Tailor an old chair with shirt stripes

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How to do it
Recycle old shirts (or buy new shirting fabric) and wrap narrow strips of different stripes around the chair frame. Secure discreetly using a staple gun and textile adhesive where needed. Finish with a carefully placed cuff and some big, fun buttons on the chair back.

What you need
Shirting fabric, from a selection at Acorn Fabrics, the giant red buttons are from John Lewis.

Get the look
Find this floor lamp at Twentytwentyone.

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