{"id":238,"date":"2008-03-16T15:46:08","date_gmt":"2008-03-16T20:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/chair-makeover\/"},"modified":"2018-07-25T07:12:35","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T11:12:35","slug":"chair-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/chair-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"chair makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although I have my new leather desk chair in my craft room, I stored my old chair in the basement, just in case. I saw a great post (‘save your old chair with a new look’)<\/a> on IKEA Hacker a few weeks ago, and recognised my boring old Svenning chair given a fantastic makeover. Well, I do have two desks in my craft room, so having two chairs wouldn’t be a bad idea…<\/p>\n

I went to the fabric store and managed to find some fabric in the exact colour scheme I used to crochet the throw for my other chair!<\/p>\n

\"matching<\/p>\n

Holly’s method involved removing the old fabric from the chair, and then stapling the new fabric over the chair padding. I don’t have a staple gun, and after reading about Holly’s stapling difficulties, I decided to try a different method to attach the new fabric. I removed the backing fabric from the seat, and the plastic backing from the back rest, but left the original fabric stapled to both parts.<\/p>\n

\"seat<\/p>\n

I stretched the new fabric over each piece and pinned it roughly in place so the dots pattern would be straight. Using a curved upholstery needle and strong thread, I stitched around the underside of the seat, sewing the new fabric to the old fabric. <\/p>\n

\"upholstery<\/p>\n

I used a combination of running stitch for speed and backstitches for extra security every few stitches and around the corners. No need to be too neat – none of this is visible in the finished chair. <\/p>\n

\"stitches\"<\/p>\n

When I’d finished sewing, I trimmed the excess fabric, leaving about an inch beyond my stitches. <\/p>\n

\"all<\/p>\n

I reattached the plastic back to the back, and blanket stitched the original backing fabric to the seat, to hide the raw edges.<\/p>\n

\"blanket-stitched<\/p>\n

And the result? Better then new!<\/p>\n

\"finished<\/p>\n

I love it!<\/p>\n

\"finished<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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