Reupholster A Thrift Store Chair With Farmhouse Flair

Come see how I took a beat up thrift store find and transformed it into some serious farmhouse swag.

When I am overly stressed, pushed to the limit, I have an unreal burst of creativity. If I act on it, I can accomplish so much, and in the process, I am able to work through those things that are dragging me down. This project was one such burst that I had. Well, it was involved with a larger scale project. You know, when you want to clean out a room and organize it, and you end up repainting because you could no longer stand the look of the walls. You tear down the window coverings, because that burst of energy gave you another idea on how to change them up. You know, a simple project that ends up taking days instead of hours. That was me. Don't you worry. When I get the whole room finished, I will definitely have a reveal!
So, here is the before of this little chair.....





Here is a list of everything I used for this project.
Hot Glue Gun
Glue Sticks
drop cloth
Scissors
Latex paint
Textile Medium
Painters Tape
Grey Paint
Screw Gun





The first thing I did was unscrew the pieces from the chair base. This is so much easier with a screw gun. Once I had all the piece off I started to reupholster the pieces. Here is the odd thing I did. I used my glue gun instead of a staple gun. Since the frame was completely metal, that was not an option. I have to say, the glue gun worked fantastic. Except for that time I burned my finger. Oops.





Here are the arms. I wrapped my drop cloth around it and secured it with hot glue.





Here is the corner of the seat. I overlapped the fabric and glued the edges.





Here is the seat all done. Make sure to pull your fabric taught. I start on one side and secure a spot, then I go to the opposite side and pull tight and secure that side. I then work away from those areas until I reach the edges. I then do the same process to the other sides and end at the corner, where I overlap the fabric and secure that.
My upholstering was all done. But, that didn't seem like enough, right? I decided to paint the fabric before I secured it to the chair frame.
To see the rest of this project, check it out on my blog!






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