Kelly @ JAX Decor & DesignThanks to Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for hosting Met Monday :-)
A couple of furniture transformations for you this week...
If you have a piece of upholstered furniture that you love, but you’re just not crazy about the fabric, give your piece new life with new fabric. It's good for your wallet and for the environment :-)
This was my grandma’s chair. It went from this…
...to this… 
It was pretty simple – we just removed the upholstery tacks and the old fabric, traced the outline of the pieces of old fabric onto the new fabric, cut out the pieces, stapled the new fabric onto the frame, and replaced the tacks.
And this bench for the living room went from this...
To this...
The fabric wasn’t quite wide enough to cover the bench cushion entirely – we had to staple it along the bottom outside edge instead of underneath. So I came up with a way to hide the staples – a piece of black velvet ribbon attached with strips of upholstery tacks. And it ended up being the perfect extra little detail :-)
Before you head back to Between Naps on the Porch to cover all of this week's transformations, be sure to visit my blog-partner Victoria's Metamorphosis Monday contribution! :-)
28 comments:
What great transformations. I really like the change...
Nicely done!! Love how you used the upholstery tacks on the bench! Clever!
Very lovely. I have always been afraid to upholster something, but you did such a good job. I love the fabrics and the detail you did on the bench. Hummmm Maybe I will try to recover a chair I have. Thanks for the inspiration. Hugs, Marty
Love the changes!
~Michelle
Beautiful changes! Love the tacks and the zebra print!...Christine
Those are 2 great transformations...and you maked it look so easy. Linda
Wonderful transformations and inspiration!
Oh no! Now I know a couple of chairs that are in danger in my house!
how fun is that bench with the new fabric!! and I love the purple pillows on top.
Great! I need to recover dining room chair seats; you have inspired me. :-)
Cass
Oh, how I love these pieces. You've done an excellent job on both, too! I have a couple of chairs which I am about to tackle myself!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
hey we did both post zebra benches, i would like to have yours for in front of my sofa. I still havent figured out how to get the butterfly on my blog, this was my first attempt of Met Monday..lol love your makeovers but i always do
hugs
janet
Amazing what a little fabric can do;) Love that bench it's soooo my style;) Thanks for your visits I have been so backed up and trying to catch up seems impossible!!! Hugs French;)
The chair was great but I really loved the bench.I seem to have a thing for animal prints lately.Very sharp.
Cyndi
Great job on both! You made it look easy enough that I might attempt to do something like this, as long as there is no sewing machine involved lol. Love the zebra print and your little problem fix, very clever. Kathy
BRAVO!!! job well done..just loved this post...hugs and smiles Gl♥ria
Fabric changes add DRAMA!
Thanks everyone for stopping by and leaving such nice comments :-) I really appreciate it!!
It's great to hear that my chair & bench projects have inspired some of you to take a shot at recovering pieces that you own. It really isn't hard to do at all -- no sewing required, just a lot of staples!! :-)
Kelly
Great transformations! I haven't tried upholstery yet, but am on the look out for a bench for our bedroom, so I may be learning soon!
Love the changes and your choice of fabrics! I am addicted to recovering upholstered chairs!
What modern great transformations, good job!
I like them!
Linda Q
Oooo, I love both of them! It's so fun to see things become new again. The zebra is too cool!
Kelly
You should be very proud! I love the zebra pattern and wish I was brave enough to use it somewhere in my house!
Kelly, I'm so glad you posted these pictures! I have two chairs that are waiting for me to upholster them, but it's going to be a big project and I have never done something like this before! Your post is great inspiration! Thanks!!
~Karla
Wow - so cute
Wow, I think I could do this from reading your directions! They look great! Susan
So pretty. What a great update to a classic chair!
Nice transformations! I'm going to re-cover an antique rocking chair using the same method you used on your chair. I hope it looks half as good!
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