Crate Chairs

This post is totally inspired by Megan over at The Boutons from her entry Crate Seats.  I adored her crate seats so much that I had to make them.  So now, I'll share how I made mine.  

Materials Needed to make 4 crates:


1 yard of fabric
1 yard of foam (I used something inventive...)
4 crates
Decorative ribbon-I'd say a foot
About half a sheet of OSB (Oriented Strand Board)


Scissors
Staple gun
Pliers (needle nose, in case you need to remove a staple)


Bug spray.  Oh wait, that's just me...who is living in the midst of the worst mosquito season in 20 years.

My tools.

Check out the bargain price on the ribbon!

I loved both fabrics and they coordinated so I decided to make two of each.

This was my surprise material find.  These were egg crate mattress pads that I have owned for years...like ten years!  I found them in our basement when I went down to find the padding I knew we had.  In retrospect, this would be a much cheaper alternative than buying regular foam padding anyway.

This is an optional extra.  She had to be right in the mix.  Isn't she cute?

My amazing husband agreed to cut the OSB for me and when ba-knonkers!  He cut them and sanded them.  He went all out!

Anyway, lay your OSB on the foam and cut to size.

Cut your foam to size.

Set your foam and the OSB on the fabric, print side out.

Now take each side, one at a time, and tautly staple them to the OSB.

Now add your fabric strap.  I didn't measure...just folded, checked, then cut.

Flip it over and check it out!

Fabric two:

And it's official, I love my new seats!  I'm going to use them at my kidney table for small group.  I'm pretty sure I'll be running an LLI group this year so my kiddos can keep their materials in their crates.

Easy project and well worth it!