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Antique Vanity Seat Makeover

Certainly I’m not the only one who would see this sad little antique vanity seat sitting there in the store all lonesome and feel bad for it, right? I mean, look at those turned legs, the awful vinyl upholstery that is begging to be ripped off. I say it’s makeover time! {{fist pump}}

Antique Vanity Seat Before Makeover | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces

Old upholstery is one thing, but I totally never understood why you would use vinyl unless you like a sweaty bum. I know it’s easy to clean, but there are other ways. In addition to the seat, you can get cracks that HURT!! If you look closely, you can see how someone did a half-wit job recovering this. Those corners would be my bare leg nemesis.

Antique Vanity Seat Vinyl Upholstery | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces

RIP IT OFF

As you can imagine, I’m so excited to see what’s under this blucky stuff. I use my cats paw prybar and a flathead screwdriver because this stuff is tacked in with 1″ nails. whew!

Removing Antique Vanity Seat Upholstery | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces

Because of my past experiences in these past posts HERE, I knew this wasn’t the original vinyl. I’m assuming, however, that vinyl is used because there is more vinyl under there.

Original Green Vinyl Antique Vanity Seat Upholstery | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces

BINGO!! And it’s green. haha. This totally reminds me of a school bus seat – oh the horrors of riding a bus. Thankfully, this upholstery is done with basic staples that I pull out easily.

To finish the upholstery, I dig into my stash and pull out this gorgeous white linen I used on my channel back chair. Fortunately, I have enough to cover with scrap leftover. By the way, if you ever want to try your hand at upholstery, the easiest project to start with is a stool (tutorial here).

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First, you can see my upholstery “sandwich” of linen, batting, original padding, and frame.

Layers of Antique Vanity Seat Upholstery | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces

Then, I use my stapler to tuck and staple all around the seat.

Stapling Linen Upholstery on Antique Vanity Seat | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces

PAINT

After that, I pick a soft slate green (the same as my kitchen cupboards) to paint the antique vanity seat base.

Painting Antique Vanity Seat Base | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces

Two coats, followed by distressing and wax. Next, as soon as the paint is cured, I put the seat in followed by gimping to dress it up.

Adding Gimping to Antique Vanity Seat | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces

SEAT OF A QUEEN

Finally, here is my thrifted-found antique vanity seat with a brand-new “old” look and ready for many more beautiful sittings to come.

Farmhouse Style Antique Vanity Seat by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #furniture #diy

Top View Linen Upholstery on Antique Vanity Seat | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces

Sigh…that’s better. The color is soft, the linen makes it refreshed as well as durable, and the size makes it suitable for most any room.

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Slate Green Antique Vanity Seat by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #diy #makeover

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So tell me, where would you use this cute? It’s available in my online store alone with many other fun finds.

DIY Linen Vanity Seat Upholstery by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #linen #diy

As always, my goal is to inspire you. Have you tackled an upholstery project before? If you’re like me, your first time is scary, but the more you work on it, the easier it gets.

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An antique vanity seat is made new with paint and upholstery by Larissa of Prodigal Pieces | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces #farmhouse #furniture #diy

What is more, I found this potential project piece that I couldn’t resist. Do you blame me?

Thrifted Amish Box Before | prodigalpieces.com #prodigalpieces

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Comments

  1. Rebecca - NC says

    So sweet!! And a seat like that can be used in sooo many places!! And I am in LOVE with that color!!! Feel better soon!!! 💐

    • Larissa says

      I can imagine all the lovely ladies that sat upon it gazing at themselves – God’s wonderful creation.

  2. Wendy says

    It’s beautiful! Simple and sweet. Love it!

    • Larissa says

      Thank you. I sure would love to have need for something like this. 🙂

  3. Niki says

    I can think of many area of use for this sweet little bench. It was very sad looking before but sure is beautiful now. Very fresh with the linen and soft green/blue color.

    • Larissa says

      It will be fun to see where it ends up. I’m sure glad I had a chance to revive it. Thanks, Niki!

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