Jinx, how do you find bergeres like that for $100? We have great resale stores in my area, but not $100 for a pair of nice chairs great.

@lascatx … you reminded me of my uncle’s chair. He had it in his office on the family ranch, I got it about 30 yrs ago. It’s circa ’70’s.

The seat is coming apart now:

Hoping I can fix it myself.

Zalco, I know! That was seriously a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Most used ones here go for triple+ that, and not near as nice.

I really do think she realized she was giving them away and then reneged on the deal. I was about to leave to get them! She did me dirty. They’d been listed for over a week, I don’t believe her DH decided as I was walking out my door, Nope! My chairs now!

:D

Oh Las, that crewel work is just gorgeous. I see what you mean about the unfortunate location of the tears. I wonder if you could have someone repair the hole and embroider more berries or leaves over the hole? Then do the piece as an applique, perhaps on a pillow. I personally think the dark olive is too dark and would do something in a softer shade.

Great finds! I think the pair is more likely from the 1930s or 40s though.

Thanks, oly!

I wish they were, but they’re just like the kind I used to sell in the mid 2000s, during the Tuscan trend. I’ll look and see if there’s a tag anywhere.

I’d love to be wrong! :D

Love your new to you chairs! The cane chair is especially exquisite.

Thanks, roarah!

Interesting, Jinx. I thought they look almost as if there might be a wood frame under the fabric on the back, as if someone reupholstered the whole back because it was less complicated than leaving the wood exposed. But I’m certainly no expert!

Oly, I wish there was beautiful wood underneath! I’ll do some investigating tomorrow. :)

Great finds Jinx! I have been looking for a year now on market place and used FB listings for living room chairs that are high quality. No luck. I finally ordered a new chair but really want the second chair to be a swivel. No luck there either as most are little petite sized. Tring to find a swivel that is around 35" high give or take is not easy.

Thanks, JT! My Marketplace usually just has junk, but once in a while something nice will come along. Have to watch it like a hawk. :D

I adore all those chairs and can't wait to see what you do with the leather ones.

Thanks, jo! I might keep the better one and give away the other. I’m an ok woodworker, but not so good with upholstery!

Jinx, your uncle's chair should be fairly simple to recover the seat - even add a layer of padding. My guess would be that it attaches with screws from underneath, then you unstaple the leather, pad (if needed) and rewrap the seat and then cover with new fabric or leather -- like a simple dining room chair.

Outside, unfortunately there are holes in the linen on the arms, front edge, seat, side panel and I think the back too. And the discoloration on the back. There is no way to save it as it is. My siblings and I talked about taking the fabric off nd framing pieces, but I'm willing to bet neither of them would make the effort to frame any of it, so it would be my time and expense -- and then I doubt they would do anything with them. Hence, my reason for trying to come up with another way to save the work. I recently bought a new embroidery machine that can create appliques and that got me to thinking about trying to actually take the work and put it one new fabric. But I have no idea if it would work. I am going to try to find something else to test the idea with before attempting it.

I love cane! I have antique chairs in the dining room, with caned seats. Two side chairs - one in great room and one in our bedroom, with caned seats. And finally, a wood armchair with a caned seat that is in excellent condition (all are antiques) but the wood is too light! I have yet to decide if I want to try to darken it or have it painted. For now, it's in the guest bedroom. I am to the point, no more furniture without taking something out! boo hoo

The solution is a bigger house!! The chair looks great there.

Jinx - I have the absolute worst case of chair envy with that Baker chair! 🫣

*getting lock on chair today*

😁

Ruby, I’ve never seen a cane design like that, the circle section. It’s what sold me. With the deal we made for all three, it ended up being $30!

I think it was originally part of a dining set, I’m so glad I found this single one.

I just put one of the big chairs in the living room. It’s a tight fit, but I think I’m going to use it a lot. With my GI issues, I need to sit up straight after dinner (if we’re watching TV/reading and not doing something else), instead of slouching on the couch, and this chair works perfect for that.

I’m considering giving the other one away. I really don’t want to deal with reupholstering it. It would fit with the other one if I move some things around … I don’t know. I love love the barley twist legs.

You have great choices. The rug looks interesting to me -- but I think it is the yarn that makes it photograph to a disadvantage -- the close up portion shows the colors better. Have fun figuring it out.

Jinx, I loove that room. It's magazine worthy!

Thank you both!

