I was given an old office chair on freecycle. It was in need of some TLC so I have spent time today recovering it so that I can use it as a sewing chair. I bought a remnant of upholstery fabric in Dunelm for £1.50. A quick bit of research on the net gave me idea how to dismantle the chair. Four screws held the base in place. The back was a bit trickier - it needed popping off with a hammer then underneath were some more screws that needed to come out.
Once dismantled I removed the old fabric and staples then stapled in place the new fabric. I gave the base a good clean, tightened everything up and gave it a spray of WD40. Then it was just a matter of fixing it all back together.
I am really please with the end result! Took three hours from start to finish.
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| Chair in need of a revamp! |
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| The seat was very worn |
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| I gave the frame a good clean up |
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| The back was tricky to pop off - a hammer helped! |
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| I worked out where I wanted the pattern placed on the seat and back |
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| Staples hold the fabric in place |
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| Four screws hold the seat back on |
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| The screws hold the back in place |
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| The back popped back on |
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| The finished chair |
3 comments:
such skills! really cheap and now you have a totally unique chair x
Thank you Pip - I really enjoyed doing it and as you know love getting a bargain. It was much easier than I thought it would be!
no user error...this is my comment xx well done
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