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Topic: FREE chair re-upholstered for a new life  (Read 16211 times)
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« on: August 25, 2008 02:28:33 PM »

I found this chair. It had a sad little sign saying "FREE". It was filthy and had been much abused by a cat. The legs were scuffed and marked, but it looked solid and had potential. (I think re-upholstering belongs in "reconstructed" - correct me if I'm wrong... it isn't like I reinvented it as I dunno, a car or something- I made a ugly chair into a pretty chair).

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I cut off the fabric and used it to make a pattern. I re-used the zipper for the cushion and then trashed the rest of the blue canvas as it was neither nice nor clean. I used a combination of new fabric, thrifted fabrics (corduroy, cotton, upholstery, an old pair of pants and a men's shirt etc.) and block printed fabrics. I used lino block prints of the oudjat eyes, radiolarians, jellyfish, frog & lily pad, koi, seahorse, walrus, dragon and blue whales. I also used one old screen print of the sun.

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I like it. Hope you do too. Smiley
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« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2008 02:31:52 PM »

Very nice! I love the fabrics/prints you chose!!!
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« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2008 02:36:00 PM »

Your reconstructed chair is fabulous!  You have every reason to be proud of your handiwork Cheesy 
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« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2008 02:37:22 PM »

It looks awesome and amazing and fun!  I love it!
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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2008 02:42:38 PM »

Aww!  The fabrics are so fun and vibrant -- what a change!!

Reconstructed is more for projects changing one object into another (Have you turned that beautiful, avocado-green, vintage blender into a lamp yet? What are you waiting for?), so I'm gonna scoot this over to Crafty Housewares: Completed Projects: General.
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« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2008 02:44:02 PM »

That is such a beautiful chair. I love the different prints and the fabrics you used. I want a set of them for my home Grin
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« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2008 02:54:40 PM »

I've a chair I'd like to redo, but I have so many fabrics I want to use, I've been putting it off. . . but now. . . well, if I do manage to make some time to get the chair to look snappy, I'll post a picture here.


I lurve your chair.
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« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2008 03:06:22 PM »

How wonderful!  I would love to have this in my house, I love the colours and patterns you've put together.  Definitely adding this to my favourite projects  Cheesy
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« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2008 03:10:00 PM »

That is really cool - I wonder if it will inspire me to cover my couch, I have been putting it off for SOO long.
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« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2008 03:15:31 PM »

That chair is amazing!  I just moved into a new aparment and my living room looks a bit sparse, so I feel inspired to go searching through the trash now. 
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