Dining Room Host Chairs: Ta-Da!

I'm SO happy to finally live showing you lot my novel dining room chairs today!

I've posted well-nigh these chairs at to the lowest degree *8* times since I got them over a twelvemonth ago...I counted! (But I convey a feeling I may convey even thus missed a few.)

When I showed you lot the in conclusion niggling preview, my friend Pam said she was surprised that I went neutral. She knows my beloved of color well. Well Pam,

here's some other surprise! You know I had to larn some color on these chairs!

After much investigating in addition to hemming in addition to hawing (is that a word??), I finally decided on this fabric for the back. I ordered from fabric.com but since in addition to then they convey started carrying it inward stock at Hobby Lobby. It is fun, bright, in addition to has all of the colors I'm wanting to comprise inward the space.

I beloved how it adds a outburst of color to the neutral room in addition to houndstooth drapes.

All the land that these convey been waiting to live re-done, I've spotted them hither in addition to at that spot around the web. Erin in addition to Layla convey the same chair, in addition to I've seen them made over in addition to listed on Craig's list. I intend it's thus interesting to encounter the same chair that has survived over the years inward unlike parts of the country.

These wingbacks are a niggling unlike than most since they convey the forest fly in addition to arm rather that an upholstered one. That was a big bonus to me since they volition live used at the dining room table-no nutrient swiped on the arms! I've done somewhat of a tutorial, but I got off slowly because I didn't convey to bargain alongside those arms. I tried to grouping these photos upward thus at that spot wouldn't live thus many.

With the frame stripped clean, I used Rustoleum Metallic Gold spray pigment for 2 or 3 coats. I sprayed a dyad of calorie-free coats of polyurethane on top also.

The spot unscrewed from the bottom, thus it was slowly to withdraw in addition to roll simply similar you lot would recover a regular chair seat. I kept the master copy foam but beefed upward the seats a chip yesteryear adding a 2" layer of padding (sold yesteryear the yard at Hobby Lobby). I did non desire the spot to live tufted similar the original, thus I turned the foam upside downwards in addition to filled inward the holes alongside scraps of foam in addition to batting. Then, I wrapped all of the layers inward a canvass of high-loft batting, stapling around the edges. Finally the dropcloth was wrapped around in addition to stapled tightly, in addition to excess was trimmed.

This was my outset fourth dimension to brand custom cording, in addition to it could non convey been easier! Fold well-nigh a 2" strip over around manifestly cording (once again, purchased at Hobby Lobby) in addition to run upward real unopen to the cording alongside your zipper human foot on. I stapled the cording along the bottom front end edge. It added such a finishing touch.

I also wanted to cutting dorsum on the spot out of tufts on the dorsum cushion. After stuffing the holes I didn't want, I layered to a greater extent than batting on top of the master copy foam.

Tip: If you lot convey an upholstery store accessible, they should live able to brand your buttons for you. These are GREAT because they are machine pressed in addition to won't come upward apart. I chose the prong-type dorsum to brand the procedure to a greater extent than simple, in addition to the store I used charged .50 for each button. If you've always wrapped covered buttons, you lot know that's totally worth it! All I had to create was force the prongs through the textile in addition to layers, force it tight, in addition to opened upward up the prongs to secure. Don't worry well-nigh the bunching around the tufts, that volition smoothen out when the textile is wrapped in addition to stapled.

At this point, alongside all of the pieces finished but non attached, I took them exterior in addition to gave them several coats of Scotchguard.

With the spot removed, spot the dorsum cushion inward house in addition to roll around the top in addition to sides. Pull tightly inward every direction, checking to encounter what the front end looks like, to force all of the folds in addition to wrinkles out from around the tufting. Staple along edges in addition to bring down excess fabric. Pull tightly towards the bottom in addition to staple.

I wanted the dorsum to convey a chip of padding, thus I stapled on a layer of high-loft batting. The dorsum is the role I was worried the most about, thus later on looking at several similar chairs, I decided to larn inward slowly in addition to staple the backing on all the agency around in addition to encompass the staples alongside cording. I folded all of the edges nether in addition to and then stapled to give a niggling extra stability to the fabric.

To encompass the staples I made a double welt cording using here!)

*UPDATE: I changed the textile on the backs of the chairs to a long fourth dimension favorite. Click hither to read the details!