Puddy's House

Create. Inspire. Enjoy.

  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
  • Our House
  • Contact
  • Project Gallery
  • Privacy/Disclosures
You are here: Home / DIY / Pretty Blue Chair

Pretty Blue Chair

June 28, 2015 By: Lesliecomment

1-DIY Chair Makeover

I had bought this single chair at a yard sale, it was cheap – $1.50.  I can’t pass that up.  I knew I would be able to make it look pretty.  Don’t judge the disastrous state of my workroom at that point!! 😉

Blue Chair - before

I was craving something different, specifically color.  So many of my pieces end up being white or another neutral, because that is what I like, and also what sells pretty well in general.  But, every now and then I really want a different look.  So, for this chair, I mixed colors to get a pretty blue.  I mixed Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Aubusson Blue with Paris Grey.  It was such a nice color.

Blue Chair - after paint

And, I was totally doing this back in either January or February!  Thank goodness that is not the weather outside now!  After two coats of paint, I used sandpaper and distressed it to show off the wood.

Blue Chair - distressing

Then, I cleaned it up and gave it a coat of clear wax.  When I started, I had no idea what fabric I was going to put on the seat when I reupholstered it, I just went with the blue paint and decided I would figure it out later.  Well, as my luck would have it, I had the perfect match in my supplies.

Blue Chair - seat reupholstery

I had gotten this fabric at last year’s Haven Conference from Online Fabric Store.  It couldn’t have been a more perfect match. I did not take step by step reupholstering pictures, as I’ve shared many before:  here, here and here.   This type of chair is really easy to reupholster.  I added new batting, stapled it on the seat bottom, and then added the fabric and stapled it.  Then, I just screwed it back on and it was done.

Blue Chair  - after

I love how this chair turned out.  And, when I posted it on Instagram, way back then, everyone loved it too.

Blue Chair - after detail

I snapped these pictures quickly as I was taking this chair to the shop to sell, and it sold quickly!  So, I think for $1.50 and some paint and free fabric, it was a pretty successful makeover.  Have you had any nice makeovers lately to share?

 

Share this:

  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Subscribe to Puddy's House

Enter your email address to subscribe and receive new posts by email.

Leslie

Leslie

Hello! I'm Leslie Wireback and the owner and creator of Puddy's House. Puddy is our cute little dog. I love to yard sale and thrift shop, paint just about anything, use my creative energy on projects, all while trying to enjoy life.

View Full Profile →

Archives

Recent Posts on Puddy’s House

  • DIY Repurposed Side Table
  • Christmas Candlelight Home Tour
  • Noel Burlap Wall-Hanging
  • DIY Fall Wreath
  • Fabric Stool

Categories

Looking for something?

Connect with Puddy’s House

facebookpinterestinstagramtwitter birdemailgoogle+bloglovinsubscribe

Categories

Copyright © 2023 · Modern Blogger Pro Theme By, Pretty Darn Cute Design

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.