Long story short, I recently inherited a chair. After bargaining my services to help out a client at my favorite local estate shop in town, I was offered this chair in return as a project. With a quick nod of the head, she was mine and I have been brainstorming ever since ways to bring her back to her former glory. Yet, today a good bit is left to be desired…Stained upholstery, dinged wooden frame and all. That said, it’s super comfortable and I think that the chair has a bright future. Fingers crossed.
So I put the question to you, my creative, stylish readers. Please offer your excellent taste and help me decide my next move! I plan on taking the cushions downtown to my mom’s favorite upholster, but am not sure exactly which direction I want to go with the new stuff. I could go ALL out and reupholster her in pretty tufted brown leather (or probably in my case, faux leather), or I go all “Emily Henderson” on it and try a bright blue or teal. But maybe I should just keep with the original era of the piece and reupholster it in a classic, unobtrusive tweed?
The fourth and final option is admittedly a little wild, but the frugal freelancer in me has to at least toss it out there to the wolves. What do we think about using this $10 roll of bold magenta fabric that I picked up at a yard sale a couple of months ago? I have the fabric sitting in my closet waiting for just such a project, but is it too bold? I’m not sure.
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Option 4: BOLD. It’s the one that cried out to me.
I love the fabric you already own, but the leather feels more timeless…like you could keep that chair for 20 years and never tire if it…the pink on the other hand might not wear as well.
Thanks for the feedback everyone!
I voted option four, but I was between that one and #3! Can’t wait to see what you decide. It’s a great chair!
Thanks, Ainhoa!!
Leather, leather, leather! It’s so classic! Also, I don’t think the yard sale fabric will hold well over time, making the upholstery cost go out the window…
(OR I love the bold blue, what if you had a navy leather?!)
I was so hoping you’d weigh in, Kim. I know you have experience with this!! Thanks for the insight, and I love the idea of navy leather…
i think the bold fabric would be great if you decided to stain the arms a dark color or even lacquer them grey or black. i’m also partial to a bright blue velvet, though. that could be fun and would wear much better than the bold fabric would. west elm has some great inexpensive bold velvet colors, btw. can’t wait to see what you choose!
Thanks for the helpful feedback!! Love the idea of velvet.
Can I write in a vote? How about a blue or teal leather? I would die. I’m sure it’ll be amazing whatever one you go with though!
Of course! Thanks for the thought! I’m actually researching blue leather right this second…You read my mind =)
Bold or Bright. The bold fabric is really pretty, though, and I don’t know what your current decor is, but I voted for that. But a bright color also looks really nice. Can’t wait to see the transformation!
Thank you so much for the thoughts!!
Carrie, did you get that bold pink print from a yard sale that was in a guy’s basement this past summer? The guy had a ton of upholestry fabric? I live in Lynchburg and went to a yard sale like that this past summer, and got a huge bolt of awesome tan linen fabric and nearly bought the fabric you are showing above. At least I think its the same fabric. Now regretting I didn’t buy it…haha just kidding!
I did!!! How funny is that! 🙂