A few months ago I created a bit of furniture to go with the chair I had reupholstered.
First, though, the story of the chair. Long ago, when I lived in San Bruno, I found a small armchair at a local thrift store for a whopping $25. Over the years it has seen pretty constant use, and eventually it became my breakfast-with-the-boys chair. Here’s the chair past and present (now in the north hall).
The chair was starting to show its age, so since moving here I started shopping for a new one. I looked at soooo many armchairs…
The problem was that none of the chairs was just right, so I decided to revamp the chair I already had and liked so much. I found a place in the valley and took my chair there with some fabric I originally intended to use for dining room curtains. Below are shots the shop took when they were getting the chair ready. Turns out it’s so lightweight because it’s made just from some bits of wood and large sturdy styrofoam blocks, then covered by foam padding and fabric.
A couple of weeks later my tired chair had been transformed.
Then I had a new problem: in the winter, when having breakfast with the boys, my feet often get cold and I wanted an ottoman. So I made one.
Inspired by the chair’s construction, I took a large block of styrofoam from something we’d ordered and created a base. The block had a gap, but thanks to Agent Smith and some glue, it was filled with similar foam. I took sheets of shredded cloth from some Home Chef orders and created a cushion, then topped the whole thing off with three old bed pillows. All of that was then stuffed into a muslin liner I stitched up.
Then came the hard part: I crocheted a soft fuzzy top, durable bottom and side panels using various materials including lanyard string, wool yarn, faux fur and ribbon yarn.
Then I stitched it all together, and now have an ottoman of my very own. Said ottoman and chair seen below. Since the boys sometimes like to sit with me, I whipped up some back and armrest covers for the chair.
