For those of you who like vintage and retro décor, you should consider revamping your dining room with some old concert or vintage logo t-shirts turned into unique chair covers.

All you need is a few old t-shirts and some ribbon. You can either choose ribbons that match the shirts or contrasting colors that will really stand out. The shirts just need to be big enough to fit down over the back of the chair with a couple inches to spare on the sides.

Step One: Shopping!

Hit the thrift stores or eBay…or your dad’s closet…and gather up a handful of t-shirts with funky logos or hair-band rockers. Don’t worry about it if the t-shirts look old and worn. The best thing about these hippie-chic dining room chair covers is that they don’t have to be perfect.

If your chairs are visible from all angles, such as in a home with a breakfast nook or kitchen table instead of a closed-off dining room, you can make double-sided covers. Just get twice the number of t-shirts as the number of chairs you have. You can use the printed side of a shirt for both the front and backs of your dining room chair covers.

Step Two: Cutting.

Slip your t-shirts over the backs of your dining room chairs to measure how much you need to cut. Then cut up the sides of the shirt and across the top. What you’re going for is two large rectangles (from the front and back of the shirt) that are a couple of inches wider than the chair back.

For each cover, lay both pieces flat, one on top of the other, and make sure all the edges match. Make sure the printed side of the shirt faces out (if using two shirts, place the printed rectangles back-to-back, with the prints both facing out).

Cut or poke a hole along the sides and top at two inch intervals, about an inch from the edge.

Leave this laying and cut your ribbon into ten inch strips, enough to have one for each hole you cut in the shirts. These will lace your dining room chair covers together.

Step Three: Tying.

 Poke a ribbon through each hole you made, making sure to thread it through both the front and back pieces of fabric. Tie them into bows.

Now you should have a laced-together pillow-case that will just slip right over the back of each chair.

Another option you have to add a little something extra to your chair covers is to take some pony beads and string onto the ends of the ribbons. To do this, you don’t have to tie bows, just know the ribbons together to make a fringe.

The best thing about these chair covers is that they are so simple and cheap that you can change them anytime you want if you decide you need a new theme. Try a tie-dyed shirt or multi-colored ribbons and beads.

The same thing can be done with any fabric you like. These dining room chair covers are as versatile as you want them to be!