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March 7, 2016 by Kirstin

a striped slipcovered chair!

simple chair cover- black and white stripes (and easy to do!)

simple chair cover- black and white stripes (and easy to do!)Once again, Saipan is the impetus behind this project. After searching for months (really, since last summer!) for a chair that’d ship here, we found this one on sale at Anthro. Only problem? It’s crazy tie-dyed pattern = totally not my style (plus, it’s way brighter blue in real life than it is in their picture).

simple chair cover- black and white stripes (and easy to do!)And so we’re adding “slipcovering furniture” to our repertoire of Saipan-neccisitated-skills. Honestly, I thought the black and white stripes were going to be a muslin for the slipcover (I had big plans to use this gorgeous gray linen that I bought at Dongdaemun). But since it turned out well, striped slipcover it is!

simple chair cover- black and white stripes (and easy to do!)I followed these slipcover making instructions (with a few tweaks to account for chair differences), but thought I’d show you a few step by step process shots as well (forgive the awful lighting- our house here has the weirdest dull-yet-flourescent overhead lights!).

simple chair cover- black and white stripes (and easy to do!)First, I pinned the fabric to the chair, following the contours. I tucked the fabric into the place where the back and the seat meet, traced around the entire thing, and cut out. Then I pinned a skirt into place and cut. Next I pinned the back into place and cut. Last, I laid flat fabric on the crescent moon shaped top portion, traced and cut. After I had my pieces, it was just a matter of pinning and sewing them together to match the shape of the chair (though, I made the sides wider in order that the cover would fit down over the top. After hemming the bottom I was done!

simple chair cover- black and white stripes (and easy to do!)Guys, this took an afternoon and evening. Shocking. And lovely!

simple chair cover- black and white stripes (and easy to do!)Sometime I am going to make a list of all of the skills I’ve acquired in Saipan (most of which are completely unnecessary anywhere but here). “Slipcovering ugly chairs” can top the list of actually-useful skills on that list- haha!

September 2, 2014 by Kirstin

the most versatile dresser

the most versatile dresser

As we got ready to sell our house and leave Denver, we played a game with all of our furniture called “Sell or Store.” Almost everything went into the “Sell” category (our house buyers were the primary recipients of our Sell furniture), but there were some pieces of furniture that were either sentimental (everything from […]

January 28, 2014 by Kirstin

DIY luxe stool cushion (IKEA hack how to)

IKEA hack stool- how to make a fur topped stool with a $6 IKEA stool

If you follow us on instagram, you’ve certainly seen snippets of my office makeover. I was hoping to have the whole thing finished up this week since the kids and I heading to the middle east for a whole month (!?!) to see Jord and her crew. But I am just not sure it’s going […]

February 23, 2012 by Kirstin

DIY reclaimed wood coffee and side tables

reclaimed wood tables

I have to tell you- there is an ongoing battle in my life between the neatfreak voice in my head and the clutter that is constantly threatening to take over my house. However, in my living room (which is currently getting a bit of a makeover), I am determined to fight the clutter. And so […]

January 2, 2012 by Kirstin

a vintage, girly chair redo for piper jane

reupholstered chair

I am a great waiter. Not like, serving-food-at-a-restaurant-waiter, like delayed-gratification-waiter. I’d rather hold out for something that I really love than get something that I sort of like. Along those lines, I’m still waiting to find a few ‘just right’ components of Piper Jane’s nursery- the most important being a lovely, girly, glam chair. As […]

December 6, 2010 by Kirstin

how to make a reading nook from two wooden palettes (part 2)

how to make a reading nook from wooden palettes

Allright, friends! It’s time for the second installment of Build A Chair Using Palettes. In part 1, we built the platform of the chair/reading nook. Today, we’ll be attaching the sides of the chair and painting it! For this second part of the chair building, you’ll need: -a wooden palette (if you already collected two […]

December 4, 2010 by Kirstin

how to make a reading nook using two wooden palettes (part 1)

how to make a reading nook from palettes

I love palette furniture. Actually, I think that I love it for the same reason that I am so intrigued by Anthropologie’s window displays- the idea of taking something that no one wants and turning it into something useful and/or beautiful resonates with me. An ostrich made out of book pages? Lovely! A giant wreath […]

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