If you have a chair that looks like this in your home you'll want to see Suzanne's terrific transformation. If you don't, you might find yourself running to a thrift shop or keeping your eye on the curb come garbage day to get one. In Suzanne's words, "Goodbye Disney (no offense Tigger)! Hello non-eye sore!"
We love it and, as you can see below, so does her son Callum. Suzanne says it took her about two hours and 1.5 yards of Ikea fabric. And since it's a slipcover, she can throw it in the washer for quick cleaning. We asked if she used a pattern or just winged it. Her reply:
I totally winged it! I basically just traced each side on a large piece of paper to make a "pattern" and then cut out the pieces. I then just pinned and sewed, pinned and sewed as I went along while I kept fitting it to make sure it was looking right. :) That's it!
Thanks Suzanne!
(Images: Suzanne H.)
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Im not a fan of the brightly colored Disney or Dora the Explorer chairs either and I am so happy to see that someone made it their own. This looks great. Good on ya!
That is fantastic! So much of children's furniture is hideous! Um - but that baby? With those slippers? Too cute!
Ha! My friend and I were just commenting on how easy it would be to cover up the licensed characters on these little chairs... this looks fantastic! Agreed, baby in slippers - way too cute.
Great job! I hate those hideous character chairs, but your slipcover looks amazing.
Oh, and PS: the contrast of the Ramones t-shirt with the bunny slippers is adorable.
How I wish I had the skills to "just pin and sew" something like this! And the Ramones shirt with the bunny slippers made me laugh.
I want that baby in the Ramones shirt and the bunny slippers... Nice job on the chair.
agree--the chair is great but the baby in the ramones tee and bunny slippers is adorable!
Love it! Can you make me one, too? :D
This chair is so much cuter now!
hahaha on the contrast of the Ramones tshirt with the bunny slippers :)
Great solution for an not so fashionable chair!! I love it!
Omg, cutest baby outfit ever. :)
Has anybody done something similar with one of the sponge couches? The seat part on ours folds out into a sort of "bed" and I want to re cover it but I worry about the folding part - do I need to do something special so it still works?
http://pauline-lifewiththeboo.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-craftiness.html
I made one a long time ago too, took crappy pics of it too! Nice choice of material on yours!!
I love what you have done to that chair. It looks awesome.
Wow, great job. I love these kind of makeovers!
@merricontrari - we have one of the couches you're describing. The best idea I can come up with is to use a seam ripper to take apart the existing cover, and then use it as a pattern for your new cover. I may try it someday soon.
My kids would probably be upset for covering up their fave characters. I love this idea though because those chairs always get so filthy!
the bunny slippers!
Cute baby, cute chair!
Love the slipcover! Where do you find bunny slippers for kiddos? I would love to get a pair for my little one!!
@merricontrari Check out this awesome Dora couch makeover for inspiration!
http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/inspiration/kid-couch-makeover-091104
@merricontrari - why not just make the slip cover for the couch, then take it off if you open it up for a bed?
those bunny slippers are at Nordstrom's.....and i must have them!
Cutest baby! And he's reading the book upside down. Even cuter. :D
genius! those sponge chairs are hideous otherwise.
haha, those bunny slippers are so cute!!!
Not realizing the AT post linked to Ohdeedoh, I looked at your project and thought to myself, "now who on earth would ever be able to fit in that chair? What's the point?" Ooops... ;)
Looks like the little boy loves his "new" chair! Nice work!
Oh, a slipcover. Oka-a-a-ay. ??? I was expecting something totally out there, what with the lead-in saying I'd be running around town looking for a chair to do myself. I mean, good job, but... it's a slipcover, nothing earth-shattering.
The kid's adorable and the best part about this article is def the Ramones tee and bunny slippers. Funny, though -- I didn't know it was a wee chair until I saw the third pic. That was like an optical illusion, my mind just thought the chair was normal size! (I'm childfree and have no idea what a "sponge chair" is. Is it foam inside and that's why they call it that?)
Cute...but I think he'd be happier in a children's leather wingback chair with a bubble pipe.
I have the little reader in grass green and hunter green. It was a present. My son loves it but the two tone thing is too strong and we changed color schemes since he got it for his 1st bday. I'm so glad you posted this because I didn't want my son or sister to be heartbroken if I replaced it. :)