simple & chic
Hubby just bought this chair for my vanity area in my closet so I could sit down while putting on make up or use it as a desk (I am blogging this post from this very room right now!) I love how it is simple and black and white but it just needed something. The chair looked plain and I felt like it needed something like a furry throw, or a gold pillow. I sat down, & got online to look around for some. Well there is a reason I often blog from my closet- because I get a lot of inspiration and (today was no excpetion). I glanced at my chanel black cerf tote and saw the dustbag inside of it. I don’t ever use my dustbags because I keep them front and center on shelves & immediately had an idea.
Why not use it- I could make a pillow out of it. I immediately went to my office closet (which is where I store props and miscellaneous things for parties) & pulled out the pillow that I was going to use for my daughter’s frozen party but never did. It measured to be 18 x 18- and the chanel dust bag measured near 20 x 20. I knew the pillow would not be a perfect fit but I couldn’t get myself to cut any of the bag or material (I know I’m so weird). I then decided I could kind of frame it by giving it a 2 inch edge! I turned the bag inside out, measured 2 inches from each edge of the bag, and pleated it (3 accordion folds) then used a white pencil to draw a straight line where the fold ends. I then hand sewed on the line for 3 of the edges.
Then I turned the bag inside out again and the pleat sticking out which is the frame around the pillow turned out to be a little over an inch. I loved how it looked- I stuck the pillow inside. It fit perfectly! I had to sew the top closed and add the top frame from the outside so I sewed 2 more lines. Voila! A chic chanel pillow for the vanity chair. This took me an hour to do, and made me realize a couple things.
1. I want to do this again to some of my other dustbags 2. Next time I will just buy stuffing so it fits the dustbag perfectly and all I have to do is sew the top closed. 🙂
A pillow made out of the dust bags to some of your most treasured purses would make for some chic decor in any living room couch, on a bed, or… in a closet 😉
Hope you like how it looks!
xo
Love this idea!! Now I just need a Chanel bag 😉
Xo Aubrie
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What a clever idea!! The pillow turned out great.
Alice
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Wow! It’s a very creative idea!! Looks just simple and chic as you said 🙂
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Seriously, can I come play in your house!? Love the pillow!
xo, Yi-chia
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What a cute idea to turn a dust bag into a decorative pillow!
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oh my god, this is amazing! now i want to make one too! too bad i’m really sewing challenged. what a genius idea!
modern.girl
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what a cute idea – love it!
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What a great idea, i am going to keep it in mind, lovely closet too!
Simona
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It looks perfect!!
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Wow thats the most fashionable DIY ever!
Amazing how creative you! I just love your ideas!
xoxo
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What a great idea! It looks cute and you helped the planet by reusing the dust bag! Thank you for sharing this 🙂
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Such a beautiful room and bag closet! I am in awe of the amount of Chanel bags that you have!
xo
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I LOVE THIS, Sooae!
Lisa
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Used the Apple Leather Care on a red Chanel and it dried “white” in some areas! :(( What to do???
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