I purchased an office chair last year on our sisters’ weekend in Centrailia. I sat in it and immediately knew that I had to have it because it was so comfortable!! The fabric was hideous, but I intended to take care of that right away, or so I thought.
I bought this great ostrich print vinyl to recover the chair, but I never got around to reupholstering it, until now... It was far easier than I expected and I’m quite pleased with the results.
Here is a look at the underside of the chair. “Sit-Wel Chair” from Buffalo, NY, circa 1936. You can see the disgusting fabric that I’ve been living with.
Under the fabric was the original leather seat stuffed with horse hair. As a side-note, our cat Leia has been obsessed with sleeping on this chair, and I think the horse hair is why.
I removed the leather and left the horse hair intact, but moved a little to cover up that hole in the corner, and whalla….
I reattached the back leather piece. I’m sure there are plenty of people who would’ve replaced it, but I just love the way it looks and how the new clean fabric is contrasted by the worn leather. This is also the most comfortable feature of this chair as the backrest swivels when you lean back and always hugs your back.
Here is a shot of the ostrich fabric. Love!!
On a totally unrelated note, I hate the paint color in the office. We’ve lived with it for over 5 years now, so I think the time has come for a color change. I’m leaning toward a pale pear green.
