Do you remember how it looked when I got it out of the barn? The seat was a total loss, unless I wanted to paint it and make it two-tone. I opted to upholster it instead.
1. I cleaned it and scraped away the peeling paint
2. I cut a template for the seat.
3. I cut a disk out of heavy corrugated cardboard. I decided to use that rather than thin plywood because the seat has an indentation in the middle and I wanted the cover to be flexible to get the best 'purchase' from the gluing.4. I padded the seat with several layers of quilt batting and ended it with a cover of batting.
5. I wrapped the batting and barkcloth) around the cardboard, trimming the corners and tucking it for a flat surface.6. After using fabric glue between the layers of edges on the underside (cardboard/batting/barkcloth), I stapled it with an open stapler. I found that a staple gun was too powerful & the staples too long, but the open stapler worked fine because the layers were relatively thin.
7. I used Liquid Nails to attach the seat to the chair and clamped it until it was dry & set.
I think it turned out pretty well! A nice booster chair for a retro kitchen or a display piece for any room.
Looks good. I haven't tired liquid nails.
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Great job! Looks fabulous, Scarlett x
ReplyDeleteThe chair looks amazing well done, I like the cat bed in one of the pictures.
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nice work, auntie! i also am digging the kitty bed. what was it originally?
ReplyDeleteHa! The 'cat bed' is actually a vintage dog bed, Crit, that I bought for your mom and dad for next Christmas. Leo stole it, though. I can say this here because your parents never read my blog. They might still get it (if Leo will part with it).
ReplyDeleteI love giving new life to old chairs too. I have a thing for chairs. I must blog about it one day. I also love black cats. I must blog about mine on day also, she is quite the character! I love how yours is supervising the whole operation, lol!
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