From Dining to Patio Chair via White Vinyl Fabric

The Find

Quite a while ago I found a pair of black metal dining chairs with tan "suede" seats (definitely some kind of polyester fabric) that were just kind of...meh.  

Uninspiring.  

Uninspiring chair pair.

A friend was looking for some patio furniture, for which painted metal furniture is pretty well suited. The result of the design consultation was that recovering the chair seats in white vinyl would be a good makeover option. Vinyl is wipe-able and that is a convenient factor in outdoor furniture which gets dusty and exposed to the elements. Onward I went with the seat recovering.

The Makeover Results

The white vinyl fabric was a little thicker the original polyester suede, and thus harder to make perfect corners with, oh well. I think it turned out out very serviceable. 

Chair Pair

Conclusion and Makeover Bonus

Soon after delivering the recovered chairs I found a set of two matching lumbar pillows. Score! The blue pillows on white seats give a nice ocean-inspired vibe to this little corner.

Chair Pair and Pillow Pair

Happy freestyling, don't be afraid of a little chair seat recovering project!

Mid-century chair pair

I found this lovely pair of chairs quite a while ago, real wood with intact upholstery.

They appear similar in style to a Danish modern wishbone chair. I'm no mid-century furniture expert, feel free to provide other information.

The upholstery is a bit dated, so for a while they sat with blankets and other cushions on top. Then I finally got some spare time and decided to get out the staple gun and do this project.
As I was laying different pieces of available funiture on top this piece of gray cushion cover stood out as the one with the right amount of contrast.  Yes, of course it was free fabric, I just didn't post anything about it earlier.


















Once I decided on the fabric the actual project went pretty quickly.

Laying out the fabric.

Making sure there was enough for two chair covers.

 Wrapping the seat to take advantage of the existing seams in the fabric.

Double checking one last time before cutting....

The longest delay was from the staple gun getting jammed, but now I know how to disassmble the staple gun and remove jammed staples! Educational experience!

So after about 30 minutes of fiddling and stapling I had a newly recovered pair of chairs.  The grey goes well with the couch. 

[[I did the recovering in October, but only now getting around to posting this in February, oops!]]

Here is how the chairs look now with their new seat covers and some colorful pillows.

 

I'm very pleased with their airy look and the contrast of the grey and wood.

Happy freestyling!