good office chairs aren’t always the prettiest pieces of furniture, so i always love when someone turns a functional task chair into something cute enough to co-exist with the rest of a home’s decor. this great office chair upgrade comes from joanie and james, who snagged this great retro aluminum frame office chair for $10 at a local reuse store. not only did they polish the frame and refurbish the casters, but they also created all new cushions (using an inexpensive couch cushion from ikea’s “as-is” section) and upholstered them in super-affordable ikea fabric. i think the result is so cute i’d be happy to have this in my home- or my office. which isn’t something you can say about most office chairs. thanks so much to joanie and james for sharing this with us- great work, guys.
[have a before & after you want to share on d*s? just shoot me an email here with your images!]
[ps: today's MS weddings post is up...and it's a sweet one. no bridal-complaining this week. also, i'm desperate for a little veil-advice on twitter. your two cents?]
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love the fabric on this chair! it looks so adorable :)
Have been following you for a bit, but haven’t had a chance to really read in awhile. I would love to know how to do this!!! SO cool!
Nice job!!
Wow! I totally need to do this to my chair! Thanks for the inspiration!
just wow. I’d kill for an original office chair like that!
WoW!! Love the fabric.
The new chair looks fabulous! Seriously, this is one of the best before and afters I’ve seen yet.
Great job ! I love the chair to begin with. I only have one of those awful black plastic chair, and this metal one would be a real improvement.
Eeee, I’m such a fan of the veil, I know that’s terrible of me (congrats on going with the Blush, by the way!) — i vote backup would rock. Perhaps not $70 backup (I snapped mine up on ebay, hee!), but man, I like the simplicity of that veil…
I completely changed my mind veil-wise exactly two days before I had to hop a plane and get married. I ended up buying one from a vintage shop, it had a sort of fascinator decoration at the top and was very short and full. I loved it and it ended up being a major feature to my outfit.
You only really get one chance to wear a veil, well unless you’re some femme fatale of sorts, showing up around town in hats with black netting.
Awesome upgrade!
this chair looks amazing and it’s ikea fabric! yay.
Sweet fabric. Love the green in it.
i have a skirt made of that lovely fabric – if i was to sit on that chair i would comfortably blend in! score!
Well done J & J – you guys DIY the home dec like no one else I know!
LOVE the upgrade!
-The Office Stylist
Adorable! I love this transformation!
That was such a sad looking office chair in the “Before” picture. Amazing what a fabric change can do.
All of these chair makeovers are brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing these inspiring works … something I will certainly share with others in an effort to keep repurposing beautiful treasures …
Cheers!
Carol
Joanie and I are really happy with how this project turned out. One thing that really struck me was how much improvement there was in the action of the chair with just a bit of work on the mechanics. The casters barely rolled when we brought the chair home, and they are great now. Don’t skimp on the functional updates!
James
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