Name: Alglatiotis
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Time: It was a One Weekend Project completed on saturday and sunday
Cost: inspired by a chair that was very similar but $1700, we seeked out our chair at local thrift store, Value Village for $9.99 + we lucked upon a 50% off sale and got fabric and batting for $40.00 + stain we found bought for $13 and sandpaper for $5 = Grand Total $68
This is remarkable. Algy took a super super cheap chair and totally transformed it. This is a total DIY redesign. Head below the jump for all her pics, tools, and instructions and VOTING...
BEFORE
Tell us the tools and resources you used for the project:
• Tools: electric staple gun , pliers, hammer, screwdriver, electric palm sander, handy husband
• Resources: Value Village (chair) Fabricland (fabric & batting) Rona Home and Garden (stain)
MY TOOLS
Share step by step instructions for how you completed the project:
• Find a great chair in need of some love.. we found ours at Value Village for $9.99
• Seek out fabric (and batting for seat cover) that rings a bell with your inner design love.
• Visit local hardware store for stain, we used la maison Saman water based wood stain, mixing 2 different colors black and raspberry to get a deep rich color.
• Dismantle chair, removing arms legs etc. Using your pliers or screwdriver remove all staples from fabric . Strip chair naked.
• Using Palm sander, sand off all pre-existing finish from all wood parts.
DURING
• Stain all sanded wood parts
• Cut out appropriate amount of batting for seat and backrest
• Wrap and staple seat and back with batting ... trimming leftover remnants
• Cut out desired fabric to appropriate sizes, again wrapping seat, then staple and trim. Repeat with backrest
• Once wood stain has dried reassemble chair
• Sit and Enjoy!
AFTER
I love the colors. That would match my room. Good job. =)
posted by melrosegurl on 2008-02-01 13:22:50
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Sorry folks, I posted this on ATNY by accident, not thinking where BC really was.... Just moved it to ATSF and patched in Melrosegurl's comment above
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Where'd ya get the fabric? Luvs it!
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Nice upholstery job...but these colors bring back bad memories from my childhood...
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Oooh, that chair is awesome! I love the dark, dark plum color with the turquoise-y blue.
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This is pretty! I kind of wish you had included the photo of what had been your inspiration. But then again, if it was just your jumping-off point, then people might be judging against that. BUT... they might like yours better than your inspiration. Any way you slice it, this looks great.
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also love the colors. it is a great improvement from before!
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sweet fabric choice!
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I love the contrast and that fabric...great job!!!
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Thanks for the comments!
I bought the fabric at a store called Fabricland
Love this contest... was very fun to do!
Cheers, Amy
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Love the results! -- I wish the arms had a top coat for a bit of shine though.
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It's WILD man.
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The two "after" pictures are different. Is the first the inspiration chair?
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hey luz, no same chair just different angles... the inspiration chair we saw out at a groovy store here in Kelowna but didn't have my camera with me. Kickin' myself now.. wish I would've got a shot.
cheers, Amy
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