Hi friends!! I am so excited about this weeks “thrift it” challange. Tomorrow marks the first day of the
“Thrift it” challenge linky party, so be sure to come back and link up all old & new posts
about your thrifty finds and makeovers! You can go {here} to learn more about the linky party.
For my “thrift it” challenge I made over this lovely little vanity chair. I actually got this chair from
my awesome neighbors. They let me come over and dig through their thrifty goods that they didn’t
want & I scored this awesome chair among some other great things.
This chair needed a lot of TLC with that worn out cloud fabric and the blue tassel trim.
I did decide to keep some of the old style and add some new white tassel
trim. This chair was pretty easy to re-do here are some items
I used to give this chair a whole new look…
After removing all of the fabric from the chair & the old tassel trim, I simply took the entire
chair apart and spray painted all the parts with the gold spray paint. While that was drying
I covered the old padding with the new white fabric I had leftover from another project.
I used my trusty staple gun to put the fabric on the old seat. I can’t say this enough..
I am not an upholsterer, but I am learning along the way 
After stapling the fabric
on the board, I actually hot glued the tassel trim around the seat cushion & layered
the tassel trim on the back of the chair as well for an added element of drama.
This chair was just going to be thrown in the trash because it wasn’t
looking so hot & needed a lot of love…
But, spray paint can make such a huge difference. So the next time you
are at your local thrift store, don’t pass up a cute little chair like
this & remember with just a little TLC it can be a cute addition to your home.
I will most likely be using this lovely vanity chair in our master bathroom in
my vanity closet which you can see {here}. What do you think of this little
chair? Have you thrifted anything great before? I would love to see it!
Be sure to come back tomorrow morning to the “Thrift it” link up party.
When you link up to my blog, it will show up on all 9 blogs that are
participating!
Even if you don’t have a blog, I would love for you to link up
your thrift it finds on the facebook page {here} or tell me about it
in the comments below!
linking here…
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That is so so so cute! I love the gold and the fringe. I actually found a chair very similar to this at our local thrift store for $15 and did a similar makeover but it was striped…and therefore a little tedious. (http://bit.ly/UWbqPp) I want a picture of this by your vanity!
Whoops! I guess if I were logical, I would have put it in the link party tomorrow. Apologies!
Love that chair you did!!! Great Makeover! & Thank you for linking it here.. I’m glad you did.. and you better come back and link it up tomorrow too
haha thanks for the sweet comment!! xx
I love it! you did an outstanding job xo
Thank you Katherine!!! The fringe is a little messy in the photos and it’s making my ocd go crazy.. but it’s fringe.. it will be ok
haha
SO CUTE Liz!! I love your “new” chair!! You did such a great job!
Thank you Tonya!!! It’s a fun chair
SO cute – love the back especially!
Thank you Carmel!!!
Love it! How cute is your after?? I love the idea of taking something destined for trash and giving it a new lease on life. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much Holly! & yes, I am with you… I love giving great finds second chances
especially free things!
Liz! This is just too cute for words. I love how you transformed this and the little tassel embellishment is so fun. I’m glad you added it. Cute project
Thank you Taryn!!! I’m so glad you like it!! Thanks for your sweet comment! xx
oh the back of that chair just KILLS ME! I love it so much! that fringed tassel? perfection! great job!!
Thank you AP!!! It was such a last minute decision, But I love how it turned out
It’s not perfect, but it’s my cute little chair! haha xx
Love this!! The back is so pretty!!
Thank you Megan!!!
This is so cute, I love the tassel trim you chose! I actually just picked up something very similar at an estate sale and am going to recover it for my nursery. Good call on the spray paint. I was thinking about trying to clean up the brass on the legs but I think they are too far gone. I’ll try spray painting them instead!
O cool!! I hope your chair comes out just how you want it… & yes! I took the easy way out for sure and spray painted.. it was so quick and easy. Fastest DIY ever! I would love if you linked up your chair when you were finished on the facebook page so I could see it!! Have fun xx
I LOVE the back!
Thank you Roxana.. it’s my favorite part
Adorable!
Thank you Jeanine!!!
This chair is so feminine and sweet. I love the tassels in the back.
Ruth
This is sooo pretty! i love itttt!!!!
Kim
I never would have thought to layer the back of the chair like that. I LOVE IT! Elegant and perfect for my daughters room. I’m on the hunt for a similar one. You have gained a new follower! Look forward to all your new creations.