An Attempt at Upholstry

A couple of months ago I found a pair of chairs on Craigslist for $5.  We needed some extra seating in our living room, but don't have much space so the low profile of the chairs seemed perfect. Since the pair was so cheap,  I figured I could play around with upholstering them. (Or,  if it went really poorly, take them to a professional) Here are the results of the first chair:

Not bad for a first attempt, but I learned a lot.  I figured this was a pretty simple project as far as upholstry is concerned.  However, without the right tools,  I was pretty limited.  I couldn't quite  get the fabric cleanly into the frame with the standard staple gun that I had.  And,  the piping didn't totally cover up my work.  (Maybe I'll show some detail photos in a later post).  My mom helped with the pillow-cover so that piece looked great.  However, choosing to use stripes probably wasn't a good choice because that just added to the challenge.  

I'm still deciding what to do with the other chair.  Maybe use this as a learning experience, and see if I can do it better?  Or, maybe just hire an expert?  For now,  I'm happy with some new seating in our living room.

Comments

[Jason]

You do good work.

[Murph]

I'd buy that chair

[natasha]

Wow! This transformation is just amazing!!! Love the color and pattern! :)