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Office Chair Makeover

September 24, 2015

I bought a new office chair months ago and knew that I wanted to give it a little makeover. The chair is the Pearson Desk Chair from Ballard Design and I found it at the outlet store for $39, a big discount off of its regular price of $249.

When I first told you about the chair, I had replaced the casters with metal ones and I was debating between painting the frame gold or black and had also narrowed down several fabric options.

Well, I decided on a gold frame and made a slight change in the fabric.

Here’s the new look of my desk chair…

I used Rustoleum Specialty Metallic Gold Spray ( a great gold spray paint) paint and applied two coats to the frame. To add an additional layer of protection to the frame I sprayed on two coats of Krylon Clear Gloss Acrylic Coating.

The fabric I decided to use is a leopard print velvet that I snagged during a fantastic sale at Boca Bargoons here in the Atlanta area. The fabric was originally $59.99 a yard but the store had a weekend sale with select fabrics 75% off so it only cost me $15.00/yd. I bought enough to cover my chair seat and make a pillow.

Even though I had originally planned to use a larger scale pattern I love how this fabric looks with the gold frame. And at $15.00 I won’t feel guilty if I decide to change it up in the future.

I’m glad to have another project checked off the to-do list and now I can definitely work in style!

Spray Paint Is One Of The Best Design Tools You’ll Ever Have

January 13, 2015

One question that I’ve been asked quite often is “what’s your best design tool”? This is a pretty loaded question since there are a lot of different things that go into designing and decorating a room. It could be my upholsterer who can transform a piece of furniture or my painter who can breathe life into a space with a simple coat of paint.

As an interior designer I have access to a wide variety of tools and a range of exclusive furniture, accessories and home decor items that I can pull from to design a space.

Having access to exclusive items is wonderful but sometimes the best design tool is something simple that doesn’t cost a lot of money, is easy to access and can yields high-end results in a flash.

Sometimes the best design tool you can have is a can of spray paint~