By way of background information, I have a heck of time finding furniture that is proportional for me. I'm 5'3" and more often that not I can't sit back in a chair and have my feet touch the ground. This is really annoying. It makes me think there should be one of the embarrassing cartoon growth charts next to it with a sign that reads, "You must be at least "this" tall to comfortably sit on this chair." Of course the cartoon is pointing to 5'7" and I sadly walk away. Just like the state fair rides. I digress.
A couple months ago there was an article in Better Homes & Gardens on making simple slipcovers for chairs. It inspired me. By using a slipcover I could be more bold with a pattern or color selection because if it ever irritates me, I'd just sew a new one. No harm done. With that in mind, today at D.I. I found these beauties for $15 each.
They're older and have a few stains, but it's nothing a little febreze and soap can't solve. The bones of the chairs were strong, the seat cushions are still plush and best of all, I sat in them with my back against the back of the chair and my feet touched the ground! I nearly shed tears of joy right there in D.I. I'm excited to find the perfect material and sew a nifty slipcover for my lovely new chairs. The thought of their dainty cabriole legs peeking out from a striped slipcover makes me giddy.
As if the chairs weren't enough, E and I then meandered over to the books and struck gold again. Whenever I check my local D.I. for books I usually find about 6 copies of Dr. Suess's The Foot Book and little else. But behold my loot!
- Mice Twice
- Each Peach Pear Plum
- Millions of Cats
- Yay, You
- Bea and Mr. Jones
- Little Toot (Vintage!)
- Berenstain Bears Home Sweet Home
- The Runaway Pumpkin
- Sanji and the Baker
- The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
- Fables
- The Story of Ferdinand
- Dr. Seuss's ABC
- If You Give A Pig A Pancake
- Smoky Nights
- The Wind Blew
- Wonderful Worms
- Five Little Piggies
- Animal Dads
- General Store
- Barefoot Escape on the Underground Railroad
