Biggest Project To Date!
Anne Riegel
My newest project is my most "comprehensive" so far. I am currently taking on five (yikes ... yes, five!) upholstered chairs to paint & reupholster ... plus the possibility of an upholstered coffee table/ottoman and maybe even a painted console/server. (I'm not sure how long this project will take ... I might be in a nursing home trying to finish these!)
The customer envisions a coordinated foursome of chairs, to be placed around a cocktail table (perhaps picturing a gorgeous hotel lobby?) . The customer found two similar chairs in an antique store, hoping that after being stripped of their existing upholstery, they could be given a new painted finish & beautiful new fabric.
For the other two chairs in the foursome, the customer plans to purchase a French Bergere arm chair from my current inventory. We are currently on a search for a fourth chair that is similar in size & feel. These two chairs would be reupholstered in the same fabric as the first two chairs (with perhaps some differences on the back or trim).
The customer also found a taller upholstered chair that will sit further away from the main foursome; this chair will be designed as an eye-catching piece with more striking fabrics & paint choices. The goal is for all five chairs to coordinate in a palette of orange, grey & off-white colors . . . with a splash of green.
I'm really hoping these pieces come out as beautifully as we imagine! Designing how a chair could look "re-imagined" is fun (and a little nerve-wracking). I can't wait to see the "after" photos! Here are some of the fabrics already selected:
Main fabric for foursome of chairs is the grey circles. The orange print is for the front of the taller 5th chair.
The dotted velvet fabric will be used for the back of the taller chair