office chair redesign

The cold weather is finally here. But that definitely didn't stop be from having a fab birthday. More on that tomorrow but it was the best birthday in a long time!

Anyways, we have been without an office chair since...we got married. :) I am always dragging the chair from our dining table into the office or just sitting at the dining table to get work done. We thought it would be nice to have a chair for the office and also it will be nice to have an extra chair handy for company at dinner and whatnot.                                                                                                 

I found, of course, a craigslist find from a sweet old man. Austin and I drove over to pick it up from him for a whole 10 bucks. Of course, if you know me, this chair wasn't going to simply stay like this..I had plans. We had leftover white paint from our credenza and bought some cheap fabric for a little redo. The local JoAnns is relocating so I scored some fabric on the cheap.

First mistake was using the left over paint in the can. I should have just used our white spray paint to begin with but it's all good. I did several coats with a brush then two coats of spray paint over that. Austin stapled the new fabric on the cushion. The chair is done-ish. I say that because it really still needs another coat of spray paint in some places but for now I love it. Austin is better with spray paint and will help me out. The back of the chair with holes is really hard to get completely covered. Any tips are accepted! But, I also love that I can change out the fabric so easily when I'm feeling like going with a different color. Oh, and it fits perfectly at our current desk. But don't worry I have plans for a desk swap in the future.

You can see some of the places that need an extra coat or two.

I really wanted something with pink for the cushion..and luckily Austin approved of this. We like it and it's pretty comfy too. Now, we can get some work done! And just for fun...a before & after.

I hope you had a fabulous weekend and are rested up for the upcoming week. Apparently we may be expecting snow tonight or tomorrow. Fingers crossed because this would make the hubs super happy and we have hot chocolate ready to go! :)