For the last few weeks I had been working on a chair creation. I up-cycled an old plain linen chair into a new creation. It was part of IFDA's (International Furnishings and Design Association) Take A Seat event - an auction to benefit Project Home which helps fight poverty and homelessness.
The concept of up-cycling is great for anyone and everyone; professionals as well as DIYers. If you have an old chair, wardrobe or sofa that you adore, why throw it out if the bones are great or if it's a family heirloom? Grandma might not have had the best fabric taste, but her furniture may still be worth something.
Renew it into something fun and different. I was able to do that with my chair! My finished product can be seen below...
The fabric I used for the top portion of the chair was Beacon Hill - Provocation Emerald and the seat fabric was Robert Allen - Royal Comfort Lemongrass.
I used gem stones from a local fabric store along with paint to create the effect on the legs.
The original chair had good bones, but needed some sprucing up....see below...
My chair was chosen to be showcased in Philadelphia's Center City Macy's display window before being auctioned at The Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. See below...
I hope this sparks you and some of your friends to start working on a fun weekend DIY project on this lovely Saturday!
Happy Up-cycling!
