More than a year ago now I bought this sweet little chair with the intention of recovering it to go in Little Miss's room. It would give me somewhere besides the floor to sit for bedtime stories and middle of the night calls.
Excuse the iPhone pics but they are all I took in it's original state. I loved that it was little and low enough to the ground for both of us to easily use. But it was dirty, torn, well past it's prime, and while I love vintage, this was old fashioned.
A bargain at around $20, I can't believe it has taken me more than a year to get around to finishing it.
Bye bye old fashioned and hello gorgeous!
I love how this little project turned out. The fabric was an eBay purchase and I love it. The graphic, colour and scale just make me smile every time I see it.
Is it perfect? Nope. Do I love it anyway. Oh yes. And bonus, Little Miss loves it as well.
I got about half way through attaching the new fabric when it became abundantly clear that my little craft staple gun just wasn't going to cut in. In fact, it just stopped working at all. I left that little chair sitting in my dining room unfinished for about two weeks while I agonised about what to do. Eventually I just had to get it done and that meant parting with $40 for an Ozito Staple Nail Gun. Best $40 bucks spent EVER!
This little thing rocks. It packs a big punch in the staple gun arena but is so super simple to load and use. About a dozen staples later and voila! Our little chair that had languished in no man's land for a year was suddenly ready for use. It saves my knees and back at bed time that's for sure and I think it adds a cute little touch to the room.
Next on my hit list for Little Miss's room - the bedside table that's a functional hand me down, but could use a little fancying up.
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