Thursday 19 January 2012

Decoupage Map Chairs.

Its that time of year again when the majority of people are starting to think ahead and make arrangements for their summer holidays. With travel in mind I wanted to share an idea I had using old british road atlas pages to personalise a set of chairs using the technique of decoupage (the art of sticking paper to a variety of surfaces simply using pva glue).

Decoupage Map Chair.
Decoupage Map Chair.

The idea came about while I was redesigning a bedroom with a map and atlas theme in mind, I noticed the bedroom chairs needed upcycling and suggested covering the frames with maps (an idea I'd seen before) that would add to the individual style of the room.


I transformed a set of four chairs, making sure that at least one coordinated with the bathroom decor (as asked). Two chairs had green seat covers to match the bedroom decor and the other two were given blue seat covers to match the bathroom. As each chair had one british regional road atlas book designated to it, (either north, south, east or west) I made sure that the chair for the bathroom also had a mostly blue sea frame (south coast!) to match the seat cover and room decor.
Decoupage Map Chair.
Decoupage Map Chair. 
Decoupage is such an easy and simple technique that can transform and personalise any interior decor. Once you have choosen your pattern etc you can get sticking, making sure you finish with a top coat of clear varnish to protect all your hard work.

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