We inherited our dining table set from our former neighbors who gave it to us when we moved into our new home (thanks again, guys!) It’s a nice set, and is big enough for six, maybe eight people. One day at JoAnn Fabrics I came across some upholstery fabric in a very cool pattern (remnants bin, additional 50% off!) This would be great for updating our dining chairs, just to give it a personal touch. It has a random/geometric pattern that makes it fun, but not over the top, and the brown in the fabric goes well with the color of the wood.
I had my fabric, staple gun, heavy-duty scissors and a screwdriver. This is really easy to do: I unscrewed the seat form the chair frame, put it on my fabric, cut, staple, and screwed it back in. Easy peasy!

The corners are the hardest to do, but just cut away some fabric and fold nicely. You don’t want it too thick, it’ll be harder to screw the seat back in.
Four chairs reupholstered for less than six bucks…awesome! And Trixie likes the new fabric, too.
This is a great project because you can update the look anytime you feel like it, and no sewing involved! BUT…if you notice something, I did a major mistake: TWO of my chairs have the pattern running in the opposite directions! Haha, well, I can either get more fabric or just deal with it. ;) In the meantime, maybe my husband won’t notice, shhhh!!!
Happy Friday, everybody, hope you have a wonderful weekend!
August 18, 2012 at 08:06
I bet no one will notice.great inherited dining set – mid century stuff like that is selling like crazy in our area. The chairs look great with their new fabric.
August 18, 2012 at 19:49
Thanks, Heidi! Yeah, no one will probably notice with this pattern. :)
August 18, 2012 at 10:37
Looks great! I love the colors. We’ve done so many home repairs in our house, and every room has a mistake somewhere. It’s a good reminder that nobody’s perfect.
August 18, 2012 at 19:53
It’s fun to do home repairs/updates, and I guess I don’t really mind the wrong way pattern. :)