Comments on: Nursery Mockup 3000

By: the misfit

the misfit — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:58:35 +0000

I adore that bentwood-esque rocker but I have never had to sit on it.

As to cheap upholstery fabric – I KNOW this is not upholstery-weight, but I have the dark blue velvet (100% cotton) curtains from Ikea, and it’s pretty sturdy fabric. $50 for a pair of 96″ curtains and $70 for 108″, which is like 80-90% less than similar fabric at G Street Fabrics. I see this as lending two options: cheap raw materials for professional recovering (if your pro says the fabric is sturdy enough), OR a make-your-own slipcover, by which I mean anything including “I tucked this into the edges of the chair and I don’t want to hear about it.” It would be a vaguely different option than a throw blanket in the sense of massive square footage, so you could really cover the whole chair.

By: Lawny

Lawny — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:36:15 +0000

I LOVE the Thayer so much!

By: erin

erin — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:20:40 +0000

Thanks for the advice everyone! Looks like I will be selling the handsome rocker.

Laura, it’s carpet that looks like sisal, not real sisal. Totally agree with you about sisal’s roughness.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:27:27 +0000

Sell rocker and recover chair sounds like a plan. One thing about sisal. Though it looks great here….it is not generally enjoyable to crawl on it. Red knees. So once you get to that point, you may be wanting something different on the floor.

By: ModFruGal

ModFruGal — Thu, 03 May 2012 03:34:20 +0000

Sell the rocker and take it from there. You talked about ditching it in the last house, so it’s clearly a beautiful nuisance..once you have that fistful of cash, your inner design fairy will whisper in your ear what to do with it to make the nursery complete.

By: nkp

nkp — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:55:45 +0000

Sell the rocker and reupholster that sexy red beast. Here in Atlanta you’d probably pay $250-300, fabric not included. Your mock up board looks amazing, Erin. So fresh and sophisticated, but still absolutely baby friendly. I love it.

By: erin

erin — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:52:10 +0000

Thanks for the tip, Sharon!

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:51:11 +0000

Sell the rocker and invest it in that chair! I have a barrel chair that rocks and swivels that I’ve held on to for 13 years to get it recovered whenever we have a kid. Our cats destroyed the chair but I know it’ll be the best thing to nursey and rock and baby. Interior Fabrics on Burnet always had pretty good deals on fabric. You might be able to find something interesting to cover the chair.

By: Celine

Celine — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:31:44 +0000

You got skillz lady! That’s it, I have nothing productive to add.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:21:01 +0000

I’m also glad my grammar is at the level of a stupid fetus. Oh well…