Craftster member Minouette recently posted photos of the free Ikea chair she took from dumpster worthy to crave worthy. She writes, "I found this chair. It had a sad little sign saying FREE. It was filthy and had been much abused by a cat. The legs were scuffed and marked, but it looked solid and had potential."

To see the truly remarkable results, read more.
Minouette reveals her process by writing, "I cut off the fabric and used it to make a pattern. I reused the zipper for the cushion and then trashed the rest of the blue canvas as it was neither nice nor clean. I used a combination of new fabric, thrifted fabrics (corduroy, cotton, upholstery, an old pair of pants and a men's shirt etc.), and block-printed fabrics. I used lino block prints of the oudjat eyes, radiolarians, jellyfish, frog and lily pad, koi, seahorse, walrus, dragon, and blue whales. I also used one old screen print of the sun."

Truly inspiring, Minouette! I am in awe.

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Very nice work - I just love the playful nature of it!
1Wow, I love this! Amazing!
2I just put that EXACT old chair (but in a different color) on the street with a free sign. Now I wish I hadnt! But I am nowhere near that creative so I wouldnt have been able to reinvent it quite so well.
3Oh my goodness....this is amazing! You should sell slip covers for ikea chairs on etsy...I would totally buy one! I love patchwork, but am not quite as talented. I am working on a bench that I have now, but we'll see how it turns out!
4Hanako66--I would love to see your bench! Definitely post it to Su Casa.
5Thanks Casa...I will post for sure! I am working on quite a few projects right now (my bedroom in particular) trying to get the house ready for Thanksgiving. I hope to have a lot to share by November!
6Very cool! I love all the colors and patterns you used!
7so playful, and interesting too! if i had that chair, i would just smile every time i sat down in it.
8I would totally buy one, too! I have two of those exact chairs in white, bu tthey are getting so grungy.
9Gorgeous! Good job.
10Much improved!
11Oh my gosh that is so much fun! Love it!
12very cute i love it.
13Amazing! I love it! You see people dump couches, etc. on sidewalks everywhere in Seattle. THIS is showing true innovation and RECYCLING! WOO!
14wow! this is an amazing facelit! awesome job
15This is my chair... thank you very much for the post and comments! I'm flattered.
16You did such a good job!! That is really not my style, but I would honestly love having it in my home!! ~So unique~
17Amazing!! Simply amazing!
18Loves it! Great job! I wish I had the patience to be so crafty and ingenuitive!
19Great job. It's so inspiring.
20It PoPs!!!
21good work. so cute chair.
http://www.list-company.com/company/list/i180320-r/Furniture.shtml
22very creative,i love it!
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