Nestled In

Here is the second chair project we worked on over the weekend. This is an old chair that was left in my grandparents’ summer cabin by the previous owner of the cabin and it’s been sitting in their storage since. The chair is in a good condition, only the seat (and the padding under the fabric) was dirty and very dusty, not to mention kind of smelly. So we ripped off the old fabric and the padding underneath and made a new seat cover from the same Patricia fabric we used earlier on the other chair. We bought some inexpensive foam material to put underneath the fabric and then fixed the fabric on the chair with a stapler gun. It would have been a simple and fun little project but the material of the chair was very tough so getting the staples to fix on was a problem. We were so frustrated with the staples that we nearly gave up but I’m happy we didn’t because I think that the end result looks great!

Arabia’s seasonal Moomin mug for the summer 2008 has Snorkmaiden (Niiskuneiti) on her way to the beach. I took inspiration from Snorkmaiden’s summer style and put together this mini round-up for the summer. This cute Aquagarden Maillot swimsuit from Anthropologie is definitely something Snorkmaiden would wear! Champion Mini Slip On Stripes from Keds (that I would love to see on my own feet this summer!) have the same fresh stripes the new Moomin mug has and so does the perfect beach bag Sommar from IKEA.

Here are a few of my favorite prints from The Shiny Squirrel. From the upper left corner: Mi Pollito by AshleyG, San Shui: Cherry Blossom by Yu I Chan, Spring Cloud by Betsy Walton and Bear Speak by Julianna Swaney.

Here is the first of two simple chair projects we did over the weekend. The chair in question used to be Minna’s office chair but since it was replaced by a white Snille chair from IKEA it’s been in the kitchen where it goes well with our black Olle chairs. The only thing we haven’t been so crazy about is the bright red color of the seat, it doesn’t really go with anything else in our home. This weekend we covered the red with nice black and white Patricia fabric from IKEA. We cut and hemmed the fabric and then used a stapler gun to fix the fabric to the seat. We think it looks so much nicer now!

Lissu likes to help. She’s feeling much better already!

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