We’ve been looking for a little chair for our living room. We browsed many shops, from Jordan’s Furniture to Bernie & Phyl’s to Building 19. No luck. But just last week, as I was still moving my stuff out of my old place over to Paul’s (a saga that I fear will never end), I found the almost perfect chair… in my attic.

I had almost forgotten that I had this little old chair. I had it since I was young. Very sturdy, no hint of any wobble, made of solid oak, but it looks a bit dowdy and the faux maroon leather had a sizable tear right on the seat ever since my sister owned it before she handed it down to me.

I had picked up a yard of lovely floral embroidered fabric yesterday in between errands. I started the makeover this afternoon.

The photos above show my progress:

• removed the seat
• removed the back padding and the gazillion studs and upholstery nails that held it in place
• sanded all the wood surfaces with medium and fine grit sanding blocks
• applied an extra layer of batting to the seat cushion
• reupholstered the seat with the new fabric

I am hoping to find the time to stain and finish the wood tomorrow. As for that back… I’m not quite sure what I’m going to do just yet. I am figuring things out as I go…