Last week I found myself longing for another chair to use while making stuff, and wondering away on where to find a chair. Then, over the weekend on a whim we stopped at a Value Village and we found this old Danish chair for $9.99. It was a little banged up with a hideous 80's pastel faux velvet upholstered cushion, but just perfect for us.
So we brought it home and I cleaned, removed the seat, and wiped down the teak wood using some orange oil furniture polish. I knew exactly which fabric I wanted to re-cover the seat with: some wonderful lollipop flower fabric I picked up from Leslie's A Little Goodness shop some time ago now. It was so quick and easy to do - I just cut a piece with about 2" extra all around the shape of the seat, eyeballing the print to sit nicely. Then I pulled it real tight and stapled it all around on the underside using a staple gun which I borrowed from my Dad.
All cleaned up, our new little chair is feels so very happy to me - I just love looking and sitting on it. Adelaide calls it the POP CHAIR and she really loves it too - perhaps a little too much - for I keep catching her licking the seat cushion!
19 comments:
You're inspiring me! I rescued two sad little Danish modern chairs from the dumpster and they look very similar to yours. They need some TLC and a recovering, but so far they've languished in my to do list. I'm going to try to get them done soon, because yours is so sweet!
darling!
Gorgeous. It is indeed a very happy chair.
I am heading to Value Village this weekend to pick up some kids books...now I will have to stop to look at the furniture as well!
that's hilarious. does the orange "pops" taste better than the "yellow" ones? hehe
I really love the fabric, I wish my chairs looked so good.
Great inspiration to go out and make something new again! I've done this with a set of old restaurant chairs - it's easy, but effective!
nice chair!
I also love those brilliant drawers in the background...where are they from?
Don't you just love stocking your shelves with fabric scraps to use for a mysterious project later? I love the chair...now off to do my own!
the chair looks perfect. i think i am going to have to go chair hunting. pronto.
Absolutely lovely! Makes me want to take a look around a nearby Value Village to see what treasures I might be able to find.
Hi Everyone, Thank you for visiting me and for dropping a note: it is so great to have meet and make so many new friends in this place!
Anonymous: I have looked for YEARS for a drawered cabinet and with zero results and so I finally got creative and simply put a bunch of Ikea cabinets put together - a solution I am actually thrilled with. The drawers pull out, so i can sort by project or supply and just pull out the entire drawer and take it with me to work. And I can add more cabinets as needed, stacking them up or placing more side by side. I'm sorry I have to dig up the name of them a little later on, but they're great!
Licking the fabric?! So, so funny! That would make a very sweet yet sassy photograph!
About the red chair...how about visiting Annie Leibovitz's books and her philosophies, if that's not too forward? I suggest it, because she's really helped me to accept the moment lately, and then look back on it's value.
How cute! I am moving in with the boy in a few weeks, and while we have serviceable chairs for now, I will be keeping an eye out for one I can reupholster!
Are these the Helmer drawers? (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00107874) I am going to get a craft room in the new place...
Hi Melissa - YES! thank you for that, they are HELMER drawers. I just leave off the wheels and can stack as many as i'd ever want. I love them.
and congrats to your new craft room - so exciting!!!!
xo
sharilyn
looks great.
so cute she is trying to eat the lollipops.
Yes, yes, yes. Love the chair! Love the fabric!
I love your chair! - it's fantastic when you find a nice one which needs a new seat cover! Great choice of fabric ;-)
so nice!
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