Office Chair Re-cover

For the past few weeks I have been on the hunt for the perfect vintage chair to go with Rhiannon's desk. I found one at an estate sale that was to tall. One at a thrift store that was too wide. Nothing worked. I found a little bench that would go perfectly but then no back rest. I want her to be comfy while doing her schoolwork. I thought the vanity turned desk was going to be out due to the lack of a chair. But then I found this on pinterest. (Unfortunately the link does not take us anywhere but the website. But at least we know where it came from and who should get the credit, right?)

That's when I realized, "hey our office chair fits at her desk". And so, this project was born. Easy and LOVE the end result.
Step one: grab that ugly old office chair and disassemble it. I started by simple removing the seat and back rest. For the first 5 minutes I was convinced that the plastic part would NOT come off of the backrest. But after calling in my muscle (husband) I was proven wrong. It took some work but he was able to pull it apart.


Step two: Cut your fabric down and staple it to the wood backing. No need to remove the ugly fabric already on the chair. I think it actually helps to leave it on. For the chair that I covered, 1 yard was perfect but I would measure your chair to be sure before purchasing fabric.
Step three: Disassemble, primer and paint the rest of your chair. As for the paint, I used Rustoleum Painters Touch spray paint and primer. Ideally, you would use plastic paint BUT I was too picky and didn't like any of the colors. The very nice Home Depot employee assured me that using primer would do the trick, we will see how it holds up.

Step four: Reassemble and stare in amazement that those ugly office chairs can look so beautiful!