Way back in the 70s or the 80s judging by the fabric, my Aunt Bea refinished and recovered 2 of the chairs and for some reason left the chair-and-a-half alone. Let me show you photos.
I just adore the old original fabric on the larger chair but that avocado green stuff where they were updated is not so good. Sadly I checked and the original fabric is not underneath.
So I have been searching high and low for years to find something gorgeous to put on these chairs and bring them back together. And I do mean years. The upholstery needs to coordinate with the antique sofa and the rug. You can see a bit of the rug in the photos.
And one night I was in bed dozing off and what popped in to my head?!!
I have some old needlepoint canvases that my Nana gave me years and years ago and I stuffed them into my hope chest and forgot about them. I suddenly thought "what if there are enough of the needlepoints to fit the backs of the chairs?"
The very next morning I got up and got out those needlepoints and there are four of them. 2 that match that fit the chairs, one large one that will fit on the back of the larger chair and a smallish one that is perfect for that foot stool.
You can not believe how serendipitous this is!!! Now all I need to do is find a neutral fabric for the seats and the back sides of the backs that will bring this all together. So I trotted myself on down to Calico Corners and picked up some gorgeous velvet. And I am taking these all over to the refinisher/reupholsterers to have them brought to their former glory. Nay, even better than their former glory!
These chairs are going to be so beautiful that my kids will fight over who gets to inherit them. I can't wait to get them finished and show you the after photos.
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