Slowly (very slowly) I am starting on making this house our home. I have LOTS of work ahead of me!
I have currently been painting the house. I started in the kitchen and am working through the living room. When everything is finished I will post pictures. Having a popcorn texture ceiling with knock-down texture walls sure does slow down the process!
Anyway, I have fallen in love with wing back chairs. They’re not too gaudy and they lend an antique touch to an otherwise modern living room. We have a comfy, micro suede, double-reclining couch that I instantly envisioned my husband relaxing on when I saw it in the store. It didn’t exactly match my taste for esthetics, but as I sit here on it I’m glad I got it!
Back to the wing back chair…I’ve seen many tutorials on Pinterest (and repinned them!) on reupholstering wing back chairs found for $8-$15 at Goodwill, yard sales and Craigslist. I’ve also seen some tutorials painting the fabric that seemed interesting to me. However, I couldn’t find a nice wing back on Craigslist that I wanted to make a project out of. I have enough on my hands currently to tackle that project as well!
I didn’t know whether a wing back would mesh with our furniture, but then I saw this picture on Houzz.com (FAB-oulous site…check it out!) and I realized it totally could be done.
See the powder blue wing back chair facing the modern seating? Oh yeah, it works nicely!
I suppressed the urge to stick my tongue out at my husband when he complained about an “old-fashioned chair” in the living room, but I knew what I was doing.
I was perusing my “For the Home” board on Pinterest when I came across this long-forgotten image:
Striped slip cover on wing back chair
Would you believe it…I found THIS chair on Craigslist?!
Yeah, no kidding. It was $100…about $70 more than what I wanted to spend. I figured I could buy a cheap one and reupholster it or paint it, but this one was striped like in my inspiration photo. Upon further conversation with the owner, I learned that this chair was only used as decoration and that it had only been sat on about 5 times. My inner interior decorator was doing somersaults. I was sold.
So, off I went (after making sure my hubby was O.K. with it).
The picture did it no justice.
Making a mental note of thanking my father-in-law (once again) for suggested I buy these bungee cords, I loaded my treasure into my car.
I put it into my living room and I jumped for joy! The real kicker was when I noticed the brand name tag under the seat. Broyhill Furniture. It was then that I REALLY jumped for joy as I realized that I could have potentially snagged a $700+ chair for a fraction of the cost. No reupholstering. No potentially ruined fabric by painting. I got a mint condition Broyhill wing back chair on Craigslist and brought her home all by myself. Elated doesn’t begin to cover it :)
Please ignore the puppy toys in the foreground. Daisy has ADHD!
The two solid cherry wood tables I also found on Craigslist
I have found the perfect addition to my living room! Now four adults can comfortably sit and gab!
Here she is again!
I will update you all on future decorating progress!
Lisette Harrington writes about her love of fitness, beauty favorites, home décor, and her two pups, Chip and Daisy. When she's not blogging, gardening, or working out, she is helping bloggers grow their WordPress blogs at HighNoteDesigns.com
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