вторник, 2 июня 2015 г.

French Provincial Chair Makeover


Hey there Hometalk Friends! I am sharing one heck of a chair transformation with you today. My Mom had purchased a set of French Provincial chairs at an Estate sale for a steal at $55 for the pair. However when she got them home, she decided they wouldn't be right for the space and promptly dropped them off to me the next day. Here is what they looked like:


Perty, no? Not exactly. The upholstery on these had actually been painted red. After a whole lotta this action:


french provincial chair makeover, chalk paint, painted furniture, reupholster




And a little of this:


french provincial chair makeover, chalk paint, painted furniture, reupholster




I started by removing the old piping first, then I removed the rest of the pieces and saved them to use as a pattern for the new fabric...


french provincial chair makeover, chalk paint, painted furniture, reupholster




I only removed the seat cover from the first one for a pattern, I left the seat of the second intact and just covered over it. This was my first upholstery project. The secret was to take a ton of photos as I was taking the original fabric off, so I could make my way back. I don't think I would have figured it out without them!
I painted the frame using Cottage White by Behr made into chalk paint, and waxed to seal. Then I started with the back and sides, adding back the pieces that would be seen from the outside.


french provincial chair makeover, chalk paint, painted furniture, reupholster




I reused most of the original foam and batting since it was still in perfect condition. Then I referred to my photos I had taken to piece the insides back together...


french provincial chair makeover, chalk paint, painted furniture, reupholster




After several hours I started making real progress...


french provincial chair makeover, chalk paint, painted furniture, reupholster




The bottom was covered in one piece and gathered at the corners. I tried to make the gathers uniform on both sides.


french provincial chair makeover, chalk paint, painted furniture, reupholster




The double welt cording finishes off all the edges perfectly. I made my own to save money. There is a link to the tutorial for it on my blog post at the bottom of this post. It hides all the ugly. :)


french provincial chair makeover, chalk paint, painted furniture, reupholster




And they turned out magnifique!


french provincial chair makeover, chalk paint, painted furniture, reupholster




I just love this gorgeous Frenchy fabric from Hancock Fabrics (I link to it on their site in my blog post at the link at the bottom.)


french provincial chair makeover, chalk paint, painted furniture, reupholster




I love this fabric against the Cottage White paint, and those peek-a-boo sides!


french provincial chair makeover, chalk paint, painted furniture, reupholster




This is one of my favorite makeovers...


french provincial chair makeover, chalk paint, painted furniture, reupholster






french provincial chair makeover, chalk paint, painted furniture, reupholster






french provincial chair makeover, chalk paint, painted furniture, reupholster




Hope you enjoyed this makeover! I share more details plus links to the how-to for these chairs on my blog at the link below!


french provincial chair makeover, chalk paint, painted furniture, reupholster





Original article and pictures take http://www.hometalk.com/13822297/french-provincial-chair-makeover site


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