Good bye ugly chair…hello cute chair…now to find time to sit in it.

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I’m jumping on the band wagon . . . the ‘my chair which I seldom set in is ugly so I want a new one but really don’t want to spend any money on one’ band wagon that is.

 
 
And the hardest working kindergarten teacher ever, Deedee Wills from Mrs. Wills Kindergarten, did hers . . .

So today on my project list was…re-do that ugly old chair in the basement so you can use it at school.
Here’s what I had to start with…
 
 
it was nasty and ugly and pitted.  In other words, it was the perfect candidate for a make-over.
 
All I needed to do was tear it apart and acquire the right tools for the job.A screw driver, a staple gun and some cute fabric.
 
 
 
This fabric just happens to be left over from when I covered my crates a couple of years ago.  PERFECT and FREE.
A few staples later . . .
 
 
Ta-Dah!!!
 
 
 
I’m excited to have a new chair to use if I ever get the chance to set down.  I figure maybe by February!
 
What do you think?

Marsha Moffit McGuire

With more than 20 years of teaching experience, it is my pleasure to bring you my most favorite ideas and activities to keep young learners engaged and loving learning.

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19 responses to “Good bye ugly chair…hello cute chair…now to find time to sit in it.”

  1. Miss Trayers Avatar

    It came out really cute! You make it sound so easy. 🙂 Love the polka dots!
    NotJustChild’sPlay

  2. Melissa Mcdonald Avatar

    Love it! I did mine last week as well!

  3. The Kinder Garden Avatar

    Turned out great! Nice job!

    –Caitlin
    thekindergarden.blogspot.com

  4. Karyn Avatar

    I LOVE your chair! The fabric is awesome! Great job!

  5. Mrs. Davis Avatar

    I think you may have motivated me to do this this week!!!!

    Kim
    Carried Away in… K!

  6. Kristine White Avatar

    Very cool! Now you’ve got me wondering what type of chair I have at school and if I can recover it…not because it NEEDS it, but because yours looks so cute!

  7. sandyj559 Avatar

    Super cute. You did a great job!

  8. Cathy Howell Avatar

    On my way to buy fabric for new curtains/bulletin boards….just may have to do my chair too!

  9. Mrs. Solis Avatar

    It looks amazing! Makes me want to put fabric on my chair!;)

    Alma
    http://alsolis.blogspot.com

  10. Amanda D! Avatar

    Very cute! I’m totally coveting your fabric!

    -Amanda @
    Teacher at the Wheel

  11. carolyn k Avatar

    Love! Now I gotta get fabric!! I have two chairs both yuck!

  12. Amy Steed Avatar

    Love it! That fabric goes great with my theme this year! I may have to try it!

  13. Heather W Avatar

    Is it really that easy? I have the ugliest, most stained baby blue chair EVER in my classroom. It needs some WD40 and a serious makeover! I might have to try this…
    ~HoJo~

  14. Thirty One Gifts Avatar

    I love this!! What a great idea!
    Donna

  15. […] to build up my muscles or something!)   Then I remembered that I had my dad’s electric upholstery stapler.  It’s the same thing I used to cover my stools and what I used for recovering my office […]

  16. […] have wanted to buy an actual office chair and update it since I saw this Pinterest post, but couldn’t commit to buying a new chair just to take it apart. Thankfully my mom stepped […]

  17. Janet G Avatar
    Janet G

    Very cute ! How much material did it take?