Some of us out there are such amazing crafty people whipping together whole pieces of furniture out of reclaimed wood but I have to be honest, I am not carpentry inclined. I would even go as far as to say that I am not very paint friendly either. This is new territory for me.
Anyways, lately to decorate on a budget, thrift stores and craigslist are my best friends. Recently, I bought two classic framed chairs, a French style Bergere and Classic Wingback for $20 each. Now, I am on my new adventure to reupholster them and make them shiny, new, modern and me.
I stopped by Diamond Foam & Fabric but the prices seem a little high. Although they gave me and my friend, Tuan some fresh baked sourdough bread upon entry. I am going to stop by Michael Levine (in downtown) and F&S Fabric on Pico to check out their selection and prices as well. I cannot decide to use a black and white color pattern (see fabric swatches below) or do something more bold and colorful. As they say on Project Runway, I am just going to let the fabric speak to me. Will show some more fabric swatches after my trips out to those other stores.
What do you all think? I wish Nate Berkus would come and finish the rest of my house!! I am going to try and get myself on his show.
Here are some pictures of the chairs...
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| This is the beat up classic wingback chair |
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| This is a slightly dirty but still lookin' pretty decent French style Bergere chair. |
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| Here are two fabric swatches I found so far. Was thinking of doing the wingback in the faux python black fabric and the bergere in the stipe. |
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