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Chairs Made from Clothing

This is the flip-side of our earlier post on bikinis, dresses and socks for chairs. Whereas those pieces were made to (literally) dress up furniture, these designs are upcycled from old jeans, belts...

Bikinis, Dresses & Socks for Chairs

We hear a lot about how fashion and home design are related, but clothes for chairs? It seems a little out-there, but people have been outfitting chairs with caps, jackets, and even bikinis for a wh...

Chair Socks: Give Your Furniture Some Fashion

This morning we spotted these funny little socks... for your chairs. Some part of us is thinking how silly they are, while the other part is wondering, why we didn't think this up ourselves. There'...

Reader Tip: Fabulous Felt Chair Covers

Yesterday we showed you a designer makeover to your basic, white outdoor chair. It was almost unanimously voted as a fail, but reader Sandra from Boston, chimed in with a lovely felt alternative. F...

AK-LH: Circulatory System Arm Chairs

click thumbnails for larger pics While some people might pass on the opportunity to sit in one of these anatomically inspired armchairs, we love our design and decor with a certain quirkiness. Name...

How To: DIY Upholstered Folding Chairs

When we put up this post about the chairs from Anthroplogie being a good DIY inspiration, we had no idea that Shelly would get right on it! She pulled together this project in record time to get it in...

How-To: French Tuft a Cane Chair...From the Flea Market

Here is another "bookmarkable" How-To step-bystep project from our DIY expert, Shelly... Click on the Thumbnails to View All Photos Project: French Tuft a Cane Back Flea Market Chair Time: 5-6 ho...

Book Review: New Chairs
Innovations In Design, Technology, and Materials

There are books in our collection that we read once a year, once a week and once in a blue moon. Our latest find, New Chairs, acquired from the local Half Price Books has been a once a week type pur...

Auction Photo Tour: University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Every 3-4 months there is a gathering of the best kind. Deals are made, treasures are found and fun is had. It's a place where repurposing is at it's finest and it's best to come with a Uhaul in to...

Cole Scego: Midwestern Designer & Fabricator

Many people assume that great design comes from either coast. That to be amazing you have to live in LA or NYC. Well, Midwestern furniture designer and fabricator, Cole Scego is turning heads from ...

Seat Savers From 5.5 Designers

We came across 5.5 Designers this morning and think the ideas behind their work are fantastic. They are creating new products to fix or improve old ones. Click through the jump for more... ...

Midwest Scavenger: 4 Eiffel Tower Base Bikini Chairs for $1800

In Uptown Minneapolis, Linda has 4 Eiffel Tower Base Bikini Eames/Herman Miller Chairs up for grabs at $1800 for the set. Click through to see more Midwest bargains than you can shake a stick at. ...

Look!: Unexpected Chair Detail

Check out the schoolhouse style of this chair. We like the wood even though it's fairly worn out and beaten up. We love the metal brads, lined up in an arrow formation as if to say, "Take a seat." ...

Loll Outdoor T77 series

AT is no stranger to Loll, but its T77 line demands another mention. This Duluth, MN-based company makes outdoor furniture of uncommon aesthetic, quality and enviro standards. And it’s all made in ...

Vintage Chair Refurbishing Ideas from Etsy

We love searching Etsy for DIY ideas. Today, we found several refurbished vintage chairs that gave us a few ideas for our own projects, if we ever get around to them... ...

Multi-Colored Side Chairs

Browsing the Maine Cottage website, we spotted a few photos of dining chairs painted in array of colors. We really like the look - with the right chairs, it could be a good way to do something diffe...

Chairs from Steckley Organics

Steckley Organics is a Miami-based company that makes furniture from gathered wood...leftover cuttings from the logging industry, driftwood found on the shore. Their designs are angular forms inspi...