I have a swivel chair. Take me seriously.
There is something very humbling about running a business (even if it is a little one) from a folding chair. Even if it's padded it still doesn't feel "important".
I found this terrific chair in the AS IS department at IKEA. It was 24.00 and it swivels, goes up and down, and has wheels (they're a little sticky, but I'm okay with it for now). A chair that says "I mean business. Really.".
Practical? Very. Exciting? Not
It definitely needed some cutifying so I picked through my super-fun stash of fabrics (see it?) and came up with this:
The solid pink fabric is a sheet from Rachel Ashwell's Simply Shabby Chic line at Target. It has a nice crisp crinkle to it and goes nicely with Heather's fabulous Freshcut fabrics.
My seven year old son took one look at it and said: "It's definitely not a chair for boys.". He's catching on.
I even made some piping and put a big bow in the back. It kept pulling forward on the seat part so I attached some twill tape underneath and tied it on real tight in the back and that did the trick quite nicely.
What fun!!
It's adorable, my friend!
Posted by: Heather | October 30, 2007 at 10:22 PM
That is fabulous!
Posted by: beki | October 31, 2007 at 07:32 AM
Wow! Of course I love HB fabric and what you did here is wonderful. What a fantastic idea. It looks so beautiful and finished. Lovely work, I may have to try this myself one day.
Posted by: Lisa | October 31, 2007 at 04:28 PM
dar. ling.
Posted by: Pam | November 02, 2007 at 09:39 AM
Beautiful! I'm seriously jonesing the fabric you used on the bow.
Posted by: happy zombie | November 06, 2007 at 10:19 AM
What a wonderful idea! Office chairs are so not pretty. Your chair is now wholly lovely.
Posted by: Elizabeth | February 24, 2008 at 07:17 AM
Oh, you need to come to my house and dress all my boring furniture. And when you're done, I think you could give some pointers to some poor, misguided Oscar folks.
Posted by: Glenna | February 26, 2008 at 07:34 AM
What a very very BEAUTIFUL chair cover! ~~~XXOO, Beth
Posted by: Elizabeth Holcombe | February 26, 2008 at 11:55 AM
I love it!
Posted by: Amanda | February 29, 2008 at 06:36 AM
Very nice. Gives me inspiration for the boring Ikea desk chair I am currently sitting on! Black and grey does not make for a girly room!
Posted by: Bernadette | March 30, 2008 at 05:42 PM