$2 at a garage sale, consider it sold. And since I plan to use some on sale fabric and spray paint, this will be a thrifty chair makeover. First I took it apart and painted the frame a pale yellow. Sorry for the bad photo. Bright sun and my iPhone don't get along well.
Then I used the existing canvas pieces as a pattern for a new back and seat. I bought some duck fabric on sale for about $4. It is a really cute pattern and perfect for this chair. So after a trial and error sewing session, I had the new back and seat made. I put the chair back together and was tickled with how funky it looks. I love it!
Much better than the faded black canvas and bare wood before.
Project cost breakdown:
Chair $2
Fabric $4
Spray Paint $2
Total $8
I love a cheap makeover. And this is just one of many completed this past weekend. I have many more thrifty projects to share in the next few days.
Have you scored any great garage sale finds lately? Have you made over a director chair too?
7 comments:
Much better! You are great at redoing stuff! I love this and the lamp makeover!
BIG difference! It looks funky and brand new.
It's much more interesting now! Good job.
I seriously find these chairs all the time at garage sales and the fabric is the only thing that ever needs to be replaced. If they only knew! But, thank God they don’t!
Wow! That fabric is amazing- it totally makes the brain stand up and be creative. Thank you for showing us!
To cute. I love the fabric you used.
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This is a gorgeous transformation! I just found a director's chair frame at Goodwill and I am looking to re-do it. I have a question, though. The base of your chair, there is the "hing-y thing" that locks the chair in place when it is opened. Did you take that off when you painted your chair or jut paint over it? I have the exact same frame as you and I can see how to take the arms off...just not the base hardware.
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