in january,
ben
complained that, while he liked to sit at his spot at the kitchen table to use his laptop, the chair wasn't comfortable. (ben likes to sit in the farthest corner out in any room, where he can see everything, and where nothing is happening behind him. i'm not the only OCD person in this house.)
i knew right away what his valentine gift would be -- cushions for our kitchen chairs!!
i got ben's finished in time. mine, which is not quite identical but does match, is almost finished. it will be much easier now that i don't have to hide it. (this project has been watching a lot of court TV and VH-1's bands reunited. ) these are made of the same kitchen cotton as ben's teatowels. in fact, when it comes right down to it, these cushions contain the best elements of two really shitty recent-years' projects: the mind-numbing shroud of turin is where i first started using this cotton, and the ill-fated cat bed is where i first did this "pie wedge" type bottom. so everything really is worth something! believe it!
these cushions look like starlight mints! i had the inserts custom made, and they are fully machine washable, as are the knitted covers. the buttons are antler, and are very smooth and warm and, i am told, indestructable.
when i presented this last night, i had ben sit on the couch with a blanket over his head while i went to get it. i put the cushion on the chair in the kitchen and then said to him, "keep your eyes closed and i am going to lead you to your seat at the table." whereupon Mr. Usability immediately snapped, "why couldn't you have just had me sitting in the kitchen to start with?"
shut up, honey. put your ass down right here.