Before & After: Adding Color to a Boring Office Chair

Sarah Dobbins
Sarah Dobbins
Sarah is a freelance writer and photographer and mother of four boys. Her hobbies include writing emails at 4 am, fixing up her century-old home, critiquing superhero spin kicks, and trying not to kill her garden.
updated Mar 11, 2020
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Worn burgundy office chair on tiled floor next to a yellow sofa.
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We’ve all seen them and probably sat in them — the ubiquitous (and rather dull) standard-issue office chair. It’s hard to imagine even tackling a makeover of such a lackluster piece of furniture! But Kendra did — she added lots of color and as she says, “now it looks like a party is happening at my desk!”

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tan sofa on pink chair

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She simply removed the cushions, attacked everything that was left with some primer and spray paint, and recovered the cushions in a perky floral heavy-duty fabric. With a little help, she reassembled the whole setup and she was done!

Find Kendra’s complete instructions, including some helpful how-to photos, at My Insanity.

MORE CHAIR MAKEOVERS ON APARTMENT THERAPY:
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(Image: Kendra/My Insanity)

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