Before and After: Office Chair June 21, 2010 I’ve been planning on organizing my office for quite awhile, but the last few months of school made it nearly impossible to get anything of substance done. I have a laundry list of projects/goals that I need to get done including adding shelving to the closet (to hold the majority of my books & magazines), painting the top 1.5 inches of the wall (thought I would be installing crown moulding, but it doesn’t look like it . . . ), and sourcing and refinishing a new (to me) desk & chair. Well I found and finished the desk, and recently finished a dining chair I’ve repurposed as an office chair. Here’s the before: I chose this chair because it was in excellent condition and had just the lines I was looking for! I wanted something with a straighter back (to provide support while I’m toiling away at my desk) and yet still have classically feminine lines. My favorite details are the fluted legs and the scalloped back, and if I had to guess, I would say this chair is what I imagine a modern Sheraton chair to look like (if you added leg stretchers), but unfortunately I have no clue where/who it’s from! Regardless of its origin, for only $12, this fit the bill perfectly. After a quick application of primer, I sprayed the chair a bright, glossy white and decided to use Kravet’s Sommers fabric in the Atlantic colorway. via barclay butera I love the modern print, and the variations of blue in the fabric are the perfect complement to my wall color (think Benjamin Moore’s Brittany Blue). After adding additional batting and reattaching the cushion, here’s a look at my completed chair. After allowing it to cure and off-gass for a few days, my office chair is finally ready to go, and it’s the perfect complement to my campaign desk. My next project is making (or sourcing) a large bulletin board for the area above my desk–stay tuned! Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related 32 Comments on Before and After: Office Chair Persis Shah June 21, 2010 at 7:35 am (9 years ago) great DIY project and it looks fab!! p.s dont forget to check out the giveaway contest on my blog. Persishttp://www.onestylemile.blogspot.com/ Reply Tonia @Chic Modern Vintage June 21, 2010 at 7:37 am (9 years ago) I find so many of these chair, I pass them up, but I love the makeover. Like you have so may projects to finish, I don’t know where to get started. Reply Adrienne June 21, 2010 at 8:21 am (9 years ago) I am really feeling this before and after. You made the look of this chair so fresh and clean! Reply niki.mac June 21, 2010 at 9:02 am (9 years ago) I love this look! I recently acquired a whole dining set and I’m thinking of ways to make it over. Did you have to sand the chair before the primer? Mine are in a dark stain and I’m thinking I want to spray mine too.. Reply Dayka (Life +Style) June 21, 2010 at 9:46 am (9 years ago) thanks, adrienne! @ niki–i didn’t, because it was already in great condition. it was very easy! Reply Flavia @ Estilo Home June 21, 2010 at 10:05 am (9 years ago) It looks great! The chair has such a great design, and looks great with the fabric you chose. Reply Sharstin June 21, 2010 at 10:15 am (9 years ago) looks awesome girly! you are always doing fun projects~ Reply Mrs. Chic June 21, 2010 at 11:25 am (9 years ago) It looks great, I like the fabric your choose – very pretty. Reply Full House June 21, 2010 at 11:33 am (9 years ago) That chair is AWESOME. It has really great lines and I love it with the updated look. Don’t forget to share pictures if you ever finish the whole space:-) xx – CB Reply Karen@StrictlySimpleStyle June 21, 2010 at 11:56 am (9 years ago) Perfect to work with your newly finished desk! Wish we could see a pic of the two together. Is that coming in the big reveal at the end? Reply L.Duncan@Home23DuncanBoys June 21, 2010 at 12:06 pm (9 years ago) Great Job, hun! Love the lines of this chair! And the fabric is dreamy! Hey, when you have free time, lets do lunch! Reply Dayka (Life +Style) June 21, 2010 at 12:20 pm (9 years ago) yes! i will share phptos wen i’m done and didn’t show the 2 together because i’m still figuring out the bulletin board situation. @lakeitha–definitely! Reply Anna Katrina June 21, 2010 at 1:03 pm (9 years ago) oh wow you really turned that chair into something beautiful! Anna Katrinahttp://passportglamour.blogspot.com Reply thelennoxx June 