How to Transform a Dingy Chair

The DIY experts at HGTV Magazine recreated this flea market find. Here’s how you can, too.
graphic print chair

Graphic Print Chair

Try this DIY from HGTV Magazine's Flea Market Flip Blowout!

Photo by: Marko Metzinger

Marko Metzinger

By: Jodi Kahn

Materials Needed

  • fabric
  • paint
  • paintbrush

Step 1

Bring the chair to a professional upholsterer. To save a little money, you can rip off the old fabric and paint the frame yourself. We used a semi-gloss latex paint.

Step 2

Our upholsterer plumped up the seat and back with new foam, then covered the chair in upholstery-weight cotton canvas and added a double-welt trim.

Find even more DIYs in the Flea Market Flips Blowout!

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