Egg Chair Update and New Mini Egg Chairs

I’m back with the promised update on our corner egg chair and a quick look at three tiny egg chairs we recently brought home for Clara’s dollhouse. Below you’ll find the practical cushion solution we landed on, plus a few photos and notes about how the miniature chairs found a new life as doll furniture.

Mini Egg Chairs for the Dollhouse

First up: the small egg chairs. These are actually Christmas ornaments that turned out to be perfect for Clara’s dolls after I clipped off the hanging strings. A reader tip pointed me to a clearance find, so I picked up three for just fifty cents each. They’re the perfect “hold-y” seats for Olivia and the rest of Clara’s small family — less slippery and more secure than some of the smooth brass miniature chairs we already had in other rooms.

Clara loves how these seats keep her dolls in place, so they quickly became a favorite dollhouse upgrade. The small scale makes them an adorable complement to the other handmade and thrifted pieces in her DIY dollhouse.

Our Full-Size Egg Chair: From Thrift Find to Finished Seat

Now, the full-size egg chair in our living room. We snagged this chair from a local thrift store and gave it a quick makeover — paint and some spare pillows at first. That “just for now” stage was fine for a while, but I wanted a more finished, permanent solution for the seat cushion.

Initially I considered ordering foam and sewing a custom cover, but while out shopping I found a rounded seat cushion on sale for $14 at Pier 1 in a soft blue tone that coordinates with much of our house décor. The cushion’s shape felt promising, so I bought it to try — even though I wasn’t sure it would actually fit our unusual chair.

At first it didn’t sit right at all when positioned the “normal” way. The rounded back of the cushion and the chair’s curved shell didn’t line up the way I expected, so I almost returned it. But then I tried flipping the cushion — putting what was meant to be the cushion’s back toward the front of the chair — and it clicked into place.

After removing the manufacturer’s ties and tag that signaled “this is the back,” the cushion sat beautifully. It actually looks like a tailor-made seat for the chair’s unusual shape. That simple flip saved me from ordering custom foam and saved time and money.

Final Styling: Pillows and Personality

Once the seat cushion was set, it was just a matter of choosing back pillows. I tried several options until I found a playful and cozy combination that felt right for the space: a blue-and-white patterned pillow, a faux fur pillow for texture, and a quirky animal pillow that brings character and a bit of humor.

The final look is comfortable, playful, and fits the room’s color palette. The soft blue cushion reads as a neutral in our house, and the layered pillows add texture and personality without overwhelming the chair’s unique silhouette.

Wrap-Up and Small Design Lessons

In short: don’t be afraid to try inexpensive finds and experiment with orientation. What looked like the wrong cushion at first became the perfect fit when flipped. Small swapped-in pieces can transform a thrifted find into a finished, functional piece of furniture. And for dollhouse fans, inexpensive ornaments or small decorative items can be repurposed into charming miniature furniture with minimal effort.

Are you experimenting with cushions or flipping things around to see if they work better backwards than forwards? Any dollhouse decorating wins to share?