For those of us who just can’t let go of old stuff, we keep contemplating various ideas to retain the cherished article. Imagine there is an old chair lying in the attic and you have wanted to breathe new life into it. Worry no more! That old chair can be pepped-up with a new cushion cover. Are you wondering how? Read on to know more about DIY chair painting and DIY chair cushion covers.
If you have an old chair at home, nothing like it! However, just in case otherwise, then the first thing that you’ll need to do is to shop for an old chair in need of some tender loving care. It should be easy to pick up a bargain, as dealers go for matching pairs or sets of four or more. The ideal chair would be wooden with a pretty shape and an upholstered seat. A Lloyd loom chair is another option, and you could make a frilled loose cushion if the seat is not upholstered. The chair that we’ve used in this blog for our DIY is a traditional bentwood design with a hard seat in need of a soft cushion. If your chair has an upholstered seat, cut out a new one using the previous cover as a pattern and staple it in place.
So, rolls your sleeves and be ready to give a new and fresh look to your old wooden chair.
DIY Chair Painting
- Things Required For DIY Chair Painting
- Process – How to Paint A Wooden Chair?
DIY Chair Cushion Cover
- Things Required For DIY Chair Cushion Cover
- Process – How to Make a Chair Seat Cover?
Read on to know more,
DIY Chair Painting
Things Required For DIY Chair Painting
The following things are required for painting wooden chairs-
- A chair to make over
- Medium grade sandpaper
- Paintbrush
- Pale green paint
- White matt acrylic primer
Process – How to Paint A Wooden Chair?
There are many DIY chair painting designs and chair painting ideas available on the internet, but here is an extremely easy and mind-blowing way to paint your old wooden chair. So, are you ready for your painted chair DIY? Go thoroughly through the process to know how to repaint a chair-
Decide where you are going to put your chair before you buy it, and choose one that will suit the space. It is not necessary to strip all the old paint or varnish from the chair – simply rub it down for painting.
- For painting an old chair, first, give the old paintwork a good rub down with sandpaper, not removing all the paint but scratching the surface to provide a key for the primer. Apply a coat of white primer.
- Apply one or two coats of the green top coat. If your upholstery fabric has green in the pattern, then try to match the chair’s colour to it. Use satin or eggshell paint or emulsion paint with a protective coat of varnish.
Like painting an old chair, we also have written about how to paint wicker furniture.
DIY Chair Cushion Cover
Things Required For DIY Chair Cushion Cover
The following things are required for making a chair cushion cover or seat cover –
- Floral fabric to cover your chair seat
- Pins
- Sewing machine (or just a stapler if the seat is a drop-in type)
- Scissors
- Thread
Process – How to Make a Chair Seat Cover?
Go thoroughly through the process to know how to make a chair cushion cover.
Choose a fabric that will look good with a wall, something genuinely old or an offcut of soft furnishing fabric in floral chintz. If the chair has a drop-in seat, remove it and use the seat itself as a template for the fabric. If you are making a loose cushion, follow the instructions below. Round cushions are simple to make, but the stitching must be done slowly and carefully to get a perfect shape. A feather-filled square cushion pad is ideal for a bedroom chair.
- Cut out two matching round pieces of fabric, adding a 50 cm seam allowance around the edges.
- Pin the pieces together, right sides facing, leaving an opening for the cushion pad. If you would like a lace frill or piped edge, then this has to be inserted and pinned at the same time.
- Sew around the pinned seam line. Notch a seam allowance around the cushion and then turn it the right way around.
- Place the cushion pad inside the cover and neatly slip-stitch the opening.
…Voila! Your painted chair with a round cushion is ready to seat your friends and family!
I hope you like this DIY chair painting to rejuvenate an old wooden chair. Like this old bentwood chair, if you have damaged or old cane chairs and you want to restore them, then you must read the below blog-
5 Steps to Restore the Old Cane Chairs of Your House!
Author Bio
Huta Raval – An English Literature and Journalism Topper, Huta Raval has graduated from the L D Arts College, Ahmedabad. Post serving for 23 years in the NBFC and Public Library Sectors her desire for ‘writing the unwritten’ brought her to the creative field of content writing. Her clientele comprises of NGOs, Blogging Platforms, Newspapers, Academic Institutions, et al.