Comments on: chair makeover http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/ The crafty journal of a crochet pattern designer and multi-crafter with a passion for making cute and realistic animals. See what I've been making lately... Crochet, amigurumi animal designs, punchneedle embroidery, polymer clay, sewing and more! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:59:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Giving Old School Furniture New Life | SCHOOLSin Session Blog http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/comment-page-1/#comment-109206 Giving Old School Furniture New Life | SCHOOLSin Session Blog Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:02:40 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/#comment-109206 [...] Reupholster teacher chairs for a fresh look [...]

[...] Reupholster teacher chairs for a fresh look [...]

]]> By: please take a seat | Decoration and furniture ideas http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/comment-page-1/#comment-104107 please take a seat | Decoration and furniture ideas Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:10:05 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/#comment-104107 [...] more svenning june saw the post on holly’s re-covered svenning chair and did the same to hers. she says, “i don’t have a staple gun, so i left the old fabric on, and sewed the new fabric to the old with a curved upholstery needle. i’m really pleased with the result – my 4 year old chair looks better than new! see more on her blog. [...]

[...] more svenning june saw the post on holly’s re-covered svenning chair and did the same to hers. she says, “i don’t have a staple gun, so i left the old fabric on, and sewed the new fabric to the old with a curved upholstery needle. i’m really pleased with the result – my 4 year old chair looks better than new! see more on her blog. [...]

]]> By: Jodie R. http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/comment-page-1/#comment-62341 Jodie R. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:08:57 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/#comment-62341 I am so glad I found this post! I am a teacher and have two of these plain black office chairs that I keep in my office at school. I got laid off and won't be working there anymore, and I had decided that I would just leave the chairs there. On second thought, they are coming home with me so I can recover them! I am so glad I found this post! I am a teacher and have two of these plain black office chairs that I keep in my office at school. I got laid off and won’t be working there anymore, and I had decided that I would just leave the chairs there. On second thought, they are coming home with me so I can recover them!

]]> By: bem http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/comment-page-1/#comment-13520 bem Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:06:34 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/#comment-13520 wow! i love pink in brown! wow! i love pink in brown!

]]> By: Who Needs Gauge?! trying to get through life without planning... http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/comment-page-1/#comment-8118 Who Needs Gauge?! trying to get through life without planning... Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:44:19 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/#comment-8118 [...] out how she did it. http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/ [...]

[...] out how she did it. http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/ [...]

]]> By: June http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/comment-page-1/#comment-8103 June Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:10:39 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/#comment-8103 Thanks everyone! As Val said above, the secret is really to keep the fabric stretched tight over the front as you sew around the back. Robyn, if the existing cushions are removable you could make <a href="http://www.alternative-windows.com/box-cushion.htm" rel="nofollow">box cushions</a> to fit them - it really depends on the style of the chair whether that would work. Without seeing a picture I can't really give any more advice... Thanks everyone! As Val said above, the secret is really to keep the fabric stretched tight over the front as you sew around the back.

Robyn, if the existing cushions are removable you could make box cushions to fit them – it really depends on the style of the chair whether that would work. Without seeing a picture I can’t really give any more advice…

]]> By: Miriam http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/comment-page-1/#comment-8093 Miriam Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:38:49 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/#comment-8093 Fantastic redo there, I like the simplicity of the reupholstery idea there, instead of de-stapling and completely redoing. Fantastic redo there, I like the simplicity of the reupholstery idea there, instead of de-stapling and completely redoing.

]]> By: val http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/comment-page-1/#comment-8090 val Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:19:23 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/#comment-8090 What a great job. I don't know about the other girl's problems with a staple gun but I use mine all the time for board mounted window dressings and recovering dinig/kitchen chairs, etc. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it isn't hard and you can get good results, fast.....just keep your fabric tight! What a great job.
I don’t know about the other girl’s problems with a staple gun but I use mine all the time for board mounted window dressings and recovering dinig/kitchen chairs, etc.
I guess what I’m trying to say is that it isn’t hard and you can get good results, fast…..just keep your fabric tight!

]]> By: Crystal http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/comment-page-1/#comment-8089 Crystal Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:46:41 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/#comment-8089 Woah! You did a great job! Want to come to my house and re-do my furniture?? Or you could just send me yours.. ; ) Woah! You did a great job! Want to come to my house and re-do my furniture?? Or you could just send me yours.. ; )

]]> By: Tina http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/comment-page-1/#comment-8081 Tina Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:39:34 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/chair-makeover/#comment-8081 I have this same chair and have been meaning to give it a makeover. Thanks for the tutorial. I have this same chair and have been meaning to give it a makeover. Thanks for the tutorial.

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