Dear Diary: thrift store aka thrift SCore

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

DIY

I found a darling little chair at the thrift store, perfect for a vanity or dressing table, but since I don't have either of those it is going to be my desk chair. Normally I am against altering something this old because I like things to be in their original form, but I really didn't like the white glittery original seat cushion, as a compromise I just covered it rather than ripping it off and then re-upholstering it. I first cut out a circle of fabric larger than the seat, laid the seat on this and then pulled the edges of the fabric tight and stapled them to the underside of the chair. Once that was done it was a pretty ugly sight, so I cut out another circle of fabric, this time smaller the seat and stapled that to the underside of the seat, covering up the stapled edges of the first circle and it looked much better! I was pleased. But, when it came time for me to fasten the seat back to the chair, I realized I had covered up the holes on the underside of the seat for the screws to go in! So now the seat just sits (pun intended) on the chair, until I buy a drill and put new holes in it, since ripping the fabric off and locating the holes is out of the question. Lesson learned and a good experience overall.