Yeah you read that right,
I decided to take on reupholstering a wing back chair!
What was I thinking right!
Well, we got a hand me down red wing back chair from the in laws when we moved,
it was pretty but did not match my decor in our house.
Then when I bought the fabric for Sydney rocker
( read about recovering Sydney's rocker
here)
I fell in love with a blue print too,
the perfect print for the mismatched red wing back.
But (insert sad face) I was quoted $375 to have it done.
Yeah right!
So...I read a few blogs, and tutorials, watched a You Tube video or two and decided
we (Alex & I) could pull it off!
Well with that being said let me just say that re upholstery is not for the faint of heart
and there is a reason why it is so expensive!
I wouldn't say it was "hard" but it was very time consuming,
required a lot of brain power and well just a pain in the butt!
Alex even tried to throw the whole chair away at one point!
But now it is finished and I'm so pleased with what we were able to do!
This is the chair in it's original red.
See nice right?
It just did not match at all in our house!
Then here are some photos of the process!
It was actually minimal sewing and mostly tucking and layering.
Most of the videos I watched referred to is as "layers of an onion"
It was such a learning experience and I'm so happy we did it!
And I'm really proud of how well the pattern lined up down the center!
Brain power! lol!
(where the seat and the back meet)
It looks so much better in our living room now!
I'm so happy we stuck it out and did it!
A big thank you to Alex because he did the stapling
(the staple gun scares me)
