this first chair makeover comes from designer nina jizhar of swankyswell. not only did nina take this chair from drab to modern and chic, but she designed the fabric herself (and printed it locally in SF)! if you love her fabric as much as i do, you can check out nina’s shop on etsy right here.
next up is d*s reader katie. for me, she’s done the impossible- make a folding office-style chair cute. looking to add some red to her living room, katie bought a $3 can of spray paint, scored some free fabric from her neighbor and changed her beige folding chair into a cute red seat. i see chairs like this for sale on craigslist (and at staples discount sales) all the time for $1, so if you found a few of them, you could grab some spray paint, affordable fabric and create a chic set of temporary chairs for outdoor parties or impromptu game nights with friends. so much more personal than generic folding chairs. thanks, katie!
[have a before & after you'd like to share on d*s? just shoot me an email right here with your images!]
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First chair…holy makeover. It turned out GREAT. Second chair…why didn’t I think of that! This would be great for someone wanting to do a makeover on folding chairs for a wedding reception. Adorable!
Wow, I never thought a folding chair could look so stylish!
Love the end result of the 1st Chair!
1st chair-WOW!!! That pattern looks great up against the orange wall!!
Oilcloth would make a great outdoor seat cover on the folding chair.
Wow both outcomes are so great! What differences!
Wow ! amazing changes !!
i love love love the black and white chair!
These are both great, esp designing ones’s own fabric. I also like how each makeover enhances the original period and style of the chair – gingham for early 60′s feel, geometric to accent the bold lines of the first chair. Kudos!
how inspiring!
The first chair is an unbelievable transformation (and a great photo of it as well)! The second chair, well, I don’t love those common folding chairs, but it turned out really cute!
I LOVE that folding chair – who knew they could ever be so cute!
That first chair is definitely making me feel a bit trippy (o:
I love the results. How did she do it? Really? I think I might be a little DIY challenged but how did Katie change the seat and back fabric?
Love them both!
the first chair is amazing. perfect fabric.
I’m with Amanda, I want to know how Katie did it. Is it glued on? With what? Tell us the secret details!
Never would have thought to re-do a folding chair, but what a great idea!
How Excellent! How on earth did you achieve the second chair’s look? also wondering if could do reupholster the folding chair with wallpaper?
How Excellent! How was the folding chair done? also wondering if could do reupholster it with wallpaper?
nina, your wingback is amazing! and such beautiful fabric. i’ve earmarked your etsy store for fabric needs. pam
I’m glad you all like my little folding chair so much!
The seat and back pads just needed to be unscrewed. Then I just stretched the fabric over them and stapled it on – it was wood that was covered with some sort of fabric already.
I love the oilcloth idea, and I think wallpaper would be great too!
Thanks again everyone! You’ve made my day!
Thank you all for the kind feedbacks and I’m glad you like the fabric as well! I love how it turns out too and now it’s my favorite chair in the house!
Thanks again!
The Wingback chair is absolutely stunning !!! I love it !! The black and white is breathtaking combination.
Just in time for garage sale season! Thanks for this!
Wow! Love that folding chair! Gotta love houndstooth.
holy smarty pants! that folding chair is magnificent for outdoor parties and such!
wow I have seen more before and afters than I can count, and this one is particularly fantastic! This is a piece of brilliance. You took the concieved boundries and just pushed them back a mile!! nice job. I love it.
Katie is my hero…. Seriously! That is the cutest chair EVER.
I love seeing these before and afters… makes me motivated to re-do my own furniture.
i can just imagine a bunch of funky folding chairs at Katie’s next gathering…and i’m so jealous!
omg we have two folding chairs that we don’t know what to do with. I am so excited!
Love the folding chair idea. I just turned my garage into an Art studio for kids and bought 15 fairly used folding chairs I wanted to spruce up. I love this and think I’ll turn it into a project for the kids to get creative on. My chairs are all metal, do you think after we painted them I could use a spray mount adhesive to apply a fabric to the back rest?? I’m inspired! Thanks put putting your projects out there.
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