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The Trouble With Cats and The Making Of A Pickle Juice Chair
by
Cindy @ Upcycle Design Lab
(IC: blogger)
5 Materials
$50.00
Easy
You may be wondering what on earth this title and the items pictured below could possibly have to do with a DIY furniture project. But this is not a typical project even by my crazy standards.
The only reason that this project came about is due to these two fur balls.
We have only had them for a few months but they have managed to weasel their way into our hearts which is a good thing since they have also done this to our living room chairs.
They are not particularly expensive chairs but I decided to try and salvage them anyway. My problem was finding something to recover the chairs with that would not look terrible if the cats got their claws into it.
Maybe this was a strange conclusion but I decided to use twine. The question was how to attach the twine to the chair. After a fair amount of searching and almost giving up I found a simple DIY glue recipe on line. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj4y2BcCrtQ
I decided to give it a try and much to my surprise it seemed to work! It took me several days to cover the entire chair.
Once the whole chair was covered and had dried it needed a lot of sanding to take down the rough edges. The final step was a coat of Minwax Polycrylic.
All in all I am pretty happy with how it turned out.
You can find the rest of this rather silly story at UpcycledDesignLab.com. Happy HomeTalking, Cindy All DIY - Makeovers - Furniture - Chairs
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Suggested materials:
- Twine / Jute (Craft Store)
- Pickle Juice and Vinegar (My Fridge)
- Geletin (Grocery Store)
- Cat Scratched Chair (Living Room)
- Minwax Polycrylic (Home Improvement Store)
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Published July 24th, 2016 2:58 PM
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Maryann Los on Sep 17, 2016Cats can be trained not to scratch furniture. A squirt gun filled with water is great for this, as is loudly yelling "NO" when they scratch something you don't want them to. You can still enjoy their companionship and love without them destroying your possessions.
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