Elusive Chair Now Safe at Home

It has been one year since I first posted about my quest to find an affordable occasional chair for use as additional living room seating and as head chair at the dining table. As of today, the quest is finally complete, and Project "Elusive Chair" has been put to bed.

First Post:
"Projects 2009", January 18, 2009

Second Post:
"Coming Up Next", March 12, 2009

Third Post:
"Unfinished Business", December 29, 2009

Final Post:
This is it!!!

Before

After

Fabric Detail

Dark Stain & Double Piping Finish

Here are the step by step details of the project:

• Shop numerous home decor retailers for an occasional chair, but discover price tags of approximately $795.00 (January/February 2009).

• Discover similar style chair on Craigslist for $50.00. Chair will require reupholstering, but I buy it anyway (March 2009).

• Chair sits in living room of my condo for more than ten months while I contemplate taking an upholstery class and recovering it myself.
  

• Decide against treating this as a DIY project, and Google Toronto Upholstery (December 30, 2009).

• Call World Upholstery, get an in-home quote of $200.00 for seat rebuild, reupholstering & refinishing (January 2, 2010).
  

• Find suitable fabric at Designer Fabric Outlet for $26.99/yd (110" wide). Purchase 1 1/2 yards (January 2, 2010).

• Drop off chair & fabric at World Upholstery (January 2, 2010).

• Pick up completed chair at World Upholstery (January 18, 2010).

Cost breakdown:
Chair $50.00
Fabric: $45.75
Labour: $200.00
Total Cost: $295.75

What's the best part? It's done and I love it!!!