Reimagining A Pair Of Chairs Alongside Reupholstery

We hooked you folks up with an straightforward breezy chair upholstery walkthrough a while ago, and we are back with some more fabulous chair overhauls for your viewing pleasure.

John’s frequently mentioned sister Emily lately recruited me to go fabric hunting with her in hopes of stumbling upon the ideal new fabric to cover two old chairs with serious transformation potential. First we pounded the pavement to find the ideal complement to this sleek, low slung chair (with worn orange fabric that had seen better days). Here we are testing out a few swatches before calling the upholsterer:

And here is the well dressed “after” proudly sporting a compact black and white checkered fabric that gives off an overall gray effect with some movement (and a especially lively pillow to keep things interesting):

But the upholstery party did not end there (in fact, we cleverly negotiated a discount rate thanks to the fact that we had two chairs that needed recovering). Here is a chair that Emily and I discovered for a mere $15 at a thrift store (The Enjoy Of Jesus, here in southside Richmond- and yes it is truly called that). The bones were there but it needed some major work. Here is the granny-esque before:

And a progress shot after we spray primed and painted the wood a bright crisp white:

Then we sent her off the upholsterer for a sexy little makeover (in ever so classic black suede) to compliment her new white paint job:

So there you have it. Two fab chair makeovers thanks to some timeless fabric selections and some much needed upholstery assistance (many thanks go out to our local upholstery guy Bruce Thorton: 437-8853). We hope you’ve been inspired to rescue a sad, droopy looking chair or two! If they have the right bones you will be well on your way to sittin’ fairly. And send us your chair makeover pics if ya got ’em- there is nothing like a little eye candy in the morning.