21, 2010 at 3:50 pm (9 years ago) The chair turned out HAWT! So chic, love the frame AND the fabric. It went from drab and ordinary to total chic-ness =) Reply Sing June 21, 2010 at 4:42 pm (9 years ago) Good job on the chair. Love the fabric you picked. http://singaturestyle.blogspot.com/ Reply chair up June 21, 2010 at 7:07 pm (9 years ago) Your chair looks beautiful. You have done such a great job, well done:o)Angex Reply Haven and Home June 21, 2010 at 8:46 pm (9 years ago) Oh lala, looks great!!! Reply Jesse June 21, 2010 at 11:03 pm (9 years ago) Perfection! Reply Averill June 21, 2010 at 11:50 pm (9 years ago) Love it! The lines of that chair are great — and you chose a great fabric for the seat. Can’t wait to see the whole office, Dayka! Reply Kelle Dame June 22, 2010 at 9:35 am (9 years ago) I love DIY’s with before and after pics! It’s beautiful my dear! I can’t wait to see the rest of the office! Reply charmaine June 22, 2010 at 9:56 am (9 years ago) Love the chair and the fabric! Great job. Can’t wait to see your office. Reply Laura June 22, 2010 at 1:22 pm (9 years ago) Great transformation! Reply paula June 22, 2010 at 4:42 pm (9 years ago) I love her! Reply alison (semi-fab lane) June 22, 2010 at 6:14 pm (9 years ago) this looks so pretty! i really like the fabric you chose. Reply Julia June 25, 2010 at 12:28 pm (9 years ago) That fabric is to die for. I love your blog design as well. It’s so clean and pretty. Reply Anna June 25, 2010 at 12:32 pm (9 years ago) I have a similar chair I did for my office. Love the fabric you chose! Reply Sarah @ Hennessey House June 25, 2010 at 3:40 pm (9 years ago) you did such a good job, it looks amazing! Reply Q. July 1, 2010 at 10:00 am (9 years ago) love it! you inspired me. i went out and found a chair. i’ll post when i get back from vacation. 🙂 Reply LindsB July 9, 2010 at 9:51 am (9 years ago) I have the same fabric, I should do the same thing- love this chair! Reply Hello Lover... July 19, 2010 at 6:47 am (9 years ago) It turned out great! i love that fabric! Reply Pitstop Racing June 16, 2011 at 2:29 am (8 years ago) Hi…Your post really got me thinking man….. an intelligent piece ,I must say. Reply Jackie July 30, 2012 at 12:26 am (7 years ago) Very Classy. Love the chair. 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I’ve been planning on organizing my office for quite awhile, but the last few months of school made it nearly impossible to get anything of substance done. I have a laundry list of projects/goals that I need to get done including adding shelving to the closet (to hold the majority of my books & magazines), painting the top 1.5 inches of the wall (thought I would be installing crown moulding, but it doesn’t look like it . . . ), and sourcing and refinishing a new (to me) desk & chair. Well I found and finished the desk, and recently finished a dining chair I’ve repurposed as an office chair. Here’s the before: I chose this chair because it was in excellent condition and had just the lines I was looking for! I wanted something with a straighter back (to provide support while I’m toiling away at my desk) and yet still have classically feminine lines. My favorite details are the fluted legs and the scalloped back, and if I had to guess, I would say this chair is what I imagine a modern Sheraton chair to look like (if you added leg stretchers), but unfortunately I have no clue where/who it’s from! Regardless of its origin, for only $12, this fit the bill perfectly. After a quick application of primer, I sprayed the chair a bright, glossy white and decided to use Kravet’s Sommers fabric in the Atlantic colorway. via barclay butera I love the modern print, and the variations of blue in the fabric are the perfect complement to my wall color (think Benjamin Moore’s Brittany Blue). After adding additional batting and reattaching the cushion, here’s a look at my completed chair. After allowing it to cure and off-gass for a few days, my office chair is finally ready to go, and it’s the perfect complement to my campaign desk. My next project is making (or sourcing) a large bulletin board for the area above my desk–stay tuned! Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related 32 Comments on Before and After: Office Chair Persis Shah June 21, 2010 at 7:35 am (9 years ago) great DIY project and it looks fab!! p.s dont forget to check out the giveaway contest on my blog. Persishttp://www.onestylemile.blogspot.com/ Reply Tonia @Chic Modern Vintage June 21, 2010 at 7:37 am (9 years ago) I find so many of these chair, I pass them up, but I love the makeover. Like you have so may projects to finish, I don’t know where to get started. Reply Adrienne June 21, 2010 at 8:21 am (9 years ago) I am really feeling this before and after. You made the look of this chair so fresh and clean! Reply niki.mac June 21, 2010 at 9:02 am (9 years ago) I love this look! I recently acquired a whole dining set and I’m thinking of ways to make it over. Did you have to sand the chair before the primer? Mine are in a dark stain and I’m thinking I want to spray mine too.. Reply Dayka (Life +Style) June 21, 2010 at 9:46 am (9 years ago) thanks, adrienne! @ niki–i didn’t, because it was already in great condition. it was very easy! Reply Flavia @ Estilo Home June 21, 2010 at 10:05 am (9 years ago) It looks great! The chair has such a great design, and looks great with the fabric you chose. Reply Sharstin June 21, 2010 at 10:15 am (9 years ago) looks awesome girly! you are always doing fun projects~ Reply Mrs. Chic June 21, 2010 at 11:25 am (9 years ago) It looks great, I like the fabric your choose – very pretty. Reply Full House June 21, 2010 at 11:33 am (9 years ago) That chair is AWESOME. It has really great lines and I love it with the updated look. Don’t forget to share pictures if you ever finish the whole space:-) xx – CB Reply Karen@StrictlySimpleStyle June 21, 2010 at 11:56 am (9 years ago) Perfect to work with your newly finished desk! Wish we could see a pic of the two together. Is that coming in the big reveal at the end? Reply L.Duncan@Home23DuncanBoys June 21, 2010 at 12:06 pm (9 years ago) Great Job, hun! Love the lines of this chair! And the fabric is dreamy! Hey, when you have free time, lets do lunch! Reply Dayka (Life +Style) June 21, 2010 at 12:20 pm (9 years ago) yes! i will share phptos wen i’m done and didn’t show the 2 together because i’m still figuring out the bulletin board situation. @lakeitha–definitely! Reply Anna Katrina June 21, 2010 at 1:03 pm (9 years ago) oh wow you really turned that chair into something beautiful! Anna Katrinahttp://passportglamour.blogspot.com Reply thelennoxx June 21, 2010 at 3:50 pm (9 years ago) The chair turned out HAWT! So chic, love the frame AND the fabric. It went from drab and ordinary to total chic-ness =) Reply Sing June 21, 2010 at 4:42 pm (9 years ago) Good job on the chair. Love the fabric you picked. http://singaturestyle.blogspot.com/ Reply chair up June 21, 2010 at 7:07 pm (9 years ago) Your chair looks beautiful. You have done such a great job, well done:o)Angex Reply Haven and Home June 21, 2010 at 8:46 pm (9 years ago) Oh lala, looks great!!! Reply Jesse June 21, 2010 at 11:03 pm (9 years ago) Perfection! Reply Averill June 21, 2010 at 11:50 pm (9 years ago) Love it! The lines of that chair are great — and you chose a great fabric for the seat. Can’t wait to see the whole office, Dayka! Reply Kelle Dame June 22, 2010 at 9:35 am (9 years ago) I love DIY’s with before and after pics! It’s beautiful my dear! I can’t wait to see the rest of the office! Reply charmaine June 22, 2010 at 9:56 am (9 years ago) Love the chair and the fabric! Great job. Can’t wait to see your office. Reply Laura June 22, 2010 at 1:22 pm (9 years ago) Great transformation! Reply paula June 22, 2010 at 4:42 pm (9 years ago) I love her! Reply alison (semi-fab lane) June 22, 2010 at 6:14 pm (9 years ago) this looks so pretty! i really like the fabric you chose. Reply Julia June 25, 2010 at 12:28 pm (9 years ago) That fabric is to die for. I love your blog design as well. It’s so clean and pretty. Reply Anna June 25, 2010 at 12:32 pm (9 years ago) I have a similar chair I did for my office. Love the fabric you chose! Reply Sarah @ Hennessey House June 25, 2010 at 3:40 pm (9 years ago) you did such a good job, it looks amazing! Reply Q. July 1, 2010 at 10:00 am (9 years ago) love it! you inspired me. i went out and found a chair. i’ll post when i get back from vacation. 🙂 Reply LindsB July 9, 2010 at 9:51 am (9 years ago) I have the same fabric, I should do the same thing- love this chair! Reply Hello Lover... July 19, 2010 at 6:47 am (9 years ago) It turned out great! i love that fabric! Reply Pitstop Racing June 16, 2011 at 2:29 am (8 years ago) Hi…Your post really got me thinking man….. an intelligent piece ,I must say. Reply Jackie July 30, 2012 at 12:26 am (7 years ago) Very Classy. Love the chair. 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Persis Shah June 21, 2010 at 7:35 am (9 years ago) great DIY project and it looks fab!! p.s dont forget to check out the giveaway contest on my blog. Persishttp://www.onestylemile.blogspot.com/ Reply
