Friday, March 29, 2013

Furniture Friday...$5 Vintage Chair

I am in LOVE with my vintage chair.
I am LEARNING how to re-upholster...and I WILL get better!

Here is how I found this chair.

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A friend that I have painted some things for gave me a "heads up" about a garage clean out that was going on at her uncle's house.  
I was on my way....


I bought this chair for $5.  Yep, you read that right...$5.
A little rough, mainly just dirty...but, I knew I could figure out how to re-upholster.

Without any real knowledge on what I was doing (nor did I have a plan) I tore the fabric off.
Dust flew out as I ripped the fabric off.  What had I done?
This may have been over my head...but, I wasn't giving up!

I am glad I kept at it...not bad for a ROOKIE!

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I painted the frame of the chair in what was left of my Annie Sloan Old White...

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Covered the seats and back in a canvas drop cloth I washed and bleached...
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I used a simple trim I found on Amazon in an ivory color...

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Not at ALL perfect...but, I LOVE it!

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There is another chair waiting for me to work on...I know my next shot at it will be better!

Chair $5
Drop Cloth $20 (I used about $5 worth of that!)
Upholstery Cording $12...with some left for another chair!

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend...and a Blessed Easter!

Love & Junk~
Julie

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18 comments:

  1. This looks great! And an amazing find! I have an old barrel chair that I am attempting to re-upholster! Its definitely a challenge!

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    1. Thank you...your chair sound neat! This was definitely a challenge...and a process!!

      Have a great day!
      Julie

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  2. What a lovely chair. You are right, the more you do it the better you get. Way to step out of your comfort zone!

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  3. I love this chair. I'm happy to be a new GFC follower.

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    1. Thank you, Jessica! And thanks for the follow...have a great week!

      Julie

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  4. What a great upcycle!!! Wow!!! You should come link this up at the CSI Project this week. The challenge is Recycle/Upcycle Projects. Starting Thursdayc come link up and get in on the challenge.
    www.thecsiproject.com

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    1. Thank you! I will head over and link up now...have a great week!

      Julie

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  5. This is beautiful- love the addition of the trim! I have a chair similar to this in dire need of a makeover and I was too scared to start- so this tutorial is inspiring!

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    1. Thank you, Christina! Just give it a shot...I am a rookie when it comes to major upholstery work!

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  6. What a diamond in the rough. It turned out awesome! I would love to learn to upholster properly. Just sticking to painting and simple upholstery for now. Stopping by from the Give Me the Goods party. New follower!
    Sandy
    www.savardstudios.blogspot.com

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    1. Thank you, Sandy! Thanks for the follow...have a great rest of the week!

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  7. Wow! I can't believe you got that chair for $5. Amazing. It has such a lovely shape and I love it painted in Old White. You did such a great job redoing it. I wouldn't even know where to begin with the fabric. Thank you for sharing this at Silver Pennies Sundays. x

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    1. Thank you, Danielle! Yes, the lady gave me a look like I was crazy that I wanted that chair...I knew I could do something with it.

      Have a great weekend!
      Julie

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  8. Wow, amazing! I love what you did with it!! Thank you so much for linking up to Give Me The Goods party ;)
    Jamie @ somuchbetterwithage.com

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  9. The more you do the better you will get, yours is great!

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    1. Thank you! I have two more chairs waiting or me to pracitce on...hopefully, I do get better!

      Julie

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