I picked this chair up about two years ago from Goodwill for $1.29. It was a Monday, which means they put all items with a certain colored tag on sale for a flat price of $1.29 in any department. Structurally, it's really solid, but it was obviously in need of a makeover, and at that price, I figured I could afford to put a few more dollars into fixing it.
This is somewhat disturbing, but as I removed the old vinyl seat cover, I discovered that it was originally white—not brown! Apparently, it must have been owned by one of the guys from Mad Men. I've found that problem with a lot of mid-century pieces—everyone was a smoker.
My upholstery skills are pretty much limited to chair seats and pillow cases, both of which were needed in this case. I picked out some pretty Amy Butler fabric, and a $2 pillow from Big Lots. I spent a lot more money on the fabric than on the chair! It took me two tries to find a pattern that my husband and I could agree on, but I'm really pleased with the result. (note: if you are doing a project like this, make sure to use upholstery weight fabric)
The paint has held up really well, too—even after two years of repeated collisions with a ride-on firetruck. I think I used one coat of primer and three coats of white satin finish spray paint.
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