Years ago, my grandmother gave me a dining table and chairs that she and my grandfather had had since the '70s. And while I've always loved the set, I haven't ever been too crazy about the off-white fabric on the cushions, not to mention the stains they've accumulated after years of wear and tear. And cat hair... They show so much car hair!
So, yeah... It was time to say buh-bye to the off-white early-90s fabric and helloooooooo to something a little more "us".
My first task was selecting fabric. What I had in mind was a navy ikat pattern, but I knew I'd settle for anything close. After coming up with nothing at Michaels (Apparently they don't sell fabric), I stopped in the adjacent Walmart, since I needed a few groceries, too. Much to my surprise, I found a few suitable options (at good prices) at the discount store we all love to hate. The fabric I chose has a white swirly pattern on a gray/black, almost denim-y textured background. Not navy ikat, but good enough for this project.
After choosing the fabric, I let Ryan lead the upholstering process, since he knows a thing or two about it (his stepmom owns an upholstery shop)... I traced the pattern onto and cut the fabric, then removed the piping from the seat cushion (We decided to not remove the old fabric, in order to give a little more structure to the cushion, since our new fabric was a little thinner than the old fabric.). Ryan then did the hard part... Stapling the new fabric onto the cushion. After that, he just had to screw the cushion onto the chair, and voila... New chairs!
It took us a little less time than we had anticipated, and only cost about $50 in supplies (And would've cost less if we had a staple gun on hand.)... Not too shabby!
Overall, this was a great project... Low cost/effort but huge impact... We are already brainstorming our next upholstery project!
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