HOUSE SITTER

This cute chair pair will make your kids feel right at home!

Make the most basic of furniture into a decorative piece by building these house-shaped chairs. Using easily available and inexpensive materials, the project will help polish your routing skills which, once mastered, will take your DIY projects to the next level.

Gather your supplies

• 900 x 600 x 6mm MDF

• 2400 x 1200 x 17mm plywood

• Undercoat

• Dulux semi-gloss paint in Brera (aqua) and Monastic (purple)

You’ll also need

Pencil; jigsaw; drill; various drill bits; sandpaper; 16 and 65mm screws; trimmer; flush-trim bit; clamps; 5mm rounding over bit; sander; sandpaper; PVA glue; timber filler; painting equipment

Here’s how

STEP 1

To make template to mark outsides, draw a 50mm grid 500 x 600mm in size on the 6mm MDF. Referring to the Chairside diagram (see opposite page), mark where the shape crosses the grid lines, then join these points to create the shape.

STEP 2 Cut out template using a jigsaw, taking care that the lines are straight. Drill starter holes in corners of windows to allow access for the jigsaw blade into these areas. Also mark out and drill position of screw holes for the seat and back as these will be used to hold the template on the plywood. Sand edges of template smooth.