Sitting prettier: how to upcycle an office chair

Yesterday I sourced a free chair for my desk, from Streetlife. That's a social network for local communities. You sign up with your postcode and you're connected with others nearby. On the site you can post news, listings, ask questions, and give away unwanted items, including the office chair I got. A couple of messages were exchanged with its owner, he gave me directions, I drove down and picked it up. He was completely up-front about the damaged bits. Gorgeous, eh?(Getting it up the stairs to my desk nearly did me in - it's so heavy; I ended up sprawled at the top of the stairs with the chair on top of me!)








Today I finished re-covering the chair. I had some leftover fabric from a dress I'd made, and that was just big enough. (Sometimes being a hoarder pays off; I made the dress years ago.) So I simply sewed the leftover fabric directly to the existing seat, trimming it as I went.












Using this fabric has the advantage that, should I ever feel the need (which I doubt), I can coordinate my seat, dress and shoes!
See how I customised my shoes with fabric heels