DIY Kitchen Chair

Do your kitchen chairs need a little sprucing up?  Check out this do-it-yourself project.  You can turn that boring kitchen chair into a piece of art with a few simple steps.  You can find more projects at HomeLife.

What you will need

• Round timber chair
• Tape measure
• Pencil
• Drill
• White plastic clothesline cord
• Staple gun
• Scissors
• 3mm jumbo ‘Sgetti’ plastic string in white, neon blue, light pink and yellow ($9.90 for 25 yard roll from Craft.com.au)

Step-by-step

1.

Remove seat top from chair leaving bare circular frame. Paint to match chair if necessary.

2.

Measure circular frame. Divide diameter evenly into eight sections marking points with pencil.

3.

Drill holes slightly larger than clothesline cord right through circular frame from outside in at marked points.

4.

Next create a rigid second frame to weave through. Knot end of cord length and thread through first hole from the inside of circular frame out. Stretch tightly over frame and thread through hole directly opposite from outside in. Thread cord through adjacent hole from inside out continuing around circular frame to form an astericks pulling tightly as you go.

5.

Turn chair upside down and staple cord generously to inside of circular frame to secure. Trim the cord. Tie Sgetti to one piece of clothesline cord at central meeting point. Begin clockwise weaving process by stretching Sgetti across to adjacent cord, wrapping around it once before continuing on to following cord.

6.

To change colours knot Sgetti underneath after wrapping once around cord and continue weaving process.