One of my favorite things to do is little DIY projects for my house.  I’m just learning how to do some of these DIY projects and many of them I fly by the seat of my pants.  I’m one of those people who hate uniformity in the house and like to have surprises in each room; my own personal touches.  I say – death to the furniture sets!  Well maybe I could be a little less dramatic but you get the picture.  Below is a chair that I found at an antique store close to my house for $20.  I already had burlap (that I purchased for $1.50 a yard from a fabric store in downtown LA) and batting.

What you need: 1 yard fabric, batting, staple gun, scissors, and screw driver

Not the prettiest of chairs but it has good bones and I like it’s structure.  All we needed was a little chair to put our shoes on when we get dressed.  This fit the bill.

The obvious is to unscrew the chair so that it is in 2 separate pieces.

I removed the fabric and batting from the chair so I have a nice clean slate.

Next, cut your batting and burlap into a square that surrounds the stool seat.

I used about 6 layers of batting so that it would be soft to sit on.  Then you tightly pull the burlap and batting around the seat and fasten it to the seat using a staple gun.  You need to be sure you keep your edges tight and round….you may require more staples than you think but it will look better in the end. I decided not to put the back of the chair back on because it looked better in our room as is.

I haven’t decided yet but I think I will put 612 on the seat with a stencil and fabric black paint…that will give it just the personal touch I am looking for.

To a fabulous closet,