I adore big comfy velvet armchairs that you can curl up in with a good book and and a glass of wine, I was particularly keen on Habitats' Chester version in purple (above) at £800, but I would have loved it even more in a deep navy blue.
I already had this cheap armchair which was bought as a temporary space filler in our rented furnished apartment, I never really loved it and planned to sell it on ebay when we moved into our new home. I just didn't see the maroon, office chair material piece fitting in to our stylish plans.
Then I had an idea... I could buy the material in the colour I really wanted and reupholster the chair! So, I began by carefully removing the hundreds of staples securing the current fabric to the wooden framed chair and then using the fabric as a template to cut the pieces for the new material. I wasn't worried about damaging the chair as it was only a cheap one that I hadn't planned on keeping anyway but I perhaps would have been a little more cautious had it been more expensive!
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| Halfway through the tranformation the sides and foot sections of the material are placed onto the chair to test the fit before sewing together | |
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The finished chair is exactly how I imagined and when we have moved to our new home, spent hours stripping wallpaper, sanding wood and painting walls I will thoroughly enjoy putting my feet up and relaxing in my beautiful armchair.
Love
Lorraine Lacroix
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