In the era of disposable plastic land, I am proud to say our Peg Perego high chair has survived 3 kids (two of my kids and my best friend's youngest). Now that my third child has moved up to solids, we pulled out the tired chair. Instead of buying a new high chair- hello landfill and good bye $200- I decided to revive it with a new cover.
As you can see, after much wear and cleaning, the cover was cracked and the vinyl was brittle. I looked up buying a cover replacements, but they were still about $50. Making one was an option especially because I can customize the look I wanted. My requirement was something wipe-able and neutral. I picked up this great faux leather from Triad, a local home decorator fabric store. It has a brozne look with a slight shimmer. I know it isn't traditional for a high chair, but this is the last time I will be using it so I just went for it.
My first step was to come up with a pattern. I traced the old cover to create a template. I tried to creatively cut out the pieces and used the fold. The more pieces would mean more seams and more chances of crumbs and baby food goo to get stuck. I also eliminated some of the holes at the back for the five point harness. The faux leather was surprisingly easy to cut out with good sharp fabric sheers. Sewing was a breeze with a heaving duty needle.
Additionally, this vinyl has a very helpful flannel backing which prevented the slipping of the layers. I also held the pieces together with clamps instead of pins to avoid unnecessary holes in the fabric. For the strap holes, I zig-zaged along the openings like giant button holes. And I was done!!!
Overall, this was a super easy redo with a big impact. It took about 90 minutes from start to finish, but this is something that the baby uses three times a day. It is so nice to have a fresh start.
If you are on your second or third baby or if you received a hand- me- down high chair that needs some loving, consider a new cover. It will feel as good as new. For me it helped save my sanity when I strive to keep things clean in house of three kids.
My first step was to come up with a pattern. I traced the old cover to create a template. I tried to creatively cut out the pieces and used the fold. The more pieces would mean more seams and more chances of crumbs and baby food goo to get stuck. I also eliminated some of the holes at the back for the five point harness. The faux leather was surprisingly easy to cut out with good sharp fabric sheers. Sewing was a breeze with a heaving duty needle.
Additionally, this vinyl has a very helpful flannel backing which prevented the slipping of the layers. I also held the pieces together with clamps instead of pins to avoid unnecessary holes in the fabric. For the strap holes, I zig-zaged along the openings like giant button holes. And I was done!!!
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Overall, this was a super easy redo with a big impact. It took about 90 minutes from start to finish, but this is something that the baby uses three times a day. It is so nice to have a fresh start.
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If you are on your second or third baby or if you received a hand- me- down high chair that needs some loving, consider a new cover. It will feel as good as new. For me it helped save my sanity when I strive to keep things clean in house of three kids.
I love it..... cleans easy, looks great!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I hope Chase didn't do too much damage to it :)
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