Chair Makeover DIY: Garbage to Gorgeous Episode #9

It was a 10+ on the gross meter. It was filthy and the cushion was literally crumbling and disintegrating before my eyes. I didn’t really want to touch it, but I still had the faith!

Here is the video tutorial where I show you exactly how I did it! It’s quick:

Directions For the Chair Makeover

Step 1: Take the chair apart and get the makeover started.

To start the chair makeover, I removed the musty, grungy, nasty cushion, and got rid of it!! In cases like this, don’t try to salvage any of it! You want to give a chair new life, so let it be fresh. Who knows what has been on the foam and fabric, when a chair gets that bad.

Step 2: Clean the chair.

I first brushed it off. Then I used some elbow grease, soap, and water and left it to dry.

Step 3: Paint the chair.Now it’s starting to look like a makeover.

It wouldn’t be much of a makeover if I left the chair the same color. So, I used spray paint that has a primer built-in and would adhere to all surfaces. It took about a can and a half for good coverage. I let it dry.

Step 4: Start working on the cushion.

While the paint was drying, I worked on the chair cushion. I used duck cloth, which is a canvas type of fabric, which is pretty durable. I cut out the foam for the cushion and I also cut quilt batting. Putting a layer of quilt batting over the foam helps smooth the edges.

Step 5: Put down the layers of the cushion.

Facedown, on a clean surface, I placed my fabric, my quilt batting, my foam piece, and the seat base. I trimmed around, but not too close. You can always cut off the excess fabric later, but you can’t add more fabric once you cut it off.

Step 6: Start to staple.

I started at the corners, going opposite to opposite and then the middle to the middle. Then I followed along all the edges.

Step 7: Cut away the excess.

I cut away the excess because I didn’t want to have lumps of extra fabric that would look messy and/or prevent me from reattaching the seat.

Step 8: Reattach seat to the chair.

Now, this chair makeover is starting to come together. I saved the screws from the chair and simply reattached the cushion from under.

That’s it! It doesn’t stink. It isn’t nasty and I think it makes a beautiful accent chair! I didn’t end up using this chair at home. I ended up using it in an office waiting room and it was a perfect addition.

What a difference!!!

For more info, go to my blog post - link below.

I have a whole Garbage to Gorgeous® series. It should give you some inspiration!

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Mona