Goodwill Hunting Desk Chair

By: Modhomeecteacher Jan 16, 2008

Don't be intimidated by the prospect of reupholstering an ugly or stained office chair with seemingly complicated mechanics. This office chair was purchased at my FAVORITE furniture store-Goodwill, for a whopping $6.99. I had oodles of a fabric remnant I purchased for $5.99 a yard. This chair took approximately one yard of fabric. I am waiting for a website adjustment to post the remainder of the pictures.

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Material: 1 yard fabric

Before-Dullsville

Tagged : chair, reupholstery, diy-bargain, office, chair-upholstery

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Love this! I've been looking for good ideas for desk chairs and this is super simple! I'm off this weekend to find a desk chair to recover! I already have a yummy iridescent purple velvet to cover it with!

ModPodge?

You could dip the fabric in ModPodge and wrap it on a knob, sculpt it and let it dry. It would be so adorable.

To be honest, I am thrilled! about the results of this project. I would have never thought about it, I was just going to buy a new chair.

Then, I saw this and took another look at my chair (which is actually a nice chair - metal base, sturdy wheels, and a great shape - for a task chair, that is) and at my fabric remnant bin.

The chair will look so great with my wooden roll top desk! I am considering replacing the knobs on it with knobs I cover in the fabric that is on the chair!

*squeals* Why is this SO fun?!

LMJ-don't you just love it when you complete a project that makes life more comfortable and prettier?

I'm so glad you tried it. I went on a binge and collected way too many inexpensive, ugly desk chairs--all stacked up in my garage.

SO... using your idea, I recovered my UGLY task chair!

It sat at my desk with a throw over it to disguise the horrid blue itchy wool/felt seat and to keep my thighs from being rubbed raw!

I didn't take the old fabric off, because it actually gave the new beige floral fabric a good base.

Man o' Man, I can't wait to sit in that chair!

Just finished tearing it down, removing the untied spring unit and will clean it, sand and paint and then will adapt it since it won't have springs and cover it. (I hope it lives up to the picture I'm imagining in my noggin.)

Ooooh, I can't WAIT to see what you do, Oh Great Talented One. I'll be checkin' back for sure!

I'll be doing a "green" conversion of a chair into a desk desk chair so I'll be working right along with you.

Thanks for the help! I'll probably be doing this over the weekend and will let you know how it goes. ;)

I would have to see it, but you can probably remove the back fabric carefully and discover how it's put together. It's the best way to see how to put it back together. Post pics if possible.

Brilliant tutorial! I have a different kind of office chair, tho. Mine has an upholstered back to it that links into the front piece. Do I just pry them apart or should I remove some part of the backing to access screws?