We got this little fellow at Salvation Army for $5. Let's just say we weren't a big fan of that purplely pink fabric.
At least all of the kids were a fan of the chair or at least the ottoman..
And wanted to help.
Here is the result of my first attempt of upholstering a piece of furniture.
UPDATE:
I received a couple emails about where I got my curtains and pillow.
The curtains I made from fabric I bought at a local fabric store here in Dallas.
For the pillow aka the Frank Pillow.
Remember Frank the tank? Well, one year I dressed like him for Halloween.
See that faux fur vest I'm wearing? Well... after it served it purpose of being my Halloween costume, it got turned into a fun little pillow. So there you have it, I made the curtains and the pillow. This is a DIY blog after all :)
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62 awesome comments:
Wonderful job!
Love the redo! Much better than the original!
wow its looks really good. Great job x
Looks great, much better! :)
Looks great, much better! :)
Love the fabric! Whats a great new chair :)
You did a wonderful job! Love the fabric too!
Looks great! How come I can never find $5 chairs at the thrift store that have such cute bones :)
Looks great!!
Oh waw..I didnt even like the chair in the before picture...but it looks totaly different in the after picture ...great fabric choice and I was surprised that it was your FIRST upholstery job...man you are GOOODDDDD...one question I love your curtains, can you please tell me where did you get them from???
WOW!!! That's impressive. I love it.
Wow! That's amazing it looks lovely
The chair looks great what a neat way to re-purpose something that would have been trash.
Nice job. Love the fabric!
Super makeover!!!!!!
I was admiring this chair this afternoon! I really do like your fabric choice it makes it somethin special:)Thanks,Deidre~http://simplysimplisticated4.blogspot.com
Glad I came over from NJAH. Is this seriously your first reupholstery? It looks great!! I like re-using your costume fabric for a pillow, a gal after my own heart!
Janet
craftythriftydecoratingwifemom.wordpress.com
Looks great!! Nice job!
Love your ideas! I'm having a linky party as well on my blog. Here is the link http://www.thesouthernproductqueen.com/2011/12/27/the-linky-party-1227-1231/
Wow your chair is awesome! I love your fabric choice!
Thanks for linking up! LOVE this!
GREAT job on the chair!!
I love this! Hope you will link it up to {Re}create Into Something New this week!
Kaitlin-The Not So SImple Housewife
http://notsosimplehousewife.blogspot.com
Great job! You look like an old pro at upholstering. I love the fabric you chose and I'm still giggling at you dressed as your dog for Halloween!
I'm inspired. I have been wanting to tackle reupholstering but so far I have chickened out....Yours looks so great I have to try. Thanks for the inspiration!
great job love it
You did a great job with the chair! Love your fabric choice! So happy to have you link up to the Tuesday To Do Party at The Blackberry Vine!
Happy New Year!
Smiles!
Jami
www.blackberryvine.blogspot.com
Great Job!
Love the upholstery job! The pillow is awesome.
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I love the pillow! Your chair is awesome too, everytime I've tried this, mine have always looked like a DIY project.
What a great transformation! You did a wonderful job on your first project. I love your curtains also.
The chair looks great-I'm a new follower from Beneath My Heart-stop by for a visit!
Love this! I stumbled this post for the We Love Green Super Sunday Stumble Hop.
Awesome! Great job! I love how your pillow came to be :o) Cute.
The chair is looking great! Nice job. Can't believe its your first shot!
Can't beat a chair for $5! and that is quite a makeover! Great job!
--Katie
Creatively Living
so cute, that chair is MUCH better after and I like the curtains too...very bright and cheerful space, stopping by from the Southern Institute
awesome! i love the fabric you chose!!
Amazing!!!
Great job! Love the fabric choice.
O my God! You did a good job on that chair girl!
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I like how the char turned out, I would love it if you shared your chair makeover here:
http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2011/12/show-your-stuff-4.html
Love the chair, and love Frank even more. :)
i think that's what i want to do in the new year...recover something. you did a great job! i am totally intimidated by recovering anything.
Great job on the chair. The fabric choice seems perfect for the mid-century style. It looks very expensive. Hope you'll stop by and see our orange decor. Happy New Year!
Jane
Great GREAT job!! I love the color selection. Hopping over from VWB's talent tuesday!
http://mrsvolnoff.blogspot.com/2012/01/decoupaged-desk.html
What an improvement! I'm a North Texas blogger too! It's always fun to find a local blogger!
Like wow!! I cannot believe those are the same chair and ottoman. Awesome job!!
Great transformation with the chair. Lovely pic of you as Frank :)
Great job on the chair and ottoman! I just completed my first attempt at upholstery on my worn out living room sofa using drop cloths. Check it out on my blog if you get a chance!
Found your link on Thrifty Decor Chick.
Lora
You did an amazing job on this chair! Just wanted to let you know that I featured your chair on Sew Woodsy today!
You sure did a wonderful job on upholstering you chair. Your first time I don't believe it. Great job!
Thanks for sharing your creative project over at Sunday's Best
LOVE this!! And hoping you can link it up at my turquoise lovin' party! http://www.sweetlittlegals.com/2012/01/turquoise-lovin-19.html
You did a fabulous job. Making the ottoman more sleek was a genius move! so much more suited to the style.
Kathy
Totally awesome project! Thank-you so much for sharing at our Pin'Inspiration Party last week. You are a feature tomorrow, would love if you popped by and grabbed a button :-)
I love your chair!! Thanks for stopping by Blog Stalking Thursday, I have featured you! Don't forget to grab a featured button and wear it proudly, you deserve it! http://thecraftyblogstalker.blogspot.com/2012/01/blog-stalking-thgursday-22.html
such a fab chair! we truly love the make over! we are featuring it on the blof today, facebook, twitter and Pinterest, too!
Have a fab weekend!
Hugs,
Lelanie
That is amazing! It looks great! Thanks for linking up to "Strut Your Stuff Saturday." We would love you to come back next Saturday and share more ideas. -The Sisters
GREAT STUFF! You have been featured on COM! xo jen
You did a fantastic job on that chair!! Beautiful!
That chair came out awesome!! I would love it if you could come by today to enter my giveaway for a $50 Lowe's gift card and to link up to my very first party! http://thespacebetweenblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/imagine-the-impossibilities-link-party-1/
Karah @ thespacebetweenblog = your newest follower
I love the curtain fabric - it's Suzani by Premier Prints, and you can find it on their web site (for anyone looking for it). The chair looks great! I'm totally intimidated by upholstering, but you did a wonderful job.
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