A while back, before we moved into our rental, we inherited these two awesome wingback chairs. I saw the potential in them right away. I have never tackled reupholstering something. I am surrounded by fabric all day, every day. If I'm not, I'm looking at it online to see what I can buy. I knew what this could be, and when my boyfriend and I bought our house, it finally gave me a reason to finish them.
The chairs weren't in bad condition, the arms and the seat were just a little dirty. No rips or anything, they looked like they had hardly been sat in! As I started to peel back the layers, the foam and padding were all in perfect condition and completely reusable. I wanted something with a pop of colour, and finally settled on this amazing fabric. It was hard to capture the exact colour on the camera, it's even brighter in person!
It took a little trial and error, having to pull the fabric and operate the staple gun at the same time. For the first bit, I had a hard time getting the staples to even go into the wood of the chair. Eventually I managed to get the hang of it all. Surprisingly, no injuries were sustained!!
I didn't post a play by play of the taking apart and putting back together process. I was so anxious to get it done, that once I started I didn't want to stop. If you start by peeling off the back of the chair first, the rest is self-explanatory. You will see how it was all put together. I kept each piece and used it as a guide when cutting the new piece.
There you have it! We are going with something a little more neutral for the other chair. Renovations are underway to the new house, and I'm getting wayyyy to anxious to post pictures. I might have to post a sneak peak of what we've been up too.
Some people may think we are crazy taking on a total gut renovation, but I don't think we would want it any other way. It's fun and we can make it our own from top to bottom, start with these chairs!
Fabric from Sew Fine Fabric
