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Re-do of a Re-do: Great Room Accent Chair

in Furniture on 09/27/11

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A couple of month’s back I painted and reupholstered an accent chair for my Great Room (seen here). While I liked the fabric choice and color, I didn’t think that the chair provided enough POP for the room!

Over the weekend I was at Hancock Fabrics while they were celebrating their 54th Anniversary with a HUGE sale! I found some amazing red damask burlap fabric for only $4 a yard. Yeah, a little hard to pass up!

I knew this would be a quick and easy project. I wanted to keep the frame of the chair black, just reupholster the fabric.

I unscrewed the seat from the chair, pulled off the old fabric and removed the staples.

I measured the new fabric to make sure the pattern aligned correctly (I actually had to look  up the fabric online to make sure I was attaching it right side up; it was a confusing damask!). Then I stapled it into place and screwed the seat back onto the chair base.

Well, what do you think? SO MUCH BETTER, right? It gives me that pop of color plus the modern look and feel to go with the rest of my house.

I’m in LOVE. And who wouldn’t be with a $4 makeover?

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  1. Carole @ Blue Chateau Interiors says

    September 27, 2011 at 4:48 am

    LOVE that fabric! It’s a great pop of color and classy at the same time. Great work!

    Reply
  2. Nostalgic Dreams says

    September 27, 2011 at 7:08 am

    You did wonderfully! The colors work very well together!

    Reply
  3. Gloria says

    September 27, 2011 at 7:52 am

    Love the new color!

    Reply
  4. Kelly @ View Along the Way says

    September 27, 2011 at 12:49 pm

    Looks great! I love the graphic black and white with red.

    Reply
  5. Suzie @ The Accent Piece says

    September 30, 2011 at 8:31 am

    I love it! I hit up the same sale too and got some foam for an upcoming project 🙂 Great job! I’m your newest follower!

    Reply
  6. Virginia says

    October 3, 2011 at 7:10 am

    Love the red! This is a great makeover!!! Good job.

    Reply
  7. Erica says

    October 3, 2011 at 8:36 am

    Ahh! I Love, Love, Love this chair! Oh man…its just gorgeous.
    I’ve never recovered a chair, but this makes me want to!

    Reply
  8. Megan says

    October 4, 2011 at 10:30 am

    I love that fabric! Great choice!

    Reply
  9. Minna K.S. says

    October 4, 2011 at 11:12 am

    Love it! I think the fabric choice goes with all seasons and gives a nice pop of color.
    Thanks for sharing.
    I am a new follower. 🙂

    Reply
  10. NanAppetit says

    October 4, 2011 at 7:37 pm

    Thanks for the tutorial! I was looking for a blog post about chair recovering because my dining table chairs are WAY overdue. I feel unconfident, though.

    Reply
    • howtonestforless says

      October 5, 2011 at 6:40 am

      DO IT!! It’s super easy to do and makes a huge difference!

      Reply
  11. [email protected] says

    October 5, 2011 at 7:22 am

    love it.

    found you via SSS. hope you can stop over where i am having a giveaway:

    http://hellolovelyinc.blogspot.com/2011/10/more-stencil-splendor-giveaway.html

    michele

    Reply
  12. cassie says

    October 5, 2011 at 7:41 am

    love it! so much more vibrant now!

    Reply
  13. Cynthia says

    October 5, 2011 at 10:17 am

    Great fabric choice! Love it!

    Reply
  14. Sherryd says

    October 5, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    Love the style of this chair, it’s beautiful!

    Reply
  15. Q @ JAQS says

    October 6, 2011 at 12:28 am

    Great job! Love it!

    I would love for you to link up your creation at http://www.jaqsstudio.com/2011/10/jaqs-studio-first-ever-linky-party.html

    Reply
  16. Robin says

    October 6, 2011 at 10:11 am

    Looks amaziing and I LOVE the fabric you picked out this time around.

    Reply
  17. redflycreations says

    October 9, 2011 at 6:59 pm

    Love the colors! Red, black and white are my favorite. That fabric is beautiful as well. Very nicely done.

    Reply
  18. Krista says

    October 10, 2011 at 8:54 pm

    I absolutely love the fabric. I have been searching high and low for something just like this. Do have the name of it- or a number or anything to point me in the right direction???? Thanks so much!

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    • howtonestforless says

      October 10, 2011 at 9:03 pm

      Here is the fabric from an online source. http://www.thefabricco.com/product/5621/Red-Damask-Curtain-Upholstery-Fabric.html. I actually got it from Hancock Fabrics on sale for $4 a yard. HOPE THAT HELPS!!

      Reply
  19. Erin of HomeSavvyAtoZ.com says

    October 10, 2011 at 10:20 pm

    Your chair is beautiful and I love the fabric you chose. Thank you so much for sharing at Savvy HomeMade Monday!

    Reply
  20. Judy says

    October 11, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    Love the chair makeover. I will be featuring it tonight at my Fall into Fall party that opens at 8pm EST. Please stop by and pick up an I’ve Been Featured button. Thanks so much.

    Reply
    • howtonestforless says

      October 11, 2011 at 4:26 pm

      Thanks Judy!! I’ll stop by this evening 🙂

      Reply
  21. Jessica says

    November 21, 2011 at 3:21 pm

    The chair looks amazing! I love black furniture, I am transitioning into making all of mine black. And I have been dying to find some great burlap fabric to make accent pillows for the living room and guest bedroom! I live in AZ and I have tried looking at Ross and Marshalls, but the pillows are still $30+ 🙁 I’m still on the hunt, though!

    Keep on crafting, I love everything you do!

    Reply
  22. Barbara says

    April 27, 2012 at 12:06 am

    Hi! Love this chair! I wanted to let you know that I am featuring it on my Fabulous Furniture Finds this week at http://chase-thestar.blogspot.com/2012/04/fridays-fabulous-furniture-finds-2.html

    Barbara @ Chase the Star

    Reply
    • howtonestforless says

      April 27, 2012 at 2:20 pm

      Thanks so much Barbara!!

      Reply
  23. Myriam says

    May 20, 2013 at 1:00 am

    I LOVE IT…. JUST WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH MY DINNING SET!!

    Reply
    • howtonestforless says

      May 20, 2013 at 7:27 am

      Yay, so glad to hear! Good luck with your makeover.

      Reply

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