The DIY kitschy chair..
Of late I’ve been a little bullish on the recycling front. More so, because of all the DIY (Do-it-yourself) things I’ve been reading about. I remember my mom re-using almost everything. Plastic was hardly ever used. And we’ve had the same furniture for as long as I can remember!
Though my first impulse was to throw away this ugly blue chair at home, I decided to think it through. Maybe something could be done to salvage this.
Luckily I had an old (and cheap) dhurrie. I had picked it up for the bedroom and found that it was too big for the space. I had to fold it to use it. so I decided to cut it to the required size, give it a border and use it. Well, that’s another project.
So coming back to the chair, I decided to upholster it with left over fabric from the dhurrie.
First came the painting part. I read a few ‘how to paint’ articles online. It seemed an easy read, but when I finally got around to do it, it was quite a messy thing. If you live in India, the easier thing would be call in an expert.
But somehow, I finished the painting on my own. I had to sand the whole surface, remove the black paint, use a primer and finally finish off with three coats of paint (with a lot of sanding in between coats).
Using the measurements of the existing upholstery, it was easy to get the dhurrie stitched from a local tailor. There is a little bit of fabric left that I am planning to use as a table runner.
And there is my chair. A traditional twist to a functional piece.
I use it indoors too! 🙂 More ideas anyone?
Priyanka Gupta
August 10, 2011 at 11:13 amThat looks beautiful! Love the idea of painting it to look like a bamboo/cane/ratan chair 🙂
craftcanvas
August 10, 2011 at 11:59 amI can send across some fabric! 🙂
shivanigakhar
August 10, 2011 at 11:32 amlove it!! this is so cool! 🙂
craftcanvas
August 10, 2011 at 12:00 pmCome home!
priyanka gupta
August 10, 2011 at 11:49 amwow thats really looking very beautiful, complete makeover.
craftcanvas
August 10, 2011 at 11:59 amI know man! I guess you can relate to this the best, since you’ve seen the ‘work-in’progress’! 🙂
Padmini
August 11, 2011 at 9:21 amUber cool. 😉
Deepti Dayal
August 13, 2011 at 7:34 pmAmazing…Nish…that was seriously cool!
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