Easy Chair Makeover

The #loveyourneighbor design house is coming up quickly. I am excited because I’ve decided to have a lot of fun with the design. I am going fun, and eclectic and a bit quirky. I found these two great 1960’s chairs and thought they would be perfect in the room. The fabric was a great color and in great shape. It also had some great legs under the skirt I waned to show off.Like a lot of vintage furniture they are also really well made. It didn’t take much for an easy chair makeover.

In their current shape, they are way too traditional and heavy looking. So I wanted to do a no-cost chair makeover.

It took me forever (well, an hour) to remove the skirt on the first chair. Once I figured out a pull and pry technique, the second chair went much quicker and only took me about 20 minutes.

Once I had the skirts removed, I took the back cushion off and replaced it with a single yarn fringe pillow (Tutorial here.).

Doesn’t it look a bit Mad Men? I was excited by how amazing they looked and how they transformed. I can’t wait for you to see the light fixture I found. It’s always a good sign when you have it in the hallway and your husband walks by it and says “What’s with the ugly light?”