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Poorman's design chair

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Have you ever walked into one of these awesome design webstores? You can find some furniture by famous designers and stuff that look pretty cool. Then you finally reach the price page, and plan to come back in a few years, when you have collected enough money to get that simple chair XD.

In this instructable, you'll find how to transform an old broken chair into a stylish customized design chair, using a bunch of newspaper, some glue and iron wire.
 
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Step 1Undressing the chair

Undressing the chair
First step is to find the main material for this instructable...a chair!
I found this one on the street, standing all alone near garbages, and decided to give it a new life. It looks quite correct on the picture, but the tissue was seriously ripped and the (holy stinky) foam allready turning into dust.
Of course, any old chair from your grand parents that you don't use anymore will also do the trick.
I simply used a pair of scissors to rip off the fabric, with the help of a plier to get rid of some staples.
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24 comments
Sep 6, 2008. 10:00 AMuncle frogy says:
Just found this project nice work it really gives me inspiration well done. I have only one question I am rather found of hammers could you please tell me what kind of hammer that is I have never seen one like that before.
May 14, 2010. 5:45 PMmrmoonshineman says:
looks like this: http://www.uncommongoods.com/item/item.jsp?itemId=15306

i did a google search for "bottle opener hammer"
May 14, 2010. 5:39 PMmrmoonshineman says:
i really like this drawing-on-picture thing.  it hadn't occurred to me to do this for design.  very nice end result, also.
Aug 27, 2009. 7:47 AMinkstainedheart says:
Neat idea--though for once, I actually liked the wooden form underneath all the padding! Nice instructable!
May 31, 2009. 8:28 AMporcupinemamma says:
Wow! I can't think of a good word, awesome and wow are used so much. How about cowabunga dude! I would love to try this, but the woodworking part is beyond my abilities. Your chair is truly a work of art and ingenuity. Thanks for sharing!!
Apr 12, 2009. 1:55 PMSpananierin says:
I love the paper look! It should look awesome with some old comics!
Sep 11, 2008. 2:16 PMmg0930mg says:
This is really cool, I like how it looks after it is painted. Good Luck on more instructables.
Jul 17, 2008. 1:48 PMGrey_Wolfe says:
This is excellent. Did you paint it white, or is that just the smoothing coat? Just wondering. Great Intructable, favorited.
Jul 17, 2008. 1:34 PMGrey_Wolfe says:
The chair actually looks kind of cool nude. Only kind of though, and not nearly as much as the finished product.
Jun 11, 2007. 4:30 PMlemonie says:
Nice work. Having sent quite a bit of time with paper and PVA myself, what did you use to smooth the surface. You mention a 'coating', what is the final surface? L
Jul 17, 2008. 1:32 PMGrey_Wolfe says:
It translates directly as Coating of Smoothing. So yeah, it's just smoothing coat. Wish Americans were so direct in their product names. lol
Jul 12, 2008. 6:55 AMcamp6ell says:
maybe it's the same stuff you use to fill holes and smooth walls? plaster? nice instructable, i really like it.
Jan 2, 2008. 6:43 PMShifrin says:
Hey, This gave me an Awesome Idea, Yeah newspapers make it look cool and all, but why not try comics!
Sep 21, 2007. 4:03 PMsrcskier says:
I did this same thing to an old coffee table...here are some pictures of how it turned out. I love it!
Nov 25, 2007. 7:39 PMjongscx says:
Ah, I inherited a countertop that was done with old dagwood comics and clear packing tape... It's been there so long that we couldn't actually pull it off, it had to be sanded and refinished...
Jun 11, 2007. 10:24 PMlookatmygrlyfont says:
good instructable but wont the paper rip?
Sep 21, 2007. 4:06 PMsrcskier says:
I covered a coffee table with newspaper (comics)...I posted pictures above. I used an acrylic clear spray to "seal" it. It looks nice and it is shinny now!
Jun 12, 2007. 10:23 PMlookatmygrlyfont says:
you could always use paper mache which would make it even stronger right?
Jul 18, 2008. 10:19 AMdanlab says:
They are basically using paper mache, just with glue instead of flower paste; which makes it considerably harder and more resistant to water damage etc. Although it would be very interesting to try and make one out of traditional paper mache materials.
Jul 3, 2007. 7:24 AMRemote Man says:
Im so doing this to my old TV!! good jobbb
Jun 11, 2007. 3:52 PMwombat7 says:
super cool!
Jun 11, 2007. 1:38 PMOra says:
That's amazing!!! This is a much better use for the newspaper, and it creates a functional thing too.

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