![New upholstery, black paint and a touch of gold metallic, bring this 3 dollar thrift store chair out of the office and into the dining room. What a transformation! .jpg Black and gold thrift store chair makeover](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9IrNjlf0_HQ/V9WokcWYBuI/AAAAAAABiXc/rdcWryf9v2s/New%252520upholstery%25252C%252520black%252520paint%252520and%252520a%252520touch%252520of%252520gold%252520metallic%25252C%252520bring%252520this%2525203%252520dollar%252520thrift%252520store%252520chair%252520out%252520of%252520the%252520office%252520and%252520into%252520the%252520dining%252520room.%252520What%252520a%252520transformation%252521%252520.jpg?imgmax=1600)
I’ve been hanging out at the thrift store again, and so today’s project is another inexpensive furniture makeover. This time, was this reddish desk chair with a nasty microfiber seat. It isn’t an old piece, in fact, it probably came from a big box store, but it was solid wood and I liked the lines. Especially the cutout in the back.
![thrift-store-desk-chair-before-makeover.jpg Thrift store desk chair before makeover](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0ZHHGBFrGu4/V9Wo-1inwGI/AAAAAAABiYI/BanlE4mI4KU/thrift-store-desk-chair-before-makeover.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![3-dollar-thrift-store-chair-makeover.jpg 3 dollar thrift store chair makeover](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gC5q0eei228/V9WoYNOt6LI/AAAAAAABiXY/4qwK_5ISc64/3-dollar-thrift-store-chair-makeover.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![dirty-uphsoltered-chair-seat.jpg Dirty uphsoltered chair seat](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sVxoGzvfG3U/V9WorxFw8rI/AAAAAAABiXo/vXrrw1oxRsc/dirty-uphsoltered-chair-seat.jpg?imgmax=1600)
First thing I did was remove the seat and reupholster it with some french script fabric I got from Online Fabric Store. If you look at the full print repeat on the actual fabric, you can see there are some more colorful areas on the print, but I avoided them so I could have the black and white look.
I used my T50 elite Staple gun to do the upholstery work and it worked great.
![using-staple-gun-to-reupholster-chair.jpg Using staple gun to reupholster chair](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ah4CAJnkvFc/V9WpBAqLPqI/AAAAAAABiYM/2FuICbeD0jE/using-staple-gun-to-reupholster-chair.jpg?imgmax=1600)
This is what the seat looked like finished, but I still didn’t like the red wood color.
![french-script-fabric-for-chair-seat.jpg French script fabric for chair seat](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-egTO_EUSKC0/V9WouTr7c6I/AAAAAAABiXs/5eZhNNXkcbI/french-script-fabric-for-chair-seat.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![sanding-desk-chair-for-makeover.jpg Sanding desk chair for makeover](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-34jRwmsJEcU/V9Wo8kLDVaI/AAAAAAABiYE/yrAfHGCppEQ/sanding-desk-chair-for-makeover.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![degreasing-sanded-desk-chair.jpg Degreasing sanded desk chair](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-67MBuY1JIqc/V9Wopc1JtcI/AAAAAAABiXk/dmySslX39oU/degreasing-sanded-desk-chair.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![priming-desk-chair-for-repainting.jpg Priming desk chair for repainting](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z-g_cTybTTg/V9Wo14XwZOI/AAAAAAABiX4/s3QqatFCPAo/priming-desk-chair-for-repainting.jpg?imgmax=1600)
I painted the entire chair black and then I used a small paint brush with Modern Masters Metallic Gold to do the horizontal edges of the chair back. I wanted to bring out the shape of the little “heart” and circle cut outs.
![Modern-Masters-Gold-Metallic-painted-chair.jpg Modern Masters Gold Metallic painted chair](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vEcpAAM1H38/V9WozU5NmbI/AAAAAAABiX0/q2j8ENcQJK4/Modern-Masters-Gold-Metallic-painted-chair.jpg?imgmax=1600)
It came out really cool, since when you look at the chair straight on, it doesn’t show.. but when you catch the light at an angle.. it shimmers!
![gold-metallic-accents-on-black-painted-chair.jpg Gold metallic accents on black painted chair](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lxgf_Lat004/V9Wowz6_sHI/AAAAAAABiXw/SdBr648tTG0/gold-metallic-accents-on-black-painted-chair.jpg?imgmax=1600)
The final chair looks so much better! Less like a big box office chair and more like a vintage piece of furniture.
![repainted-desk-chair-with-gold-and-black.jpg Repainted desk chair with gold and black](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k-BTCFUqFuM/V9Wo4ST61LI/AAAAAAABiX8/iWO8XDnAGdU/repainted-desk-chair-with-gold-and-black.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![black-desk-chair-with-gold-accents.jpg Black desk chair with gold accents](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GfyQfBfVboU/V9Wom_pFwSI/AAAAAAABiXg/DiQs5bFhRxo/black-desk-chair-with-gold-accents.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![reupholstering-desk-chair-seat.jpg Reupholstering desk chair seat](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ycfQ--UVC6Y/V9Wo6aXQtKI/AAAAAAABiYA/ySoJuF_DTGs/reupholstering-desk-chair-seat.jpg?imgmax=1600)
And if you love gold metallic, don’t forget I used this same Gold Metallic and Black color combination on my spool organizer and I love how it looks there as well:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Lw4x64TYG_8/VyE9NYcV8TI/AAAAAAABhFA/rGzeFQ4c4fw/Old-Frame-Turned-Wall-Spool-Holder.jpg?imgmax=1600)
And in my mom’s laundry room we went crazy with the metallics!
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w0lJZWkaD9U/V6aGkYZBgOI/AAAAAAABiKM/jC2EMRNpq5o/metallic-squares-as-backsplash.jpg?imgmax=1600)
I’m going to need an intervention!