Is this taking the place of the chair you were going to recover?

Laurie

Laurie: I think so, yes. Unless you guys think the other chair looks better there.

I had to go back and look at the other chair again. I do like the style of the new chair better. Will you be keeping the current fabric or recovering it?

Laurie

Here is a link that might be useful: organic_smallhome's other chair

I'll probably keep it. It needs a good cleaning, but I really like the color. Why--do you think it looks too bland? Yikes.

LOL, no, it doesn't look too bland, but will you still be doing the other chair (that you're keeping) in a different fabric?

Hi parma: Yes, I'll still be doing it in another fabric. The previous owner's teenaged daughter sat in it in a wet bathing suit, which stained the fabric on the upper back and seat, and the upholstery guy said the stain really can't be removed because of the kind of fabric it is. So it looks like somebody wet their pants while sitting on the chair. Oy. :)

Good, then the fabric that you posted last will break up all the solid and be beautiful!

Swoon....the pillow is also so perfect on it.

Bland? You are so funny-- No way! Not by a loooong shot!

Love the new fabric as well:-)

parma: Actually, the new fabric would go on the chair I moved out. I'm hoping that the pillows kind of break up the solid theme? Yes? No?

decorpas: I'm so glad you like it!

So, just to be sure:

The two chairs that are now there are fine together? The "new" chair is preferable to the one I moved out (and which will eventually be recovered)?

Now. Maybe I need a new rug??? LOL

Beautiful lines on that chair! I really like it. How fun--your place is really coming together nicely!!

OS, I love to look at your posts because I'm so fond of antique furniture. It's how I grew up and I still have many older pieces.

I am, however, out of my "comfort zone" advising you what to do with yours. I'm all about color and mixing fabrics, Italian and French design, and now unfortunately, 18' ceilings, so I would hate to steer you wrong on anything of yours, so I'll bow to those who have more experience. I loved voting on your new fabric, even though my pick lost. LOL

I DO want to thank you so much for stepping out of 'your' comfort zone to help me with my new house problems!

parma: It's not possible for you to steer me wrong! I love Italian and French design, too, as well as mixing color and fabrics--I'm just a wimp, that's all.

On another note: I forgot which fabric you preferred, but it may have very well been one of my favorites, too. You have been very, very helpful. And, believe me, I need all the help I can get. :)

Oh, I just love that chair. Look fabulous!!

{{!gwi}}

My fabric, #1. LOL

Hmmm, I think I've got to get a life. Think four nights in Chicago with DH will do me some good. Nah, I'll have his laptop with.

Yes! That was my second choice!!! You see?

I used to live in Chicago--really need to make a visit--I miss the Art Institute. Have a great time. :)

Love that chair!

Very elegant lines -- and tres chic! An excellent choice!

Jan

Thanks OS!

We've been members of the Art Institute for years. Unfortunately, a year or so ago, they decided to take a break from the Impressionist exhibits. :(

Oh well, the Seurat still brings in the tourists.

I think there's definitely nothing wrong with keeping it white, but I kind of liked the idea of one of the chairs having a different fabric that blended with the pillows on the sofa.

Laurie

I love it just how it is!

I really like it too. Great lines and works so well in your room and plays nicely with the other chair. You can keep them as is and one day change them with new fabric. You can live with it for awhile to see how you like it since it is in good shape. Lucky find.

VERY pretty! I am very fond of that "look" in seating. I gave a cousin a couple of that type when I cleaned out my late aunt's home (one was a channel back like the one in the rt. hand corner of your shot). She was thrilled and they work perfectly in her late '30s home.

(should you consider rehoming the striped chair I would be interested)

OS, love your 'new' old chair, but then I loved your old 'old' chair also. I thought of you earlier today when I was checking out craigslist. I don't know why I keep looking at chairs, I have two here that are waiting to be recovered. And then I check in here and find you have another chair! So, just in case you are looking for more, I'll share a couple I saw today.

Here is a link that might be useful: Victorian vintage chair

I don't know how to post two links in one post so here are a couple more chairs that need a new home. I just can't think of anyone's home that I've seen where they might work. :)

Here is a link that might be useful: MATCHING PAIR OF ANTIQUE CHAIRS

msrose: It's actually yellow, rather than white. I think if I get a colorful pillow, that will help tie things in together. :)

robyn: Thank you. :)

cooperb: Thanks for the words of wisdom--I think that's exactly what I'm going to do. :)

chelone: I moved the striped chair to the bedroom, but now my dh is saying he likes the striped chair better in the LR--so I'm in a bit of a quandary. In any case, if I do decide to rehome it in the future, it's yours--just remind me! On another note: the new chair is upholstered in linen--it can be professionally cleaned, right?

mry193: Wow. Those would look great reupholstered! But I have absolutely no more room for chairs--seriously. If I bought another one, my dh would have me committed--lol. Plus, I live in Boston, quite a ways from Cincinnati. :)

Anything can be professionally cleaned, but whether or not the final result is what you hope for depends on how the upholstery fabric was "treated" before the stains appeared!

Some fabrics are pre-treated with a stain repellancy, others are not. Whether or not they've been treated, as well as the nature of the stain in question can make a huge difference in how effective the cleaning can be. If you know about the stain, tell 'em! as how a spotter approaches a stain makes a difference.

The striped chair has lines that appeal to me and you are near-ish to me. Keep it in the back of your mind. ;)