Friday, September 2, 2011

I'm sorry, it just slipped!

I have no motivation.

I start about 20 projects a week, and only finish about 2.

Then I start 20 more, and finish 2.

I've got who-knows-how-many unfinished ongoing projects right now, and I sincerely thought that a road block with this slipper chair would land it sitting in the unfinished ongoing pile. (Note: I still haven't decided what I'm going to do with the legs, so it's technically not FINISHED... But who knows when I'll actually get to that!)







































Somehow, even WITH a road block, I was able to finish in not-too-long. My total investment for this slipper chair?

$15.

No, I'm not missing a zero. FIFTEEN DOLLARS! $9 for the lumber and Just under $6 for an extra cushion (that was my road block, in case you don't follow me on Facebook).

And it looks almost EXACTLY like the ones in my living room that I paid $150 for (except with different fabric, obviously).

 
Source: Target


Do you want to make one, too? You'll need to make a trip to Lowe's (it might cost you a little more, if you don't have any scraps layin' around). Maybe grab an old curtain that you don't want to hang anymore..?

I'll give you a quick tease to show you how easy it is..





























And then send you over to my post on ana-white.com (i'd put the plans here, but this blog is just not formatted right for plans)
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9 comments:

  1. * The Design ConfidentialSeptember 2, 2011 at 12:53 PM

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    You may start 20 but seriously finishing 2 is awesome! Good on ya! This chair is wonderful...just what I need so thank you so much for posting...hopefully I too will have a finished product! Aloha!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    This looks fabulous! And I do have a curtain laying around that needs a job.... :0)

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    OMG! I can do this. What are the measurements of those front bottom legs? I want to make this ASAP!

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  5. beautyoflifeSeptember 3, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    I love this, I was seriously considering buying 2 slipper chairs @ $150 each, I think I will wait til you get the plans posted, thanks

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  6. SarahSeptember 3, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    Wow! Love it I'll have to keep this in mind!

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  7. Gramma 2 ManySeptember 7, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    My husband has been wanting a chair and it has never entered our minds to make one!! Amazing:)

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  8. Gina (Lady Goats)September 7, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    Well please do! :-) I'm working on my second one, right now. They're so quickly built (it's the darned upholstering that takes me forever. I'm not a fabric-lover :-p)

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  9. Gina (Lady Goats)November 1, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    @* The Design Confidential I just came to check on a spam comment and saw that you removed your comment. WHAT DID YOU SAY!?!?!?! :-p

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