Thankfully this fabric was coming back into vogue. As a matter of fact, I recently read an article in one of my favorite magazines talking about how these fabrics were made. One day I spotted a bolt of fabric that caught my eye. I did not have a chair to cover but I HAD to have this fabric.
When I took this photo it was storming outside so I did not have much light but this little slipper chair is one in our master bedroom. There is a story behind this chair, keeping in mind the yardage I had bought my husband and I were in Hickory, NC buying some new furniture. Of course, I had to look for a chair that I could cover with my embroidered fabric and I found this in a sale room of one of the furniture outlets in Hickory. I dearly love this little chair and think it is timeless.
My furry friend, Huey loves to curl up next to it especially when I am sitting there reading.
I turned my flash on so you could see the pattern more clearly.
One of my favorite things to do is browse in upholstry fabric shops. I often feel the need to recover furniture. I never know when I am going to find a piece of fabric that I MUST have in my house. Actually, I happened upon another crewel embroidered fabric and this one is my favorite because it is covered in the gorgeous cabbage roses.
This one sits in the bay window of our family room. When I saw this fabric there was only five yards on the bolt but since I loved it so I bought it. Then I had the challange of finding a chair that only needed five yards. Such a dilemma because most chairs require far more yardage. I looked for about two years. An interior decorator friend of mine knew of my dilemma and had found this sweet little French Bergere' chair made by Joe Ruggerio.
The colors worked perfectly in my family and I have so enjoyed my two crewel embroidered chairs. Crewel embroidered chairs were very popular during my mother's generation but so many things even in interior decorating make a come back and this is definitely one of them. I love the textural feel to my two chairs and there is something very pleasurable that I enjoy something from my own mother's generation.
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Lovely! I believe I have the perfect book(s) to read while sitting in one of those lovely chairs.
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Bonnie
The first furniture that we ever ordered was a custom pair - Chippendale sofa and loveseat which we had covered in crewel in the Tree of Life pattern. That fabric stood the test of time and stood up to life on the move, back and forth across the Atlantic twice and back and forth from Canada to Oklahoma City. It lasted for 24 years - and I'd have done it all over again if The Great Dane hadn't wanted a change. Your little bedroom chair is lovely - great idea!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had that creative eye...I can gaze at fabrics and still not have a clue as to what I would do with it-
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Velva
P.S. I hope everything is returning to normal for you.
Oh, I really ADORE these chairs!! I love the style of the slipper chair, and the fabrics on both are just beautiful. You did a great job selecting those.
ReplyDeleteI like crewel embroidery, too. My mom did some when we were growing up, and I have two pictures that she made. I like needlepoint, too. We just inherited a piano bench from my husband's grandmother, and she needlepointed the entire top of the bench. It really is a treasure. It has musical instruments and flowers on it; I really love it.
I enjoyed seeing your chairs; thanks so much for sharing. I hope you have a great weekend!
Denise at Forest Manor
Oh how beautiful - thanks for linking to Open House!
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