Hints for Recovering a Wingback Chair

Hints for Recovering a Wingback Chair by Lindsay

When Cassity asked me to write a post for Remodelaholic, I had to

pinch myself. I have been blogging for less than a year and my posts

are scattered at that. Diffendwelling is my way of paying back all the

other amazing bloggers out there who share their project how-tos and a

little bit of their life along the way. So without further ado, here's

a glimpse into one of my (semi) recent projects:

I've always had a thing for wing chairs. There's something so stately

and timeless about them. So when I got the urge to put a new chair in

my living room, I knew exactly what I wanted- a wing chair.

Being married to a medical school student, I knew that I was going to

have to make this happen on the cheap. My initial thought: slip

covering ...then I realized that I don't really sew well and most slip

covers I have seen don't make my heart skip a beat. So I (without the

slightest idea of where to begin) decided that I was going to teach

myself to reupholster. I learned completely via blogs and YouTube. You

can find all the links I used on my site.

Because I usually scroll down to see the "after" photo, I'll spare you

the agony. Here's the finished product:

It all started with this $20 find from a local resale store:

From there, I completely stripped the chair down to the bare bones.

You can read about it here:

It was just like peeling an onion, each piece layered behind another.

I made sure to number all of my pieces in the order that I took them

off (which was amazingly helpful for the reupholstering part). I also

did everything I could to keep what I removed in tact.

Once everything was removed, I began with the last piece that I

removed, laid it on top of my new fabric to use as a template, traced

it, and stapled it into place onto the chair. I continued to do that,

working backward, using my number system.



Tracing the
fabric



Oh, and I made some piping, using a zipper foot (and broke about 10

sewing machine needles in the process).

Do you recognize that fabric from somewhere? It's Pottery Barn's

Simone print. But I found it's actual name (Lutron Vintage) and got it

for $10 less a yard than PB was selling it for.

(You can get the full how-to on this here.)

And after more tracing and cutting and a whole bunch of staples later

(and soliciting my grandma to make the cushion cover for me), I

had the finished

product.

For your viewing pleasure, my wing chair:

Wally tested, Wally approved.

 

Thanks for stopping by to see my transformation! Be sure to let me

know if you have any questions, as I will be more than happy (with the

limited knowledge that I have) to answer them!

And come follow me over at Diffendwelling. I'd

love to stay in touch.  

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