Slipcovered Chair

Having a very small budget to redo a room

 can make you do crazy things...

For instance it can make you think

you are a seamstress and that you can just

 whip up a slipcover for a chair

Here is a picture of the moment I realized

I was NOT a seamstress and I just

might be in big trouble with this project



Okay...let me start from the beginning

We are in the process of redoing our daughter's bedroom.

One of the things she asked for was a "fluffy" white chair

This is the one she wanted...

Can't say she doesn't have good taste...

yes I would love this chair too!

However this 900 dollar chair from

Pottery Barn is out of the question.

So off to craigslist I went and found this chair for $25

Perfect size, great price, well made and

 the legs are the right color

I attempted to make a pattern with left over wrapping paper...

it helped a little bit when it came time to cut the fabric.

Then I started to pin the fabric pieces together....

and that's when I realized I have no idea

 how to make the corners meet correctly. 

The arms on the chair are curved going up to the top.

At this point I need help....

so I go get sweet husband

 and between the two of

 us we are able to piece it all together. 

While he starts sewing the slipcover...

yes he can sew better than me!

(he's going to kill me for telling you this)

I start making the box pleats

Finally after two days of cutting, pinning and sewing

and a few comments from sweet husband

about making him work in a sweat shop

this is the outcome...

Not bad for our first attempt

If I am ever crazy enough to do this again

the only thing I would do different is

make the box pleats a bit shorter...

other than that I think it's perfect!

It made for one very happy little girl...

and  a very happy dad who saved

$845 dollars!

Last night she informed me she would

 like the butterfly mobile from Pottery Barn Kids...

Looks like i'm off to Michael's for another project!