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DIY Reupholstered Chair

DIY Reupholstered Chair, Written By: Loren Crane, Pandora’s Craft Box

One cloudy day we found this lonely, awkward looking chair by the dumpster. I just saw the potential and the beauty this chair could bring to my home. We took it in and wondered what we had gotten ourselves into!

We knew nothing of reupholstering and we found more bad news as we when we removed the fabric!  All of the foam was dusty and by just looking at it the chair made me itch. We decided to remove everything from the chair. All was left was the frame, nails and springs.

Then the long journey to reupholstering began. It took about a month of long nights and hard work to finish the chair. I looked at other blogs and I could not find references to help with the process. Most blogs only had the before and after pictures, so I decided to step by step tutorials for those who might need a little guidance in reupholstering.

I go through step by step on how we attached the foam to the frame. You can see my hubby hard at work.

When all was said and done here it how it looks like with the foam was stapled to the frame.

I think the easiest part of the chair was gluing the decorative trim to the chair.

I hope you all enjoy reading about my journey with taking this chair from blah to glam. After this chair I don’t think there is anything I can’t do! I can’t wait to hear what you all have to say.

 

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  1. dawn says

    February 22, 2012 at 6:47 am

    That’s awesome work! I think this has inspired me to go looking for a living room chair!!

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • dwulf says

      February 22, 2012 at 8:02 am

      My thoughts exactly! Loren did an amazing job!

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  2. Laura says

    February 22, 2012 at 7:24 am

    Wow! Love the fabric choice!

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    • dwulf says

      February 22, 2012 at 8:03 am

      Yes, it’s not a boring neutral, yet it’s subtle enough to go with everything.

      Reply
  3. Donna says

    March 5, 2012 at 12:43 pm

    It’s absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the tutorial.

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  4. Janet says

    March 1, 2014 at 7:13 am

    Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you so much for the tutorial! I’m very impressed. I have a much simpler chair to do, but this is great!

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  5. Deisy says

    August 8, 2014 at 10:01 am

    How did you do the lines for the back? I couldn’t find a picture and I have 2 chairs just like that but I have no idea how.

    Reply
  6. Barb Sanders says

    December 9, 2015 at 5:12 pm

    Loren…..you really nailed this one! A wonderful job and the fabric is just awesome! !!

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  7. Stacy says

    January 14, 2016 at 5:30 pm

    Can you add a link to the fabric? I’m in love!

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    • Dinah Wulf says

      January 15, 2016 at 6:41 am

      Hi Stacy! I tried to look for it but couldn’t find it. I’m not sure if you can still buy it, but I know Loren got it at IKEA. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/Textiles/10655/

      Reply
  8. Laurece Summers says

    November 17, 2019 at 1:09 pm

    The links for reupholstering the chair are not working, is it possible to have them emailed to me?

    Thank you

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    • Dinah Wulf says

      November 18, 2019 at 8:35 am

      Hi Laurece! I was just informed by Loren that her blog is no longer functioning properly. In the meantime, I will try to get these fixed. So sorry for the inconveience!

      Reply

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