Tonia @Chic Modern Vintage June 21, 2010 at 7:37 am (9 years ago) I find so many of these chair, I pass them up, but I love the makeover. Like you have so may projects to finish, I don’t know where to get started. Reply
Adrienne June 21, 2010 at 8:21 am (9 years ago) I am really feeling this before and after. You made the look of this chair so fresh and clean! Reply
niki.mac June 21, 2010 at 9:02 am (9 years ago) I love this look! I recently acquired a whole dining set and I’m thinking of ways to make it over. Did you have to sand the chair before the primer? Mine are in a dark stain and I’m thinking I want to spray mine too.. Reply
Dayka (Life +Style) June 21, 2010 at 9:46 am (9 years ago) thanks, adrienne! @ niki–i didn’t, because it was already in great condition. it was very easy! Reply
Flavia @ Estilo Home June 21, 2010 at 10:05 am (9 years ago) It looks great! The chair has such a great design, and looks great with the fabric you chose. Reply
Sharstin June 21, 2010 at 10:15 am (9 years ago) looks awesome girly! you are always doing fun projects~ Reply
Mrs. Chic June 21, 2010 at 11:25 am (9 years ago) It looks great, I like the fabric your choose – very pretty. Reply
Full House June 21, 2010 at 11:33 am (9 years ago) That chair is AWESOME. It has really great lines and I love it with the updated look. Don’t forget to share pictures if you ever finish the whole space:-) xx – CB Reply
Karen@StrictlySimpleStyle June 21, 2010 at 11:56 am (9 years ago) Perfect to work with your newly finished desk! Wish we could see a pic of the two together. Is that coming in the big reveal at the end? Reply
L.Duncan@Home23DuncanBoys June 21, 2010 at 12:06 pm (9 years ago) Great Job, hun! Love the lines of this chair! And the fabric is dreamy! Hey, when you have free time, lets do lunch! Reply
Dayka (Life +Style) June 21, 2010 at 12:20 pm (9 years ago) yes! i will share phptos wen i’m done and didn’t show the 2 together because i’m still figuring out the bulletin board situation. @lakeitha–definitely! Reply
Anna Katrina June 21, 2010 at 1:03 pm (9 years ago) oh wow you really turned that chair into something beautiful! Anna Katrinahttp://passportglamour.blogspot.com Reply
thelennoxx June 21, 2010 at 3:50 pm (9 years ago) The chair turned out HAWT! So chic, love the frame AND the fabric. It went from drab and ordinary to total chic-ness =) Reply
Sing June 21, 2010 at 4:42 pm (9 years ago) Good job on the chair. Love the fabric you picked. http://singaturestyle.blogspot.com/ Reply
chair up June 21, 2010 at 7:07 pm (9 years ago) Your chair looks beautiful. You have done such a great job, well done:o)Angex Reply
Averill June 21, 2010 at 11:50 pm (9 years ago) Love it! The lines of that chair are great — and you chose a great fabric for the seat. Can’t wait to see the whole office, Dayka! Reply
Kelle Dame June 22, 2010 at 9:35 am (9 years ago) I love DIY’s with before and after pics! It’s beautiful my dear! I can’t wait to see the rest of the office! Reply
charmaine June 22, 2010 at 9:56 am (9 years ago) Love the chair and the fabric! Great job. Can’t wait to see your office. Reply
alison (semi-fab lane) June 22, 2010 at 6:14 pm (9 years ago) this looks so pretty! i really like the fabric you chose. Reply
Julia June 25, 2010 at 12:28 pm (9 years ago) That fabric is to die for. I love your blog design as well. It’s so clean and pretty. Reply
Anna June 25, 2010 at 12:32 pm (9 years ago) I have a similar chair I did for my office. Love the fabric you chose! Reply
Sarah @ Hennessey House June 25, 2010 at 3:40 pm (9 years ago) you did such a good job, it looks amazing! Reply
Q. July 1, 2010 at 10:00 am (9 years ago) love it! you inspired me. i went out and found a chair. i’ll post when i get back from vacation. 🙂 Reply
LindsB July 9, 2010 at 9:51 am (9 years ago) I have the same fabric, I should do the same thing- love this chair! Reply
Pitstop Racing June 16, 2011 at 2:29 am (8 years ago) Hi…Your post really got me thinking man….. an intelligent piece ,I must say. Reply
