DIY Rocking Chair from Consignment Upholstered Regular Chair

Before ($25 at Housing Works Thrift Store)

After (Total cost: $382)

 

Start to finish in pictures

 

Before:

Taking it apart

 

Underneath (legs removed)

Rocking component added (idea from: http://honeyandfitz.com/2011/06/15/converting-an-upholstered-chair-into-a-swivel-glider/)

Arms (NO SEWING!)

Back piece (lots of staples)

Bottom front (RIVETS!  No sewing)

 

 

Back piece.  Straight seam created with iron on hemming, secured to chair with nails and rivets

Finished chair

Costs

Component	Cost
Fabric (8 yards… could have used 6)	$196.00
Rocking/Swivel Component (Available on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Recliner-Handles-Leg-Swivel-Rocker-Base/dp/B00BKP8X08)	$62.00
Labor for cushion cover creation	$45.00
Thrift Store Chair	$25.00
Upholstery Tacks	$20.15
Wood for Rocking Component	$20.06
Screws for rocking component	$10.03
Cardboard Tack Strip	$3.59

Time start to finish: 6 weeks.  All work done in tiny NYC studio.

Tools/stuff we already had: Staple gun, nails, hammer, saw (to remove legs), patience to remove 5 million nails

Experience reupholstering furniture prior to this project: None