Quick Fix!

My grandparents got new dining room furniture this past year, I was the lucky recipient of their old set! I knew we wouldn't have room for all of it in our studio, so we stuck it in my parents' attic until we move somewhere with a dining room.

Fast forward to the first week of August (a week before the big move;) I had a huge "AHA!" moment after searching high and low for two chairs I could use as extras for our dining table. I already have 4 shabby chic white chairs, but I wanted two totally different chairs to use when we have guests over. I never could find exactly what I was looking for until I was in my parents' attic packing up boxes for the move. I thought, "DUHHH!", why don't I just reupholster two of the beautiful wood dining chairs that my grandparents gave to me??

I've helped my mom reupholster her dining room chairs before, so I knew it would be super easy and a quick fix! I headed out to my favorite fabric store in Greenville in search of the perfect fabric. I knew I wanted something fun in one of my accent colors (aqua, pear green, or orange), and in a fun, graphic pattern to contrast my floral pillows on the couch. After walking round and round the store for way too long, I found the perfect fabric. I bought a yard for $10, and was so excited to get started:


(new fabric on the left, pillow fabric on right)

I absolutely LOVE the polka dots with the floral pattern. I am a huge fan of mixing patterns...some may think that's against the rules, but I say go for it!


(original chair and fabric on the left)

It was super easy to reupholster! I unscrewed the seats from the chair and laid it down on the fabric to see how big of a piece I needed to cut. After cutting the fabric, I used an electric staple gun and stapled the new fabric to the underside of the seat; making sure it was taught all the way around.

They look amazing and are exactly what I wanted! What a cheap, and quick fix!



Here they are in action (not being used since we don't have any friends yet! haha!):


I have seen tons of chairs at thrift store and on Craigslist that are in need of some love! If you are in need of new chairs, think about doing this quick fix!