D.I.Y Accent Chair

3:09:00 PM Jem Lawren 2 Comments

A great way to add that extra “umph” to a room is to add an accent chair. An accent chair can bring out the design of a room, the charm of a room or that extra glam you may need for that room.

The end of last summer or early fall, a friend of mind was cleaning out their basement and they had this chair that they were planning on throwing away. I didn’t see anything wrong with this chair except that it was dusty and it had looked out dated. I thought to myself that this would be a great “diy” accent chair. So I asked them if I could take the chair off their hands since they were planning on throwing it away. I figured that once the chair was finished I would be able to add this décor to my bedroom to give it an extra edge.

I started to work on the chair two days later and had only stripped one leg of the chair. After completing one chair leg, different things came up and I had to put this project aside.

Nine months later or last week… I was looking over some plans and realized that I had not completed the accent chair that I had originally started. So I decided to make this project a priority. I went to the store and purchased the things I would need to complete my chair.

Here is the list of items I used in order to finish my project:

Material for the seat - I went with upholstery fabric. You can use faux leather…its entirely up to you.

Foam for the cushioning- I use a foam that was 2”x22”x22”

Box cutter- to help cut the foam

Scissors- to trim the edges of the foam

Long nose pliers- to remove old staples from the previous seat cover

Flat-head screwdriver- to help pry out the old staples

Staple gun- to staple the new cover

Hammer- to hammer down any staples that was not stapled properly

Strip-X- to strip the previous gloss and stain on the chair

Putty Knife

Sanding sponges or sand paper