Orchid, it‘s very cozy for reading and game playing. It’s definitely stuffed to the gills, I better stop. 😁

Just seeing this. I LOVE the single Baker chair! Just WOW! The caning is in perfect shape. The pair of chairs are very nice "quality" pieces. Here are the 2 chairs I picked up awhile back. Mine are unbranded, but the seats are leather. $14.99ea. I always thought of these as dining arm chairs. I'm using mine as desk chairs. Link to see similar

Jinx.....Your pair has the under seat bracing detail that's pretty nice!

gorgeous. esp the MRs

Thanks, you two!

Nicole, wow, those are beautiful! What an amazing find!

Yes, mine would’ve been sold as dining chairs. Funny, I sold so many similar ones back in the day, I never wanted to see another one. Now I have two. :D

ETA: Ordered this embroidered pillow cover for big chair:

I LOVE that pillow! The embroidery is beautiful!

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2 Drexel Heritage chairs....around here...$50ea. Pretty common to find these. Your Baker chair is a RARE find! 💕

Nicole, I love vintage Bergere chairs!

Ya done reeeeeeal good, my friend. 😁😘

I like Bergere chairs that are well done...double cushions, double welt piping....matching foot stool.

I agree.....you did real well with that Baker!

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Thank you, Ida! You’re my inspiration …. and enabler. 😄❤️

Ok, I found these faux leather fabrics on sale — buckskin color for our office chair, mushroom color for the seats of the big chairs. With the mushroom, I’ll find a nice tapestry, Kilim, or such for the backs.

They arrive Sunday!

We can do the office chair, but will have to get a pro for the others.

Examples:

I purchased a WHOLE cow hide, upholstery grade, from Tandy's Leather, for $80.....enough to do both your chair seats....a half hide would be enough. There's a Tandy's Leather in Ft Worth or San Antonio or Houston or Mesquite Texas. Link to Tandy's Leather They even sell hair-on hides....very cool!

I haven’t been to a Tandy’s in decades! Used to go there often. :)

Love your chairs, Jinx! That 1st one is calling me!

Thanks, Arapaho!

Love all 3 - but the Milling road is gorgeous. Looks great - like you don't have to do anything to it!

Thank you, maria!

Jinx, as always I love your style! Your room looks great and that chair is perfect. Love the pillow cover too!

Thank you, Ak!

Big fail on the faux leather. Neither is anywhere near the colors shown on the website. I understand monitors can be a bit off, but come on:

Buckskin on website vs what I got:

Mushroom on website vs what I got:

I ordered them from Perigold and will be returning. Diaper Contents Brown is not what I wanted for my furniture.

I will say the quality and feel (very soft) is nice for the price, wish the colors were even a little bit close.

What a disappointment! Those colors are not even in the same family! Ugh! "Diaper contents brown" -- hahahaha!

Those kilim examples you posted above have me drooling. I can't stop looking at the first and third ones, especially.

You should leave a review! Diaper contents brown!

I just got done speaking with them and sending them the photos … I am so impressed with their customer service! They apologized, immediately put in the refund, and said if they don’t contact me in the next two weeks to pick up the fabric, I could donate it or whatever. It’s such nice fabric otherwise, I wish I could use it somewhere! If they don’t want it back, I’ll take it to our local donation place.

Ida, here those are …

https://www.fabriccarolina.com/shop-by-brand/magnolia/sanpedro-persian-by-magnolia-fabric.html

And …

I’m scared to order fabric online now! Think I’ll look in person at local places instead. The one on Big A has no reviews, which always seems sketchy.

If they think what they shipped resembles what you ordered, I wonder what the heck they have done to their monitor and what their world looks like. But yeah -- send it back.

I can understand your hesitance to order online again, but I don't think I've ever seen colors as off as those.

Right? They’re not on the same color planet. :D

I found this faux leather on Etsy for our office chair I posted above — tooled ‘leather’ would be perfect in there with my antique Mexican saddle. But! Of course she has every color in stock except the one I want. I’m waiting to hear back about it.

There’s a video of it, so I feel confident in the color.

The two pics are a bit different, but either tone would work.

I would swear I posted an update here last night. Weird.

Anyway …

My reupholstery people are so busy, they can’t get to my chairs for six or so weeks. I have the fabric and just ordered a woven table to go in between them:

Faux emu for the seats:

Tapestry for the backs:

Inspiration chair (pattern placement will have to be different on mine):

The accent table, arrives Thursday:

Excited to get it all done. :)

That fabric is delicious! love the combination and the side table as well.

Thanks, K! I’ve never used this upholstery business before, I sure hope they’re good.