Occasional Chair

Here is another creigslist find. Antique chair. i really liked it but i needed alot of TLC.
First i striped it down. Goodbye to that ugly yellow striped fabric.

You can see that the wood was looking a little dingy.
At this point I forgot to take pictures but I will tell you what I did

After I took off all of the old upholstery and disposed of the old horsehair stuffing.

Note: I saved the old fabric to use as a pattern.

Then I took a sander to the chair and smoothed out any blemishes and removed all of the old finish. Because it needed it , it came off relatively easy.

Then I re-stained the chair. After that it had to dry for a day , then I put on several coats of Polyurethane, several days apart.

Then I had to put on the new foam and batting.

After that it was time to put on the new fabric first you have to sew any seems that need it, let the old fabric be the guide. Then its time to put it on the chair, I use a handheld manual staple gun. Always make sure you pull, pull, pull that fabric and staple it down tight, if it is loose eventually (sooner than later) it will really look baggy and poorly done. After the fabric is on, it is time to add the trim and the bottom .

Then you get to feel that awesome sense of accomplishment that comes from hard work! AND you have a pretty Chair to enjoy!