Hi Everyone!
And a happy Thursday to you!
I am up to my eyeballs in Fall decor, trying to finish up some
projects such as a Fall Tablescape. I am also participating Friday
in the Thankful for Home Tour, and I am so excited to
share my “Thankful” story with you.
Speaking of “thankful” – I am not very good at
telling you, my faithful readers, how much I appreciate
that you are so loyal and kind to me. I know there are tons
of awesome blogs out there, and I am honored that you come
here each week to visit with little ole’ me.
For that, I am truly thankful.
I have another Thursday Guest Host back this week…
Jenn from Girl in the Garage. She has made over a
fabulous lyre side chair. So, I am going to turn it over to her.
Hi everyone! This is Jen from Girl in the Garage and I’m so
happy to be a guest here again at The Everyday Home. I’ve been
busy with typical fall activities like visiting the apple orchard,
making some fall decor for my mantel, and of course taking
Superman and a robot out for trick-or-treating. 😉 But I had
some time this weekend to makeover a sweet vintage lyre chair.
This is how it looked when I bought it at the thrift store:
Here’s what I did.
- First I cleaned it up and unscrewed the seat.
- Then I painted it with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Graphite (dark gray/black).
- After the paint dried I waxed it with Annie Sloan clear wax and then dark wax. (HERE are my tips for using ASCP and wax)
The seat had flattened over time so I decided to add some
padding. I headed over to Joann Fabric and bought one piece
of foam for less than $5 after my coupon.
- I laid the foam directly over the seat and cut the sides to mimic the shape.
- Then I laid the fabric (from Hobby Lobby) over the pad to determine which area I wanted visible.
- I cut the fabric, leaving about 3-4 inches extra on the sides.
- After ironing, I made sure the script was centered and flipped everything over.
- I folded the edges before stapling to keep them from unraveling. (I often have to hammer the staples in if they don’t go all way in with the staple gun.)
- The corners were folded and stapled twice each to secure excess fabric. As you can see, they don’t have to be perfect or all exactly the same- just make sure the visible part of the corners look nice!
- I screwed the seat back on and that’s it – now the chair is tres chic
- and the seat is super comfy!
Making over a chair is fairly simple- some new paint and fabric can
make it look completely different!
I have more chair makeovers and many other projects in my
Have a lovely holiday season- I’ll see you back here in
a couple months!
Jen {aka Girl in the Garage}
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Thanks Jenn. I LOVE that fabric and the way an “everyday” thrift
store chair turned out with some new paint and fabric.
Come back tomorrow and check out my Thankful post…
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Debbie says
I used graphite and that exact fabric on two antique chairs a while back! Love how the paint and fabric look together!
View CommentJen @ Girl in the Garage says
Thanks Debbie- great minds think alike! 🙂
View CommentNana Diana says
I love that chair. It looks perfect with that fabric and the wood painted black. Great makeover- xo Diana
View CommentJen @ Girl in the Garage says
Thanks so much Diana! I think it looks perfect now too. 🙂
View CommentPatty Rumaker at Home and Lifestyle Design says
Beautiful! What a lovely new chair redo!
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Jen @ Girl in the Garage says
Patty- so glad you like it. Thanks for the compliment!
View Commentlynn cockrell says
What a great makeover on this chair! I really like the fabric, it is perfect.
View CommentJen @ Girl in the Garage says
Thank you for your sweet comment, Lynn!
View CommentCynthia says
This is a great chair makeover, love the fabric!!!
Cynthia
View CommentJen @ Girl in the Garage says
Thanks Cynthia, me too! Good thing I bought extra to use for a future project. 😉
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