Trash to Treasure

Up Cycled Computer Chair

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My computer chair was a eyesore in my family room. Stood out like a sore thumb. So I took some material that matched the rooms decor….If you would like to update your computer chair it is so easy.

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This is a very easy makeover I did on my computer chair. NO Sewing!!! I first added a foam padding to the seat. (extra comfort). I used about 1 1/2 Yards on this chair. I covered the seat with fabric, leaving approx 2″ of fabric on each side to be stapled under the seat.
I then took fabric and laid it over the top of chair. I trimmed off excess material. I didn’t want to sew anything so I made to seams in the back as I pulled the material under and stapled. This next part I did sew because I wanted a bow on the back. I cut 2 long strips of the fabric 3 “wide. I glued them on each ‘seam’ on the back, and made a bow.

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Now it looks like it belongs in the family room!

The Luxury Closet 

Published by kelleysdiy

I love creating new ideas. And now that I am happily retired, I have lots more time to create them! Whether its crafts for decorating my home, or up cycling items I find at garage sales, thrift stores, and even on the curb, and turning them into something wonderful. The creative juices flowing in my head are almost always in overdrive....so many ideas! I love sharing my new ideas with all of you! So please follow me and let me know how I'm doing! I hope I can inspire you.....and if I do....send me a pic. I would love to see your creation.

10 thoughts on “Up Cycled Computer Chair”

    1. I know Phoebe, I wish I would have too. It was one of those moments when I had the fabric in one hand wondering what to do with it, and spied my computer chair. I didn’t know if it would work, and kinda started trying it out, and didn’t stop.
      I do usually always have a tutorial on my projects. If you really would like to try this, let me know!

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      1. I’m fairly crafty so I don’t want you to have to go to the trouble of a tutorial…I have these two stage prop chairs that I can recover and if I do a bad job it’s not tragedy. Did you use a staple gun on your office chair or just stapled the fabric to itself? My prop chairs are wooden so I’m thinking I will staple-gun the fabric over a cushion right to the bottom , underneath where it wouldn’t show.
        The backs might be a problem but as I said they were all of five dollars for the two of them so I can experiment. Right now I’m practicing netting with cotton twine so I can make string net bags, that has been lotsa fun! Be well, and again thanks for a great and useful blog!

        Phoebe

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      2. Hi Phoebe, I used staple gun for the seating. I used a glue gun for the back. The string net bags sound cool!!! Are you going to be posting the tutorial??

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  3. I did this to my sons chair a few years ago, was surprisingly easy to wing it for a half decent look. he now is a teen and has a fancy mess back chair.
    I love my good old thrifted grey fabric chair. it has a few repair areas where I’ve had to sew, not an eye sore yet and far from ready for the dump!

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    1. That is so awesome Dandelion! On the computer chair you could easiely spray paint gold on the bottom. Make it fancy! I love re purposing chairs! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND

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