Zebra couch and chair

[Rick Cox]

Here is the culmination of an idea several years in the planning. In June 2018 I bagged a couple of zebra with Pawprint Safaris. A bit before that I had acquired these Scandinavian 50's furniture pieces.
Here they are, together at last.

 

[Ridgewalker]

Very nice looking! My parents had Danish Modern couch and chairs just like that!
That looks much nicer than my parents! I may need to get some more zebras and try that.
Is everything leather that isn’t the zebra skin?

 

[neckdeep]

I have a bunch of backskin's and hoping to do this, look's great

 

[cpr0312]

Very cool, looks good!

 

[smokepole]

They look really good. Good idea.

 

[Tra3]

Very nice! How many zebra?

 

[slam8031]

Fantastic!! Great result!

 

[Rick Cox]

Very nice looking! My parents had Danish Modern couch and chairs just like that!
That looks much nicer than my parents! I may need to get some more zebras and try that.
Is everything leather that isn’t the zebra skin?

I wish I could say it was. I screwed up there. I have a few moose hides tanned I could have used, but didn't. I had to make some fast decisions: the upholster who had taken on the work a couple of weeks before with the idea it would take months to get to, had a bad diagnosis. He was going to close shop by today. So I got talked into using a high quality vinyl (brown) which matched the zebra well. Didn't regret it till I picked it up a few days ago. Then I thought: " Damn! I could have used those moose hides!"

 

[Pheroze]

It looks great! Nicely done

 

[Ridgewalker]

I wish I could say it was. I screwed up there. I have a few moose hides tanned I could have used, but didn't. I had to make some fast decisions: the upholster who had taken on the work a couple of weeks before with the idea it would take months to get to, had a bad diagnosis. He was going to close shop by today. So I got talked into using a high quality vinyl (brown) which matched the zebra well. Didn't regret it till I picked it up a few days ago. Then I thought: " Damn! I could have used those moose hides!"

In the photos it could easily be leather. But moose leather from one you took would have been awesome!
Next!

 

[Newboomer]

That is a much better idea than just throwing the hides on the floor. Looks great.

 

[Rick Cox]

Very nice! How many zebra?

Two. And I have lots of scraps. Legs, neck/heads etc. I'm thinking knife scabbards, trim on gun cases, shields etc.

 

[johnnyblues]

I like it.

 

[enysse]

Very nice!

 

[CBH Australia]

Nice and cleverly lined up to match

 

[CAustin]

Looks great Sir!

 

[BobT]

I like that a lot! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Adam Stevens]

Looks really nice. And a great idea for a Zebra

 

[Rum Runner]

Very nice! Wish I had room in my place to do the same...

 

[tigris115]

Wouldn't these hides get ruined super quick from constant use? Especially if these chairs are somewhere where there's gonna be a lot of people. I can't imagine how many farts these would store.