Oumas Killer Chair

So we all have that one chair that floods us with good memories. For me , its my grannies old chair. But oh boy did it need some love.

A few years ago when I started fixing up old furniture I didn't really know what I liked or what I was doing . Not to say I know a hell of a lot now but I know a lot more then what I knew then .

So I took this chair and shame I tried hey - but I failed at fixing it then. And it got stuck in the infamous junk to funk room. So here's how I took my once previous fail to a rocking make up chair.

So here's what I used:

• Sandpaper (220 Grit)

• Fired earth in Ghost Grey

• Left over skull material with a thick thread count

• A Staple gun

• Nails

• Wood Glue ( The Industrial Kind)

• Clamp

• No more nails

• A left over place mate for the back ( I had a set from Mr Price that I've been playing around with and when inspiration struck, it struck )

• Hammer, scrapper etc. to remove left over thatch and nails.

So first things first, I removed the old furnishing I had on it, took out all the old nails. And cleaned out the old thatch that was stuck in the hinges.

I gave it a good sanding and fixed anything that was uneven,

I then took the old seat cover and covered it with some left over maroon skull fabric I had left over . And set that aside.

After making sure that I had cleaned every inch of this chair . Including all the grits .

After I was satisfied that everything was sanded nicely, and that the chair was cleaned out including all the groves. The reconstruction before the facelift began.

I started first by reattaching the top bit. You can't see it in this photo but you can see it in the last. This was completely take off but luckily none of the wooden spokes had broken. So I simply placed this back in place and with a soft rubber hammer nailed it back.

To make sure all my hinges were stuck together and that this chair wouldn't fall apart when sitting on it. I double checked all the bolts and and nails. And started a process of rescrewing and replacing old damaged hinges and nails with new ones where necessary. Luckily most of them were intact. Except for the very top .

Now although I had reattached it I noticed that it still came loose when there was pressure applied to the base. So it was obvious to me that there was a misaligned plank in the chair. Or basically the wheel alignment was out. So through a process of elimination I found that certain leg and pinned it back into place. . I then placed some carpenters wood glue and clamped the top section together to make sure that this wouldn't unhinge again.

The next process was adding the placemat. So this placemat I have had for maybe 2 years? And although it looks weave it has a metal backing and some give so with the right type of support it can be jimmed to replace some damaged thatch work.

To attach it I placed it on the back and with some no more nails glue I first glue it on to the frame. Because its circular its a little harder to maneuver . Once it set I took several nails and weaved them through the weave and nailed them directly to the chair to make sure it was securely attached.

I placed the seat cover back and PRESTO. A killer new chair that fits my make up vanity rather well !

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