Save A Chair - Part Two

Years ago, I picked this lovely Martha Stewart club chair in Kmart on clearance.  It soon became a favorite chair among the family members and the years of love and comfort it provided took it's toll.  Juice and soda spills and lots greasy little hands prints made this chair unsightly.  The poor chair had to be hidden in corner of the new house, covered in an ill fitting store bought chair cover.  It was still everyone's favorite chair but no one wanted to look at it or sit in it anymore.  I was too attached to get rid of it, so I decided it was time to Save A Chair again!

Referring back the original Save A Chair entry in 2010, you'll notice something familiar.  Yes!! I still had left over fabric!! So with an allen wrench, a staple gun, scissors and my husband's strength and patience with me, we recovered the old chair with the familiar orange fabric that I love so much.

We took the chair apart with an allen wrench and cleaned it to the best of our ability.

 

I really did not want to sew, so with very careful folding and lots of staples, I recovered each part individually before putting it back together.

 

 

Save a Chair!

My kids must have had glue on their butts or the fake leather cover of this chair was just plastic, either way our computer chair in the living room looked sad. The sight of it annoyed me and I even considered throwing it out, but only for a second. On Monday's trip to Walmart, I mentioned in that I found two bolts of fabrics that I liked, well this is the second fabric, also $1.50 per yard.

Flipping the chair over, there were several screws that I removed to separate the chair into two pieces, with the front legs removed. Then I placed my fabric over the seat and cut out the seat shape a few inches larger than the actual size. Using a staple gun I just stapled the fabric to the underside of the cushion. The back was more tricky and I had to sew this portion since the chair back tapers and there was no way to just wrap and staple it. It required me making five pieces that I sewed together.

Here's the Chair I SAVED today, not perfect, but it will be able to keep living for a while longer. It also compliments the oranges and red tones of all the other things in my house. Now I have one more chair to save before the week is over. Won't you save a chair today?