This chair serves as my desk and sewing chair. I saved it from the dumpster at work, 2 years ago. Did I take much time deciding to recover it??? Hey, I've been busy. Well, now is the time to add a little more padding and recover this sucker. The only problem I see is that I don't have a chair to sew with while it is dismantled. This might get interesting.
First, for those who have never recovered furniture, I recommend taking a picture of the final piece so you will know how it all goes back together. Next, as you start disassembling it, put all the pieces in a bag (I have a dog), enough said. I then lay all the pieces out and decide if that's the way I want it to look when it's done. This is where the padding comes into play. If I don't like the lines or it needs more padding say, in the seat, this will change the size of the final product. I plan to add more padding in the cushion because the foam is breaking down. Since I don't plan adding new foam, I'll augment what I've got. Did I say this already? I love my staple gun. I can staple anything- arghh (very manly sound).
Well, I tried to remove the bolts and after striping one of them I decided that was over-rated and I'd cover what was already there. So, I draped the fabric and started stapling. Did I mention I love my stapler? Well, I need add a cover underneath to finish it off but it's vastly improved. I don't have enough fabric to cover the back completely so I'm leaving it for now. Do you think it looks better? Less like a dumpster dive?
Well, I tried to remove the bolts and after striping one of them I decided that was over-rated and I'd cover what was already there. So, I draped the fabric and started stapling. Did I mention I love my stapler? Well, I need add a cover underneath to finish it off but it's vastly improved. I don't have enough fabric to cover the back completely so I'm leaving it for now. Do you think it looks better? Less like a dumpster dive?
Wonderful job, Jennifer. My sewing chair is a rescued chair, too. I took the chicken way out and sort of "slipcovered" mine. It sounds like yours was quite a project, but it looks like it was worth it.
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