50 Cent Chair Makeover

Last Summer or Autumn I found a fun desk chair for only 50 cents. (This was a much faster timeline than my Ikea Bench Makeover.) Obviously I couldn't pass on such a bargain so I bought it and started looking at fabric to make a new cover (this chair had some major paint stains on the fabric that needed to be dealt with). Eventually I found a textured blue fabric that kinda matched the paint on the bookcase next to my desk. Flash forward a few months and I finally started working on the chair makeover! After removing all the staples and doing lots of seam ripping on the cover, over the weekend I got to work cutting the new fabric.

Unfortunately I only bought a yard of fabric thinking it would be enough for this small chair. Guess what: it wasn't enough. The problem piece is the back; it is a curved piece that wraps around the back and arms and is much larger than I suspected. (I probably should have measured the chair before buying fabric.) Anyway, I bought the fabric in Portland and have asked the Mom/Nana to see if the store still carries it. Fingers crossed they do and can get another yard. If not, I'll be on the search for fabric again.