I’ve been a bit uninspired lately when it comes to home decor projects. Maybe it’s the great weather we’ve been having or the fact that our house is almost to a point where I can stand it’s incomplete state. I said almost. There is always a project brewing in my crazy head, and one of those is salvaging a little chair I’ve had for quite some time. Sure, I could buy a new chair that better fits our needs, but what would be the fun in that?
Here’s our sad little chair, filling the void of our newly acquired office corner. It has a curved, canned back with an upholstered seat (the picture isn’t the best, but I don’t feel like getting off of the couch to take another one – yay for lazy Saturday!). I’ve had this chair since sophomore year of college, when I moved into a white on white apartment and had the urge to pop some color into the space in my early decorating days. I make a bedskirt and pillow, all in bright golds, greens and turquoise, and paired them with this cheapo chair my Mom and I found at an antique store. We painted it royal blue and threw on some gold fabric to go with my uber colorful new bedding. That would have made quite a nice little blog post, eh? Anywho, this chair no longer fits into our decor and I’d like to make it a bit more 2009. I recently stumbled upon this picture on a blog called Made By Girl and got really excited. Like when you figure out the solution to a problem that’s been bothering you for months. Of course I should paint my chair white and add a modern fabric. It’s so obvious!
So during our lazy Saturday (which turned into a day of Panera and getting new cell phones), I popped into Calico Corners to see if I could find some inspiration. And by golly, I just may have.
This picture is a bit off from reality, but let me paint you a pretty little picture. The print is fairly large scale, so I would just get a little taste of the yellow. The gray is a nice cool color and the white in the leaves is actually super white so the fabric has a lot of yummy contrast. The little bit of yellow will also go nicely with the yellow lamp shade I made for this room. Thoughts? Scott’s out of town next weekend so I’m sure I’ll need a project to keep myself preoccupied. :) Any other awesome fabrics I should consider?
Images courtesy of Calico Corners and Made by Girl. Oh, and me.
GREAT find. I LOVE the fabric. Can’t wait to see the results.
Ooh that will look lovely! Use that fabric! Please show the finished product.
you got a new cell phone?!?!?
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i love that chair. i can’t wait to see its rebirth!
@lindsay: scottie got a new cell. but after seeing how fun his is, i might be up for getting a new one too. :)
What kind of phone did Scott get?? Love the idea for the chair make-over!! Can’t wait to see the after pictures ;-) When are you going to make a spoon to go with your cool fork art?
@emily: we were just eligible for phone upgrades, so nothing fancy. but it does have a touch screen! and i’m not totally sold on the spoon idea yet. I kinda like my lone fork. :)
I love it :) The inspiration chair is wonderful! I’d say go ahead!!
I love the fabric! I’m a sucker for yellow and gray together :) Can’t wait to see it finished.
Love your ideas for transforming your chair–painting the frame a light color will really make it stand out against the dark wall of the office. And the “Dahlia” fabric you selected from Calico Corners will add a lift of color to the room and tie in with your yellow accents. Before you know it, you might be slipcovering (or adding a cushion) to that office chair!
FYI, here is a link to other graphic prints that are somewhat similar to the one that you chose (some are even from the same designer, Thomas Paul): http://www.calicocorners.com/category/landingpage/modernzonefabrics.do
Happy decorating!
Jan