How to update my puppy midwife chair ;).
This is an old chair that I have kept in my puppy whelping room for many years. I can’t even count the number of hours spent sitting up all night in this chair by the whelping box. We are getting ready to move and will have a new setup for pups, so this chair needs a major refresh. It is absolutely the most comfortable little chair and everyone in my family always vies for it when hanging out in the puppy room.
I’d like to cover it in a neutral of some sort so I will have the option to move it around the house when I get the rearranging bug. Maybe a tan or wheat color?
First of all what style would you call it? Also, when I get it reupholstered should I do the button tufting on the back cushion?
If it matters, this is the room it will be going into to start with. A guest bedroom in our cabin. The entire cabin has these walls.
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DYH
6 years ago
Olychick
6 years agoNot sure what kind of pups you have/had, but what about something that pays homage to the chair's background? This is an ellen degeneres print at Joann's:
It could be really cute!
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6 years agoOlychick
6 years agoMrs. S
6 years agocliff_and_joann
6 years agoAnnette Holbrook(z7a)
6 years agoOlychick, that’s a nice neutral dog print, love it.
Cliff, love you he idea of exposing the legs. Can’t wait to see your pic.
Found this one on Pinterest where someone made a slipcover for theirs.
cliff_and_joann
6 years agoHere you go Annette...I love your puppies. :)
As I said in my prior post, the tufted back cushion was like your.The first time we re-upholstered it -- the back cushion was quite
time consuming. The way we did it the second time ( as pictured)
was much easier and faster. This brown valour has proven to be
very durable.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoAnnette Holbrook(z7a)
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