Upcycling an Antique Carved Wood Chair

Oh, how I loved this chair when I spied it at the thrift store. It was sturdy with beautiful carved wood, BUT it had a broken caned seat.

The caning on the back is in good shape, but the seat was stretched out. Still, it had good bones so I bought it because I knew I could upcycle it and make it usable once again. 

I taped a piece of newspaper to the seat and traced with my fingernail around the edge of the caned seat to create a pattern. I then traced the pattern on to a piece of plywood and cut it out with a jigsaw.

I did cut the sides a big wider so they would rest on the wood sides of the seat.

I then used some memory foam, quilt batting, and brown and white pillow ticking fabric to cover the seat, that was then screwed to the chair seat base from the underside.

This will be for sale at my next pop-up shop (date TBD). Check out the gorgeous, antique, oak, beveled, heavy, lead glass mirror I recently sourced that will also be available. 

This chair is comfy and would be a great piece to create a cozy reading and sitting spot in your home.