for $5 at a close out sale at a local reupohlstery shop this summer. I used the old covering for my pattern, and then used it for additional support under the new fabric. The fabric was attached with a staple gun and lots of staples! Then trim to cover the staples with a glue gun. An inexpensive project with dramatic results!
Old Chair - Old fashioned and worn out.
Old cover used as pattern, pins hold in place as stapled
Layers
In progess
All stapled
Trim glued to cover staples
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