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How-to: Gorgeous Revived Chair
The DIY experts at HGTV Magazine recreated this flea market find. Here’s how you can, too.
By:
Jodi Kahn
From:
HGTV Magazine
Blue and White Updated Chair
Fabric: Jill Byers Shibori 1 Bigger on Eco Canvas, $32 per yard, spoonflower.com; Paint: Gloss White by Valspar
From:
HGTV Magazine
Photo by: Alison Gootee/Studio D
Alison Gootee/Studio D
Step 1
Bring the chair to a professional upholsterer. To save a little money, you can rip off the fabric and paint the frame yourself. We used a high-gloss latex paint.
Step 2
Our upholsterer didn’t add back the tufting that was on the original chair; instead he smoothed out the seat back with batting, then covered the chair in an upholstery-weight polyester-canvas-blend fabric and added a double welt trim.
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