hey! that's pintastic!

hi friends!!

i'm back with some pintastic projects for you!

up first is my office chair.

when i started at my new church (almost two months ago already!!!) i got a new (to me) chair.

and it wasn't pretty.

not terrible, but it was an eye sore.

 

first i got out my screwdriver and took off the arms

while doing that i discovered that the back and the bottom were two seperate pieces!

so then i took them apart. it was easier to cover it that way but it was harder to get back together than i thought it would be.

i still don't think i have it on just right.

 

i recovered the bottom first. i laid it upside down on my fabric of choice.

so i laid the fabric on the floor first- pretty side on the floor, inside/dull side facing the ceiling. then i put the bottom of the chair on the fabric, wheels up in the air. i centered the chair on the fabric.

then i pulled the fabirc taught and stapled it to the bottom of the chair.

i start with the part of the chair that faces 'forward' or the part that is under my thighs when i'm sitting down. i started in the middle and worked my way out.

 

next i did the back, or the part where the back of the chair attaches.

this is where i went wrong. i should've cut the fabric back and left holes where the back of the chair would reattch so i could find those spots easier. i didn't.

bottom of my chair with it's pretty pink chevron fabric :)

 

then i did the back of the chair which was trickier.

there is kind of a lip on the top of the back of my chair. you can kind of see it in this picture

see how it's kind of curved?

i cut the fabric so i had about a 3 inch allowance on either side of the chair.

then i started underneath that lip and went up over the top of the chair. i stapled all the way across the bottom of that lip.

then i was able to just wrap the fabric around the bottom and come back up the back to the lip.

i cut the extra fabric off then flipped it under so you couldn't see the exposed edge and stapled it to the bottom of the lip again.

then edges were a little more difficult. i had a hard time finding something to staple into.

so i kept folding and pushing the fabric and stuffing around until i could find a place to staple to.

not a good explanation, i know. and i'm sorry.

 

but here's the finished product:

so much better!

i haven't put the arms back on yet- and i'm not sure if i will or not. i kind of like it this way.

now, i just need to find a couch or two for my office too!!

 

inspired by this pin // this website

 

also, this pin may be the single most useful one i've ever pinned

i can't even count how many times i've made this- and it never lasts for more than a few days in our house. so so so good!!

 

love, mrs. k