Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Upholstering a Chair

Guess what I saw when I woke up this morning?


But wait...it gets even better.


This is what I see when I walk in to our bedroom!

I chose "Do" as my word this year.
I have been checking off my list of "someday I wills."

Reupholstering a French style chair (with a printed fabric showing on the back) was on my list.

I have recovered lots of seat cushions and painted lots of furniture,
but wanted to tackle one of these total transformations.

So...after buying an inexpensive old chair in an auction,



And studying Miss Mustard Seed's video tutorial,

I did it!

Here's one photo of the chair without fabric and painted with ASCP Pure White.


I'm not showing all the steps because Miss Mustard Seed's video tutorial is wonderful.
If you are thinking about taking on this type of project, be sure to check it out.

This was even more work than I expected.  
I will never again wonder why it is so expensive to have furniture reupholstered professionally.
Taking out the old staples is really a pain.


But the reward is sweet.
I LOVE my chair.





I love the birds and flowers of the toile.



I love that the colors are perfect in our room.




Heartfully,

 
,
By:
Eilis
Eilis

48 comments:

  1. Laura Ingalls GunnFebruary 10, 2016 at 10:12 AM

    This chair is indeed a dream come true. That back is just brilliant. I do hope you will link up this gem of a post tomorrow at Thoughts of Home on Thursday.

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  2. EilisFebruary 10, 2016 at 12:55 PM

    I sure will, Laura. Thank you!

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  3. PamelaFebruary 11, 2016 at 12:46 AM

    Your chair turned out fabulous! I love your fabric choices. I have two chairs just like that but mine have leather on them. Maybe one day I will redo them. They sit in hubby's office so the more masculine right now the better!:)

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    1. EilisFebruary 11, 2016 at 8:01 AM

      Thank you, Pamela! It was easy to decide with this chair, since the old upholstery was ruined.

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  4. StaceyFebruary 11, 2016 at 8:33 AM

    Wow that looks amazing! I have a chair that's very similar that could use your touch. The fabric you chose is beautiful. My dad used to have wallpaper similar to the bird pattern.

    Thank you so much for joining Thoughts of Home on Thursday. We are elated this morning. :)

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    1. EilisFebruary 11, 2016 at 5:19 PM

      Thoughts of Home on Thursday is "wonderful." Great job.

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  5. Marie BlackburnFebruary 11, 2016 at 10:26 AM

    You did a beautiful job upholstering this chair - love the fabric that you used on the back too!

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  6. Lisa @ Texas DecorFebruary 11, 2016 at 11:04 AM

    I'm totally impressed!!! You did a wonderful job and I love the toile on the back!

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  7. LauraFebruary 11, 2016 at 10:27 PM

    Your chair! is stunning! I love the shape-
    Thank you for linking up to our first Thoughts of Home on Thursday

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  8. DeseraeFebruary 11, 2016 at 11:20 PM

    Love your chair....the fabric on the back is an unexpected touch and so beautiful!!!!!
    ~Des

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    1. EilisFebruary 12, 2016 at 9:22 AM

      Thank you, Des. Now I am thinking of making a little pillow with the leftover print fabric :)

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  9. ChristineFebruary 12, 2016 at 4:25 AM

    You have made a first class job of recovering your chair! It is so chic! I adore the bird pattern fabric on the back too!
    Thanks for your visit to my blog www.preferablyprim.blogspot.com and your sweet comment!
    now following your lovely blog and hope you'll come back soon. you're most welcome to follow!
    Best wishes
    Christine

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    1. EilisFebruary 12, 2016 at 10:36 AM

      Thank you, Christine. I am now following your inspiring blog. Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

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  10. LoriFebruary 12, 2016 at 7:43 AM

    Love this redo! And wow, what a wonderfully large bedroom!

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  11. Debra PashkowskyFebruary 12, 2016 at 9:16 AM

    How beautiful. The fabric is lovely.

