I’ve been thinking of host chairs lately for our dining table and nothing gets me excited (well, if you had a pair of Elkins chairs, I’d gladly take them off your hands!). But then I saw this image from an old Style at Home and it made a lightbulb go off for me. From the article is looks like the designer, Samantha Pynn, found a set of vintage chairs on Craigslist, painted and reupholstered them, including the backs of two chairs. This would be so easy to DIY, especially with chairs that have a perfectly flat back. You could just use chipboard or plywood. Otherwise you would just use webbing which isn’t that hard to do (I did it here).
I’m thinking either this slate ostrich vinyl
Great idea. You have some good choices from CL.
Love the group of 6 chairs pictured & the ostrich vinyl is Fantastic. I think its time to do a little Craigslist hunting!
Thanks for the inspiration.
~Jillian
http://www.hersplitends.com
amazing idea!!!
thank you for the inspiration ;)
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I'm considering doing that to my head dining chairs that have a caned back…after looking at the chairs I guess I could do it to all!!
LVOE the first Craigs list pic!! Cant wait to see what you choose!!
Awesome idea! I love the first CL chair. Looking forward to see what you decide on.
Love the first chair from Craigs list. Cant wait to see what you choose.
I vote for the first chair too! It's gorgeous and unique.
Tiffany
thedesignerlifestyle.blogspot.com
Ohh, love the first image especially.
Another great idea Jenny! I would never have thought of that. You've gotten me to think outside the box on more than one occasion. Like the two lighting fixtures I featured on my blog today- both spotted on LGN.
hmmm…you are making me think I need to do this to my dining chairs that I madeover last year! Wonder if it would work on them..
http://midsouthstagers.blogspot.com/2011/08/wainscoting.html
Love the ostrich! and with a fun fabric on the seat, what a great idea..love it.
Nancy
Powellbrowerhome.com
Really digging the shagreen. Thanks for the inspiration!
Jenny, what search term did you plug in to find those chairs on CL? I've been searching for some here in NYC forever and can't seem to find them! It must be that I'm typing in the wrong thing? Help!
My vote is for the top chairs. Love the lines. Such a fun idea Jenny!
Live Inspired,
Heidi
athousandlaughingstarfish.blogspot.com
That will look incredible. I'd choose the first Craigslist find. Can't wait to see what you do.
i love this idea, jenny, and have a set of chairs similar to one of your pictures that are begging for this treatment! thanks for the hot tip!
love this idea! can't wait to see what you come up with.
When Sam Pynn spoke at our Home Show last year she shared that the backs of one of the chairs was broken, thus the upholstery! Love the idea.
When Sam Pynn spoke at our Home Show last year she shared that the backs of one of the chairs was broken, thus the upholstery! Love the idea.
Love this idea Jenny. I've got a set of plain Parsons style chairs which I'm thinking of reupholstering in charcoal with a mustard, charcoal and mint tartan on the back. Just have to find the time now!
That said, I wish I could get some of the gorgeous furniture pieces you can find second hand in the States – very jealous :)
Anna (My Design Ethos)
Nice blog and good information…
So fun! I love the old chair s- I vote the ostrich. I re-did some old craigslist chairs myself. They look great!
I love old chairs! Where do you suggest me to find these chairs in Ontario? Garage sale and such?
I can't wait to get home to Charlotte and check this store out!
It's so exciting to find treasures on Craigs!
I'm actually in the middle of doing this exact thing right now with a mismatched set of shield back chairs. Upholstering them is making them seem like a complete set. I'm using chipboard and a glue gun for the backs then regular foam and staple-gunning for the fronts. I'm 6 down and 2 to go.
The vintage things is always my favourite!!Love the chairs!Awesome!
As a part time upholsterer I love the idea of using great quality and interesting shaped furniture to bring new life to a space. Love these ideas!
Love the idea!The vintage chairs are really amazing!