Before & After: Flokati Rug + Vintage Bench

Before

Rather than send this bench and rug to the Outbox, this blogger decided to combine and transform the two into a revitalized piece greater than the sum of its parts. Both items had thier share of issues: the Ikea Flokati rug had a shedding problem and attracted the, ahem, unwanted attention of her dog. The bench's vinyl was cracking, and languished out of sight in a guest bedroom. But together....

After

...they make a chic fuzzy bench. The impromptu upholstery project was just small enough to be accomplished using the clean section of the rug. For the complete step-by-step of how she did it, visit The Brick House.

Comments (20)

Sexy!

posted by bepsf on March 27th 2009 at 6:56pm
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My cat would love that.

It almost looks like an animal with its 4 little legs there.

posted by 4ddh on March 27th 2009 at 7:05pm
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"It almost looks like an animal with its 4 little legs there."

Hmmm - All it needs is two eyes and a tail...
;-)

posted by bepsf on March 27th 2009 at 7:08pm
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I feel like it could use a tail. Maybe some tusks?

Nice DIY job, though!

posted by singingraisin on March 27th 2009 at 7:08pm
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@ bepsf & 4ddh :

http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/6/61259/25_2008/img_9534.preview.jpg

;-)

posted by Daniel Poitiers on March 27th 2009 at 7:10pm
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Bravo!

posted by art on March 27th 2009 at 7:46pm
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Ooooo!! I like this

posted by wampler on March 27th 2009 at 8:06pm
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Haha!! Very cute!

posted by sagekitten85 on March 27th 2009 at 8:34pm
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Love it.

I want to pet it.

posted by bromeliad on March 27th 2009 at 8:36pm
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Very cool. I dig it.
The flokati from ikea is the worst. It shed so much that we just left ours in the basement when we moved out. Now I wish I had it back so I could get creative with it like this!

posted by cassielynn on March 27th 2009 at 9:45pm
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a sturdy little house pet... cute!

posted by sunan on March 27th 2009 at 9:45pm
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Aww, I love it! Watch out though, your dog may love it too... and pay it, um, attentions of a different sort. But seriously, I like flokatis but can't deal with the upkeep (especially since we have cats)... so this is like a nicely contained little dose. And I love that it looks very crisp and well-upholstered despite all the fuzz... good work!

posted by marie516 on March 27th 2009 at 11:24pm
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love it! nice work.

posted by baba yaga on March 27th 2009 at 11:42pm
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i have a Flokati from Ikea that sheds as much or more than my white cat but i love them both!

posted by royaltygirl on March 28th 2009 at 8:14am
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my dog would try to make puppies with this...

but i like it, even though i would have to keep it hidden from doggie pervert-o

posted by bellaknollie on March 28th 2009 at 9:06am
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And the dog will be less interested in in now, because...? If anything you might have made it even more appealing!

Cute bench, though.

posted by SeattleMama on March 29th 2009 at 12:34am
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Cute bench but...

does the shedding problem mean anyone who sits here will have white hairs all over their butt when they get up?

posted by Slim on March 29th 2009 at 1:24pm
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I like it before and after. The color of the bench is great.

Good job.

posted by blogazar on March 29th 2009 at 1:29pm
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Very creative! And nice!

posted by quiltmaster on March 29th 2009 at 7:02pm
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Great idea! What a quick update! Ideas are already floating around now... you could almost use any rug that you want to fit any style in a quick snap. Nice!

posted by sfteri on March 30th 2009 at 9:35am
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