Little Miss Penny Wenny shows how you can update a $10 thrifted chair.


If you're not willing to drop some cash for a chevron rug, you can make your own from a plain rug that you already have, or even buy a cheap one and give it some pizzazz. See the techniques used by Little Green Notebook anda SAS Interiors.


Or you can use purchased chevron fabric, layered with a drop cloth and a non-slip rug pad, as done by High-Heeled Foot in the Door, as seen on .


Did you like the idea of using a chevron pattern on your walls but you're not much of a painter? When I first looked at this photo, I assumed the wall pattern was created with paint. But no -- contact paper! Check it out at Design Sponge.


Oh, and here are some classy chevron-inspired furniture transformations that really inspire me!

via Kelly + Olive

via Twice Lovely

Lastly, Martha Stewart Living's decorating editor, Rebecca Robertson, created a coffee table from an eBay'd army cot plus baking sheets covered with a zigzag fabric and Plexiglas. How cool is that? Here's the how-to from Martha's site.

And so ends my four-part series about how I'm crushing on chevron prints. Believe it or not, I have yet to incorporate any chevron into my own abode, but it's only a matter of time. I mentioned a possible interest in creating a chevron pattern on our plain living room rug, but The Mr. freaked out, so I guess that one's a no for now. But no worries -- I have several furniture pieces waiting for an upcycle, and one of them just might be a great candidate!