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  12. craftylesFebruary 12, 2016 at 1:11 PM

    Eilis, that's a great chair redo-well done, girl! I just took your home tour and my is still open. If it hasn't been featured in a magazine, it should be. Beautiful home! So fun meeting you yesterday and now putting a face to the blog.
    Leslie

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  13. craftylesFebruary 12, 2016 at 1:13 PM

    I forgot to type in 'mouth' above.That's what's still open. I mean in a good way. LOL

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  14. craftylesFebruary 12, 2016 at 1:13 PM

    I forgot to type in 'mouth' above.That's what's still open. I mean in a good way. LOL

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  15. While I LingerFebruary 12, 2016 at 1:25 PM

    Wow! You did a fantastic job on the chair. I have one I have been wanting to tackle and am a little intimidated by it. I hope that when I get around to it the chair turns out as nice as yours did. This is my first visit to your blog-hopping over from The Chelsea Project and the Friday's Furniture Fix. I will be sure to stop by more often! ~Jolena

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    1. EilisFebruary 16, 2016 at 6:49 AM

      Thanks, Jolena. Delighted to have you visit!

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  16. Botanic BleuFebruary 12, 2016 at 2:03 PM

    Eilis,
    Hats off to you! I love the toile with the birds and flowers, and of course, the French-styled frame. It is indeed perfect for your bedroom which has a lot of other peeks at more French inspiration. The tassel is hanging from what looks like a French armoire very similar to the one in my bedroom.

    Thank you for following Botanic Bleu. I became one of your GFC followers a few weeks ago after we met at Laura's Texas bloggers lunch. So glad to have met you!

    Judith

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    1. EilisFebruary 16, 2016 at 6:54 AM

      Hi Judith,
      You are right about the French armoire. It is my one big splurge in the room. Thanks for visiting.

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  17. Maxine WhiteFebruary 12, 2016 at 2:39 PM

    Hello Eilis,
    I just saw your beautiful chair on Friday's Furniture Fix Party!!
    I absolutely love this chair.... the paint and that fabric is to die for!!
    Well done!!
    Maxine at StudioPaintDesign.com

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    1. EilisFebruary 16, 2016 at 7:00 AM

      Thank you Maxine! I've just been over to see the amazing furniture transformations at your blog. I'll be back often.

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  18. PondsideFebruary 12, 2016 at 8:46 PM

    The chair is simply lovely. I think you should try to find a mate for it!

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    1. EilisFebruary 16, 2016 at 7:02 AM

      Thank you! I'll have to forget about removing all those little staples first....

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  19. Postcards from the RidgeFebruary 13, 2016 at 2:39 PM

    This is so pretty! I love the colors and the bird print is perfect!

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  20. Jann OlsonFebruary 13, 2016 at 8:32 PM

    Eilis, this is gorgeous! I too love the bird toile fabric. You did a great job. Love it!! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  21. Melanie, LostandFoundDecor.comFebruary 14, 2016 at 2:12 PM

    Eilis this chair is lovely! I too taught myself some basic reupholstered skills from MMS. I love that your attitude this year is to be a doer. It's so easy to wish for different things but never take action. Way to go on learning a new skill, and you have a gorgeous new chair to show for it! Thanks for linking up to #FridaysFurnitureFix!

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  22. Art and SandFebruary 15, 2016 at 1:52 AM

    This brought back memories of reupholstering a Chippendale sofa years ago - a pain, but it turned out great.

    I love the fabric you chose, but even more, I love the lines of the chair.

    Thanks for Sharing Your Cup!

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  23. Holly McCallFebruary 16, 2016 at 6:54 AM

    Wow! What a beautiful chair you have. I haven't every tackled that type of upholstering yet...maybe some day. haha Love that your word is 'do'. Thanks for sharing at Your Inspired Design this week!

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  24. cindy@bornhouselivingFebruary 16, 2016 at 7:24 AM

    HOLY COW, Eilis...It's beautiful!!! You did an amazing job!!! YAY:) It's just gorgeous...congrats on such a fine job:D

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  25. Ann Marie @ Iris AbbeyFebruary 16, 2016 at 11:14 AM

    Eilis, it's beautiful. I would love to see that gorgeous chair each day. Kudos on an excellent job. I like your word of the year. And I saw your link at Kathryn's Make it Pretty Monday party.

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  26. The Charm of HomeFebruary 18, 2016 at 11:43 AM

    Very pretty!

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  27. JaybirdFebruary 19, 2016 at 4:11 PM

    oooohhhhh that is BEAUTIFUL!!!! You are a very smart girl!
    Toile is my all time favorite fabric. I probably have (way) too many patterns of it in my home, but I never get tired of looking at it!!
    Your room is lovely too, so light and restful!
    Blessings to you,
    J

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  28. Ocean WestJuly 18, 2018 at 2:12 AM

    Totally unique stuff is here really amazing!!!
    plastic tables

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