Part of this last weekend was spent doing projects for the living room. My husband sometimes like to drink his coffee on the couch in the mornings while reading his daily feeds, so I focused on a few places he can put his coffee. The first was a basic prototype for interlocking coasters that I hope to make more complicated and puzzle like in the future.
Next I made a “shelf” for the couch arm with pg cherry plywood, and some remnant polyester/acrylic blend I got from the local fabric store (btw, this material did NOT cut well with the laser…it curled and shriveled up…though I may try it again with the low power mode and give an update on it later).
I cut 7 panels out of the cherry. One panel was 3X7inches and the rest were 1.75x7 inches. I placed holes on each side to allow me to stitch the fabric onto the cherry panels.
I glued the center of the panels onto the fabric so that the material would stay flush to the panels, and then stitched embroidery string to the fabric and panels in a weird version of a blanket stitch.
Ha! I love the adjustable coasters. Also, the arm chair cover/table-surface is a fantastic idea and so smart with the backing (no one wants coffee sliding off the arm of the couch)!
Great combining of materials! Can you skooch that cup a bit and re-post the pic and leave your doors unlocked? On an unrelated note, I really like your work.
That is a sexy little hack of the perennial “how do I keep from ruining the furniture while I drink stuff” problem. Really impressive, and makes me want to try extending the flexible-little-table principle to other problems.
Nice! I’ve been thinking about doing that whole magnetic hex coaster thing I’ve seen floating around. I really like your slot method though. Might change it up and try yours instead.
The couch deal reminds me of my dad’s old remote pouch…but not ugly…and actually functional. I like it!
idea.