Faux Fur Chair DiyFaux Fur FurnitureFaux Fur Bedroom DecorFaux Fur DecorChair FurDiy Fur Chair BedroomsFaux Fur DiyHome Office MakeoversOffice Chair Makeover DiyForwardWhimsical Faux Fur Office Chair Makeover. A boring chair gets transformed using faux fur and pops of turquoise, perfect for a creative office or craft room! Dollhouse ChairsDollhouse IdeasDollhouse FurnitureDollhouse StuffJane S DollMini DollshouseMamie Jane SKids ChairsSet ChairsForwardWish I had this time out chair when I was little :) My love for thrift store shopping all started when we first moved into our house three years ago, and I realized I couldn't afford to decorate our entire home with brand new furniture. I began searching for inexpensive ways to furnish our house, and soon learned just how many treasures were waiting to be unearthed at nearby thrift stores. I've transformed a lot of junk in the past few years....old dressers, tables...but my favorite is the chair. Having zero prior experience in using paint or reupholstering furniture, I slowly taught myself (through trial and error) how to take a junky old chair and turn it into something worthy of using in my home.
Today, I'll show you my 10 best chair makeovers, and hopefully leave you with a few ideas on how you can update any old chairs you may have laying around. This is my favorite and most recent upholstery project. I took an old $5 Goodwill piano bench transformed it into a lookalike of my favorite Ballard Designs bench. All it took was a little paint, some striped fabric, and about an hour of my time. See the full story here.The Rocking Chair Makeover A friend of mine found an old rocker at a local estate sale and enlisted my help in painting and reupholstering it. The before and after is pretty drastic. Take a look here.The Striped Chair Makeover: This little blue striped chair was one of my favorite projects to date. My mom picked this up at a local thrift store and gave it to me to reupholster. I absolutely loved the way this chair turned out. You won't believe what it looked like before.The Stenciled Vanity Stool Project: For this project, I took an old, outdated, wooden stool and upgraded it with some pretty fabric and fringe trim.
(I also stenciled and painted the vanity table!). See that story here. I found this little chair for $5 at Goodwill and totally transformed it using light blue paint (on the wood) and reupholstering the cushion with a tablecloth!! It turned out to be a great, really cheap alternative to upholstery fabric. I finished it off with silver nailheads. I love this little chair. Months after I reupholstered it the first time, I decided to play with it again. But this time, I did something really different.....I took plain white fabric and painted blue stripes on it. Sanding the fabric (after the paint dried) with fine grit sandpaper was all it took to make this chair soft and comfy. See the full tutorial here.Green & White Trellis Chair This little chair is one of my favorite chair projects. The Ballard Designs Knock Off Chair: I was ecstatic to find this chair at a thrift store for just a few bucks. Especially when I came home and saw the exact same chair in a Ballard Designs catalog for $400!
I gave this chair the same upholstery treatment as I did the last one, only this time paired with a cute striped pillow! The Drop Cloth Chair Basically, I decided to follow the massive trend of dropcloth upholstery on this chair. And I fell in love. Soon See the full story of this chair here. Okay, so this one isn't a chair. But, I love it so much that I'm including it anyways. To see how I upholstered my headboard with a dropcloth, visit this post. Follow my blog with Follow my blog on Subscribe to LiveLoveDIY with email!Reception furniture is often the first thing that a client will see when he or she enters your office. As such, it is important to choose professional, sleek furniture that not only gives a good first impression but that also provides a comfortable place to sit and wait. Having quality office furniture helps clients to feel welcome and respected in your office and can help to set the mood for your meeting. - Top 5 Problems and Solutions Buying Waiting Room Chairs Online
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Step One: Thoroughly clean the chairs, then cover the legs with painter's tape and plastic bags. Step Two: Cover the chair with a few light coats of spray paint. Make sure you use the type that bonds to plastic. I did two coats and waited a week to do another two. This project was pretty easy, but it required lots of patience right after I got started. That's right—I waited an entire week for the paint to dry! The waiting period drew out the length of this project, though the individual steps themselves were accomplished fairly quickly. I'll admit, during that week of tacky paint, I really wondered if the paint would ever cure. But I had read Jenny's experience with painting vinyl at her blog Little Green Notebook, which gave me the confidence to see it through. Then on the eighth day, the paint wasn't tacky anymore! So I added two more coats of paint and then moved on to the next step. Step Three: Cut out pieces of fabric to fit on the back and seat of the chair.
If you're working with a pattern, make sure the lines are straight with the lines of the chair. Step Four: Coat the back and seat of the chair with a thick coat of Mod Podge. If you don't already have a bottle of Mod Podge, buy the kind suitable for outdoors. If you have the regular kind, just get a small bottle of varnish to use in step nine. Step Five: Press the fabric onto the Mod Podge-covered sections and smooth it out with your hand. Step Six: Trim away the excess fabric along the piping or seam of the chair. Be very careful—you need to cut closely, not not too close. If there's piping, make sure you have a little overlap for the next step. Step Seven: Using the curved tip of scissors (do not use scissors with a sharp tip) or your fingernail, push the excess fabric under the piping. Step Eight: Cover the fabric with Mod Podge to complete the adhering process. Step Nine: If you used regular Mod Podge instead of the outdoor-safe variety to adhere the fabric, you will need to protect the surface from moisture by sealing it with a varnish.