Funky Flamingo Chair

posted on : January 19, 2025 posted by : dawnsouthart 0 Comment

Chair Flip Tutorial

I just recently took on a home project and it was so much fun!
I found this chair at a thrift store for $25. It’s really well made so I grabbed it!

After I had painted it and recovered it, I was in love! This chair is big enough to sit crisscross and my dog, Parker loved it too.

However, there was one thing that wasn’t perfect. The chair was only comfortable for about 5 minutes. The longer I sat in it, the more I sank uncomfortably deeper into the seat.

Ugh! I thought about it and thought about it. I mean, I had done so much work on the chair. It was finished…but it wasn’t. I decide that if I put this much work into a chair, I want it to be comfortable, too. I want people to enjoy sitting in the chair, not just look at it.

I knew I had to start over by taking it all apart again. The comfort of this Funking Flamingo Chair is just as important as how it looks.

How? That was my question also.

The answer? Webbing. So, I learned how to reweb a chair. I decided to record the whole process and share it as a tutorial. Maybe you are the reason! Have you wanted to learn how to update your dining chairs but just didn’t know where to start? Do you have that one ugly chair that you can’t get rid of but it’s just sad?

Well, I got good news. YOU CAN DO THIS!

In this first tutorial, I will be removing the old upholstery and rewebbing the chair seat and chair back.

Funky Flamingo Chair
Supply List

Heirloom Traditions Paint
I used the color “Iron Gate”.

Upholstery Jute Webbing
I used the 3.5″ width for this chair.

Webbing Stretcher Tool

2-in-1 Staple and Nail Gun

Fabric Scissors

Measuring Tape

M3M Super 77 Multipurpose Spray Adhesive

1 roll of Upholstery Tack Strip

1 Yard of Upholstery Black Cambric Dust Cover

2 yards Upholstery Dacron Batting Polyester Cushion Wrap

4″h x 24″w x 72″ long, upholstery padding

1 1/2 yards Stretch Velvet Fabric

2 yards Bright Patterned Fabric

2 Yards Natural Fluffy Feathers Trim

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