Here is a picture of it...I want to make it white somehow I just loved the shape and how comfy it is and can't afford a $250 chair so I decided to get a $25 chair from craigslist and cover it to make it white instead. I have covered chairs and stools and a bench before but nothing with a complex shape like this. It's the arm rests that throw me off. How would I do this? Thanks!
To recover this chair, I suggest that you carefully detach the original fabric from the chair by removing all the stitching. Once you have removed all the fabric pieces of the chair, you can use the pieces as pattern for the new pieces of white fabric. After that, you just simply sew the new pieces back together and recover the chair. Oh, start detaching the fabric from the bottom of the chair.
To do it the right way, just take the chair apart and recover each piece. Then reassemble. That's how it was done originally.
The only thing I can think to do with it's shape would be to make a slip cover for it. You usually can find templates in books at the library, or even online. Other than that, it's a tough call. Slip covers are nice, also, because if you're going for white, you'll be able to wash it (plus cover the arm rests)
It depends upon whether you want a custom fit (what it has now) or a slip cover. If you want a custom fit, you take off the fabric that is now on the chair and use it as a template/pattern to cut the white fabric. You sew it together, then apply the new white cover, finishing off with whatever they used to hide the last touches. You may need a staple gun, tacks and hammer, etc., and you can buy lots of helpful upholstry gadgets at shops that carry such items. They've got some of the neatest items! If you want a slip cover then you measure everything after you decide how you want to cut the pieces of fabric. You'll be able to use quite long lengths in places, then you start sewing smaller pieces on - but this all depends upon your planning. You could use straps or flaps or nails under the seat to hold it on but slip covers generally don't fit tightly.
