When Angie sent over her simple and inspiring chair makeover we loved the outcome so much we had to share it. Here’s her letter:
I love your style and your blog. I just got into blogs a few months ago and yours is a must read every day! I’m so excited to share my before and after chair makeover. I purchased it at the Ann Arbor ReUse Center for $5.00. After I removed the seat cushion and a ridiculous number of staples, I patched, sanded and primed the chair. I bought some new foam for the seat on sale at Joann’s and painted the chair with some white trim paint I had on hand from other paint jobs in our house. To cover the seat I bought a half yard of this funky fabric from the monaluna mingle collection on Etsy. Thanks for the daily inspiration! -Angie
Here’s the bleak before:
And here’s the brilliant after:
Didn’t Angie do an amazing job? Feel free to drop in on her blog for more details. We love how simple this project really is and how anyone can do it on a serious budget with a fantastic result. Happy chair covering to one and all!
Looking for a little step-by-step chair recovering tutorial? Look no further.
LizzieBeth says
Angie, I love the transformation, but I have a question: where are you placing the chair? I have seen many chair that I would love to rehab, but never know what I would do with them afterwards.
Thanks!
LB
A Southern Accent says
Tres fab! So makes me want to go flea market shopping tomorrow morning!
Aimee says
That is super cute!
Sarah @ Dream In Domestic says
It looks great! I can definitely see lots of people making conversation about that chair! I love when you can recreate something and everyone will ask where you bought it and you are able to say, “I did it!” and stun all of your friends!
Jocelyn Stott says
That is SOOOO Cute! I love it! Very, very well done.
I am curious – did she say where she is going to put the chair? I am always scared to buy a single chair, so I would love to know what she did with it.
Thank you for sharing!
Elisa says
I have 3 chairs I “saved” from someone’s trash that have been sitting around waiting for me to DO SOMETHING with them. Seeing this post makes me want to finally get around to sprucing them up. Love the way this turned out!
Gillian says
Great job!
Christin says
Love it! I have a chair that I inherited from my husband when we got married that is a little… obnoxious. It’s seat cushion is bright orange fuzzy fabric. Need I say more? I keep thinking about fixing it up and this has inspired me to do it! Now I just have to form a plan of attack. :)
Megan says
Love it! I am in the process of doing the same thing – except I got my chair from the curb in front of someone’s house! With $6 worth of fabric and paint I already have, this is one of my cheapest projects to date!
Erica says
Love it Angie! What a fabulous transformation, it looks brand new! I’m also curious about where Angie is going to put the chair. Will this be a desk chair? An accent chair in a bedroom?
Angie – This is totally unrelated, but would you mind sharing what color paint you have on the wall in the 2nd close up photo? Its looks so calm and cool and beachy, right up my alley!
YoungHouseLove says
Hey everyone,
So glad you’re digging Angie’s amazing chair makeover. Here’s hoping she drops in soon with those answers for ya!
xo,
s
Kasey at Thrifty Little Blog says
She did a fantastic job! I’m loving the fabric :).
SFDC says
Love the fabric — but I think it would have looked great with the wood! Hard to tell if there was a condition issue or if she just wanted it white. Still a very cute chair, though.
Liz R says
Hah – Erica, I was just going to ask about the wall color too!
Kelly says
Great job Angie! Your chair looks fantastic!!
Jen Z. says
Love it!
maura says
wow- I love that chair make over. I have a chair just begging for a treatment like that. I think It may go on the calender for next week! Thanks for yet another great idea!
Paula says
Great job on this chair! Love the fabric choice, with its colors and ability to play off the different colors.
Angie’s blog shows that she’s using the chair with a dark brown desk. (see URL below)
The white paint is the same paint used on the ceilings and trims in her house, so it picks that up (door colors, too, and lamp color). The browns in the chair pick up the desk chair, color.
http://mimosaandmocha.wordpress.com/category/before-after/
Paula says
,…oops, I meant to type: the browns in the chair pick up the desk color (in my post above).
Laurel says
It’s amazing what elbow grease and paint can do! I love your fabric choice.
micah says
So cute! Love that fabric.
Jess says
That is awesome! It is so fun to do a transformation on something like that!
Angie says
Wow – thank you for all the lovely comments!! Paula is correct, I paired the chair with a desk my husband and I spruced up and recently wrote about on my blog. I’m sitting on it as I type. :-)
Erica and Liz – the wall color is PPG Whispering Pine (410-3). We just finished transforming our formal living room into more of den…with a desk, reading chair and bookshelves to make it more functional. I even totally copied John and Sherry’s window treatments from their living room (two bamboo blinds from Walmart, IKEA curtains and an inexpensive rod from Lowe’s) and I love the beachy, relaxed feel.
Thanks for sharing my chair makeover, John and Sherry!
Mary @ StyleFyles says
It barely even looks like the same chair. Great work!
Sharon says
Great makeover. Love how the design in the fabric mimics the back of the chair.
Alison (a girl in her element) says
Awesome job! I’m totally loving that fabric!
Kelly@TearingUpHouses says
Nice! The white was totally unexpected. And $5?! Whoopeee!
I’ve been searching everywhere for new office chairs, http://tearinguphouses.blogspot.com/2009/11/tenth-bag-of-mail.html , and this looks just like one I spotted on Craigslist the other night. It needed refinishing, but I for some reason I never considered white — which is the color I’d prefer to get a chair in. Hmmm…
Kelly
Jenny says
Lovely! Thanks for sharing!
Karla D. says
What a great chair transfomation and for only $5!! I love chair redos because they are some of the quickest and easiest to accomplish requiring minimal paint and fabric. The white turned out great and the print is very upbeat and fun!
I was lucky enough to find a great office chair for a steal an transformed it with some pretty fabric and an old footstool we had that desperately needed a facelift. Here is the post w/pics:
http://theclassywoman.blogspot.com/2009/08/makeover-monday-part-deux-my-new-office.html
Paige Cotney says
The chair looks amazing! I was wondering, what do you suggest if the chair is metal instead of wood? Can you still paint it?
YoungHouseLove says
Good question! If the metal’s in good shape (not peeling or rusting) you can just use good quality spray paint like Rustoleum. Hope it helps!
xo,
s
Megan says
Great job. What an amazing transformation.
eve says
wow, this is brilliant!
Bromeliad says
Nice job, Angie. Looks fresh and sharp.
Paige Cotney says
I’m currently working on my own chair redesign and it looks like I’m going to need a new cushion part of the chair. Where can I get just the cushion part without buying one with fabric already on it? Any suggestions?
YoungHouseLove says
We would go to any fabric store and ask to see the “foam rubber” that they have on hand. It comes in many thicknesses, so you can select the depth that works best for your chair, and you can actually cut it down to the perfect shape with a scissors or even an electric turkey-slicer. Hope it helps!
xo,
s