Making Good Blog Train {Reupholstered Chair}

This post is part of a Making Good Blog Train hosted by Agatha, from Green Issues by Agy. What is repair, and why do we even bother to repair the things we have? Some see repair as a way of reconnecting with our possessions as we extend their lives. Others see it as a form of creative potential and an avenue to express their craft. The rewards for mending varies from feeling immense satisfaction to prolonging the life of the product. Follow the Making Good Blog Train this month and see what we have repaired and reconnected with.

The schedule for the Making Good Blog Train

I'm taking Fix It Friday around the globe! From 1 May, the Making Good blog train will pull out of Singapore and document the possessions that my fellow bloggers have fixed. We will show you how we mended them, and more importantly how we felt! Join us on our repair journey, and come back every Friday to see my top pics of the week!

This is the schedule of bloggers who are sharing their repairs or mends.

1 May - Agatha Fixing a jug

2 May – Lisa     Patching jeans

3 May –  Millie   Patching a skirt

4 May – Stella   Fixing a bag strap

5 May  Adeline  Mending jewelry 

6 May – Audrey  Fixing a sandal

7 May – Yaney  Fixing innersoles of shoes

8 May – Christine Patching jeans with embroidery

9 May – Karen Fixing slippers

10 May – Kareena Fixing a cast iron waffle maker

11 May – Lapis Reupholstering a chair and mini table

12 May – Vicky: Jean Patches and a Shoe Fix

13 May – Brandi, Fixing a Hole in Upholstery 

14 May – Carrie www.curlycraftymom.com/ 

15 May – Deborah www.urbannaturale.com/    

16 May – Kathy www.smilefornoreason.net/ 

17 May – Cassandra  www.hippiewithadragon.blogspot.com.au/ 

18 May  Taking a Break!

19 May –  Maegan www.maeandk.com 

20 May – Judith www.juicygreenmom.ca/ 

21 May – Vanessa  www.sweetleighsewn.wordpress.com 

22 May – Joy  www.xoxograndma.blogspot.com 

23 May – Julia  www.sumoftheirstories.com 

24 May – Amanda www.craftyfrugalmom.com 

25 May – Diane www.VintageZest.com

26 May – Emily, www.theinnovativemama.com 

27 May – Emmy  www.emmymom2.com  

28 May -  Vanessa   www.diy180site.blogspot.sg/ 

29 May - Jean Chua www.jeanstitch.wordpress.com/

30 May - Maya www.thelittletreasures.blogspot.sg/ 

Yesterday, Brandi at SuperGirl Savings shared how to repair upholstery holes. Please stop by and see how to fix a hole in your upholstery.

My Repair

We have a chair that needed reupholstered. This chair has been in our home for some time and the material on the cushion was beginning to show wear. So, I decided to find pretty material that would match the color scheme in our bedroom. Even though the wood on the chair is worn, the oak wood matches the bedroom furniture. Because of this, I chose not to paint over the wood.

The material was wearing on the corner and the color of the material did not match the color scheme in the bedroom.

My husband unscrewed the cushion from the chair.

After disassembling the seat from the chair, we removed the old and worn material.

My husband attached the new material to the seat with staples. As he was working on this step, I wiped the wood with furniture polish. Then, he reattached the seat to the chair.

The finished seat cushion.

I hope you enjoyed this chair makeover tutorial.

Let me introduce Cassandra, who blogs at Super-Hippie Eco-Person with a Dragon. Cassandra is our next blogger on the Making Good Blog Train. Please stop by her blog and see what she has repaired or mended.

Thank you Agy, for asking me to participate in the blog train. This was a fun project for me and my husband.

If you have reupholstered a piece of furniture, please share your experience in the comments below.

Have you mended anything today?