Curls and swirls! Here is a cute little chair redo from Suzy at Joy is at Home. My grandma used to have a vanity seat just like this, covered with a little red velvet cushion and I thought it was surely the fanciest thing that ever existed. I doubt I would have thought that if it sported a crusty Coke-themed cushion instead.
And this rigid Queen-Anne chair from Sarah was a little too fancy, or whatever word you would use to describe that ornate woodwork and intensely floral fabric. I feel like it is glaring at me. Sarah lightened it up with a playful print and distressed the frame. I love how the whole personality of it has changed. Check it out on her blog Three Boys.
And finally Hanh made over this plaid and lumpy doofus of a chair into the sleekest, chicest seat on the street. I’m salivating, truly. She also redid the cushion, but I kind of like the simplicity of it just like this. And I would sell my soul for some of that quatrefoil fabric. OK, maybe not. But I would fight you for it if there was only one bolt left in the fabric store. OK, probably not. I’m non-confrontational like that. But I sure like it!
6 Comments
sweetouch!
July 9, 2011 at 2:12 PMAlways impressed with chair re-do’s actually I think they might be my favorite since they are usually so drastic. What was up with the floral poop, I mean print in the early 90″s?
Jennae
July 9, 2011 at 6:47 PMI really NEED to know where she got that yellow quatrefoil fabric! I have a chair in my master bedroom in desperate need of a makeover, and that fabric is the one! Please ask Hanh to share (or share the link to her site!)
Vu the Explorer
July 9, 2011 at 7:01 PMHi there, it’s Hanh. That fabric sure is perfect. I looked for fabric for that chair for months. I was jumping in joy and giving people hugs when i saw it :D. It’s not widely available for some reasons. I bought it from a store in Charlottesville, VA. But when I was short a yard of it, I was able to order it from here: – pricier, but was glad to find it at all. 🙂
Thanks for featuring my chair, Lindsey.
Letsjustbuildahouse!
July 10, 2011 at 9:10 PMLove em! I have the perfect chair sitting in our extra bedroom just WAITING for a makeover. $5 estate sale deal woohoo! Now I just have to learn how to reupholster 🙂
Anonymous
July 30, 2012 at 10:06 PMSo this is a LONG shot…but Vue the explorer (HAHN), if by chance you see this…what did you use to paint the trim black? I love the finish. I love the chair and have some similar i am looking to redo in black trim like that.
-Alma
Vu the Explorer
January 30, 2013 at 6:22 AMAlma, if by chance you see this, ha!, I just used glossy spray paint, and glossy clear protective spray finish as well. I would recommend the Rustoleum Enamel Spray paint in black. It’s oil based, very durable so much so that you wont need the protect coat! less work! I didn’t use it for this particular chair but have used it in other projects. I’d go with it if i were to do this all over again.