French provincial chairs need a face lift~ suggestions?!
I inherited these chairs and had them reupholstered several years ago and now want to use them with this living room set. I have priced out redoing them and it will cost about $1000 each.
I’m looking for a more affordable way and need suggestions for this change. My original thought is to paint the chairs a cream color first and see how that looks with the fabric. I will need to research how to remove the fabric back and chair base from the chair.
I’m Interested to see if anyone has a suggestion for me…..
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Comments (7)Oh I must have read your original post too qickly the first time... My daughter has a twin brother as well : ) They shared a room in our last house in TX. We moved to our current home right before their 4th birthday and I was able to give her her own room (she has 4 brothers). Anyway, when it came to painting her room she definitely had opinions. This color was a compromise between the darker pink she wanted and the lightest pink on the paint chip. I do remember seeing a lot of the bandaid pinks in my paint search. Your best bet is definitely finding a fabric you could pull the blue and pink paint from. BTW, I think that the blue treatment on the dresser is absolutely gorgeous! There is no doubt in my mind you can pull this off with a very soft pink for the walls : )...See MoreFireplace face lift
Comments (41)Thank you all for your ideas. They have been great. #1, I am definitely replacing the window treatments. I loved the fabric valances however, when I showed DH, he nixed that right in the bud. My second choice would be to add the bamboo or wood style blinds and that's what I've asked Santa for Christmas. As for moving the furniture around, I've decided that it's not logical to decide on furniture arrangement when it's the holidays since the Christmas tree will be gone in a month. I think I'll get the blinds, then when I remove the tree I will move the furniture around and see what fits. I liked Aktillery's idea of putting the tv on the now sofa wall, however, not sure about getting cable and such over there. This really is supposed to be a very low budget project mostly because we remodeled our kitchen and a month later, I lucked into an almost new leather couch, bookcase & rug. I've been looking around at new pillows and a new throw to accessorize. One thing is that I want to get a lamp that is complementary to the floor lamp to sit on the side table. Again, that will probably depend upon furniture placement. Once I do those things, I think I will have a better idea of what to do with the fireplace. I think I would like a style like this but using a more colorful tile in a gray/green color. [Traditional Living Room[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-living-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_718~s_2107) by Birmingham Home Builders Signature Homes As for the black bookcase, it might seem out of place in the pictures but I really have a lot of black accents in the adjoining kitchen and dining area so it's not so out of place. My house is only 1500 SF so the living areas all blend. One more thing, I am definitely going to paint the brass black. That would not only look better, but it would tie the black bookcase into this particular room. I will post pictures as I go along. And again, thank everyone for the thoughtful suggestions. I have a new perspective....See MoreNeed advice on floor plan for living room, french doors or windows?
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last monthI personally would paint the framework and do a DIY, but, if you aren't up to it, find someone who can. this stripe would be my choice. Yes, professionals will charge that much.
... I'd start by taking one apart and making a good pattern to work with... and keeping all the parts, incase you change your mind and need help.
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Beige doesn't have to be yellow-toned, it's not the same as tan, and those chairs are not yellow toned in every picture, at least on my monitor, so I agree with not going yellow toned.
The chairs already go with everything in the room except the ottoman, mostly, and maybe the rug. I think you could downplay the more yellow leanings from the chair fabric by changing the ottoman which I think is much too cool and dark for the rest, it looks almost bluish.
I am not recommending the color on the ottoman specifically , it's a color grab from the sofas where the sunlight is Not hitting them and turning them bluish in the color grab
I would not paint the frames, I think they work with the floor. And $1000 to reupholster and you still end up with better chairs than $2000 would get you, and definitely better than what cheaper new chairs would be. But I think you could fix this without 2000 by addressing other things. - last month
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PROlast monthThe chairs are lovely, but look dwarfed compared to the scale of your sofas. Additionally, as mentioned they are traditional when all your selections appear transitional to modern.
The fabric and finish look perfect as they are. I would not destroy them by reworking them. They might be worth quite a bit of money.
Your room selections have to lean as you see in the images below to get those chairs to work as they are.
For less money you could replace your sofas to go with the chairs. You just have to decide if the living room is really the best place for these chairs.
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Then try the arrangement without the rug and find another spot in the house for the rug, maybe under the dining table?
Use the tone of the chairs for accents.
For the sofas:
Go vintage for the coffee table, like this gorgeous Baker piece on etsy.
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I would 't touch the chairs which seem to be in good condition but work on the decor. Replace the solid colour accent pillows with some with texture/pattern in blue/gray/beige, instead of horizontal blinds cordless natural fibre/bamboo roman shades, new more imposing visually table lamps, blue lumbar pillows on the Bergère chairs.
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