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begere chair, Deconstructed Chair, diy upholstered chair, Downton Abbey Chair, Upholstered Begere Chair
So… it hasn’t exactly taken me six months to complete this chair, it’s been finished for a while, but it has taken me six months to get around to photographing it! I loved the arms and legs on this chair from the moment I saw it – I knew I wanted to have a wash of white and grey milk paint as a finish and then find just the right fabric. Downton Abbey offered a little help in the fabric department – I’m a big fan of the show and had admired the curtains in one of the episodes (Season 2, I think). Anyway, I happened to stumble upon the exact fabric at Joann’s and it was a done deal. It’s called Bedazzle (silver, I think), by Waverly.
Remember what it looked like before? You can see how I took it all apart here.
I stripped this chair down to the frame, which needed some repairing, then built it back up again by adding new burlap webbing, foam and batting.
I decided against using upholstery tacks around all of the seams, because it seemed much too intimidating – this is really my first major upholstery project! I hot glued the grey trim onto the fabric to finish it off!
I couldn’t part with this piece, so it’s got a special spot in my living room. Like my new stencilled wall? We recently had new flooring installed, so I need to go back and finish the stencil at the bottom…
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What a gorgeous makeover!! Can you let me borrow the chair sometimes? I am in love. Thank you for sharing at The Handmade Hangout! Featuring tonight at Redouxinteriors!
Thank you for the feature! You can borrow it anytime. 🙂
Beautiful job! I’ve seen that fabric before and loved it, but never knew what to use it on. It looks perfect paired with the painted chair!
Thank you! I love the fabric too.
What a beautiful makeover! The fabric on it is just gorgeous, Ikat has become an unlikely favorite of mine! You did a great job on the paint too 🙂
What a beautiful chair makeover! I love the fabric and paint color. Looks great with your allover wall stencil too.
Thanks!
Gorgeous chair! I love everything about it!