I have company staying in the guesthouse this weekend, and it has a very nice deck on the back which most people enjoy sitting on and eating or drinking coffee. There is a cute little table out there that is perfect for this.

But the chairs are hard. I usually have cushions on them. But…the cushions are in pretty bad shape. In fact, I had loaded two of them in the back of the truck for Mike to take the waste disposal station. I hate doing that…I have landfill guilt, but look at them…

Ugh. I looked on Target and Lowe’s to see if there was anything I liked that was cheap. It was serendipitous (don’t you love that word) that I read Kari Anne’s blog called Thistlewood Farms because she mentioned covering seat cushions with bandannas as part of her 4th of July decorations. I decided right then that I’d just cover my ugly cushions with the bandannas until I could find another solution.

I went to Walmart and bought 8 bandannas. They are $1 each. I had wanted to use yellow but there were not any. I opted for red thinking that if this didn’t work, my dog, River, would have 8 red bandannas to wear. In the clothing section, these were $1 but in the craft section, they were $.97. Strange.

Step One. Lay the ugly pillow on the new bandanna. These bandannas are 22 inches square.

Step Two. Lay the second bandanna on top.

Step Three. Tie your corners.

After tying your corners, you just need to work the sides a little and your covered seat pillow will look like this…

And doesn’t this table look much more comfortable and inviting with the bandanna covered pillows?

I’ll bet there are lots of things you can do with bandannas. I’m going to Pinterest and find out!!