DIY reupholstered Chrome Office Chair from the 60s

I just made some photos of my finished DIY reupholstering project, and my first one too!! For many years I've loved this ooooold 60s chrome chair in the basement of my father-in-laws craftsmen room, but I always thought that it's just way to damaged, dirty & stinky to be repaired and renewed. Well, back then I probably didn't have much idea of how to do it, but now after many years of interest in these things, I now felt it would be no problem to do it! And especially because I just couldn't let go of this beautiful chair - to not be part of my new home!!! So here you can see how it was before, it was upholstered with a green vinyl fabric, but there was a lot of dust, dirt, and color splashes all over it, because it was in the crafts and tools room for so long. Also the wooden armrest, totally scratched etc. My worries were mostly about the chrome, because I thought once it is rusty, it is hard to remove it!
Well what a nice surprise that I was wrong!!! :)

I found some tips and advice on the net, the most simple one I tried, which was aluminium foil and water or vinagre, I mixed the two in a little bowl, and started to rub the chrome legs! Miraculously and very fast the legs got it's beautiful shine back!

I decided to go for this lovely electric blue fabric, which I really loved, because I have nothing comparable in my house, and I wanted to add a real different accent. Also for long I wanted to finally make use of the neon orange piping, that I had left for a long time, never had anywhere to use it, but still kept it, because I love it so much! So finally it matched perfect with the blue fabric!

 

I was hardly thinking about using a vinyl or leather material for the chair, I was really into the idea, not only for the looks of it, but also for the longevity of the chair, but because there were parts that I would have to sew, the seating part, and my sewing machine doesn't work very strongly and properly, so I didn't want to risk it and used this heavy cotton material instead. I guess it will live for 2 or 3 years, and after that period of time I will probably anyway be in the mood to change the look of the chair again!

So what do you guys think of my new old home office chair? 

I hope you enjoy it :)