Cheat your way in crafts: Quick 'upholstery' chair update

We all have a chair that is just so comfy but its look doesn't fit with your interior anymore. You don't want to ban it from your living room as the chair is still in good shape but it could do with an update. Of course there is reupholstering but on an arm chair like this that could be a bit tricky, I know as my mum made the striped cover a few years ago and getting the chair back together took forever and a couple of swear words ;)

Sending it off to be upholstered can be pricey so how would you like a cheat way of updating the chair that will only take you 5 minutes? Seriously the time between the before and after shot was 5 minutes! The new cover is attached properly so it will not fall off when you sit on the chair and it's still removable so if your not in the mood for a sheep rug anymore you can easily whip it off and change for a different colour or pattern.

Want to know how to do this quick, cheat, update? Have a look at the video

I told you it was super easy! A quick craft cheat you could do this weekend to change the look of your interior in a flash.

Next week I will be showing you a craft cheat for in the kitchen, I hope you enjoy my new series and please comment if you have any suggestions or cheats you would love to see.

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At last weeks beach birthday picnic my friend Zara gave me this gorgeous bouquet of peonies. I of course couldn’t pass up an opportunity for a cute Kiki with flowers shoot 😀🌸 #floralfriday

I painted my back wall with chalk paint!! Go check out my latest IGTV video/blogpost to see how I used @chalkpaint to makeover the wall next to my deck. I got inspired by a picture of @thelovelydrawer to not just paint it one colour but to also add fun shapes, I’m loving it! The chalk paint in Paloma and Old White were kindly gifted by @anniesloanhome . What do you think?

I got so many lovely flowers for my birthday last week (especially these peonies!) that I spend Sunday morning taking some photos of them. Kiki and Kermit wanted to join in too so now the big question, who wore it best? And also expect lots of flower photos on my IG over the next few weeks 😀🌸🌼🌺 #whoworeitbest

No this is not the moon I’m painting it’s my outside wall I’m giving a makeover. The wall is SO textured I’m using a teenie tiny brush to get all the paint in between all the lumpy bits. The wall was an awful shade of yellowish magnolia but now it’s a lovely shade of grey (the Paloma paint was kindly gifted by @anniesloanhome ) With the size of this brush the makeover might take weeks 🤣

Happy Father’s Day @captaincaplis ! (Lockdown photo by @rebeccadouglasphotography )

I finally had my bike fixed yesterday just in time to cycle to my pizza on the beach birthday party with friends Leila, @celia_by_the_sea and @zara.mckenzie . It was a truly wonderful social distance party! With @ralphsmargate pizza (Yes they deliver to the beach!) an amazing @margoinmargate present, allotment grown salad (not by me, cant grow anything edible, but by Leila) and cake and bubbles. Thanks girls!! The 50 minute cycle right back while the sun was setting on the longest day of the year was rather nice too. I think that was a succes several days of 40th birthday celebrations 😀

So this is 40!! It’s my birthday today and hitting certain ages does make your mind wonder. Like last week I was thinking ‘I hope I don’t look 40’ (I’ve been working in an industry that glorifies youth since I was 18) but so what if I do, who really cares?! And the old favourite ‘hope people still think I’m cool’ That can be replied with the same answer, I’ve never really cared so why would I now 😀 Got a lovely message this morning from a friend that said real life starts now, I’m here for it!! 🥳

I really don’t know where some people got all that extra time from during lockdown. Time to learn languages, musical instruments, new skills, watch all the Netflix etc. I haven’t read one book or watched one series since lockdown has started! One lockdown cliche I did do is learn how to make sourdough and am loving it! My friend Zara gave me a sourdough starter and organised an online bake-a-long. Once I mastered the loaf I moved on to @katgoldin ‘s sourdough cinnamon buns and they are delicious! These ones I just put to bed in the fridge ready to bake tomorrow morning, am already looking forward to breakfast 😀 Have you learned something new recently that you love? Done any of the lockdown cliches?