Re-Upholstering: A Dying Art

I am so excited to share 

my new/old chair with you today!  

Miss Beaux (she is on Fall Break) 

and I picked it up yesterday 

in the rain.  

Boy it just rained and rained 

all day yesterday!  

They even had to cancel 

the Royals playoff game.  

GO ROYALS!!! 

We will be watching the game tonight 

in our Hearth Room 

with the addition of our New Chair!  

YAY!!!

OK, notice the strategic staging 

of the burning bush branches 

in the Pottery Barn urn... 

It is covering up my exposed wiring 

that is waiting for it's new sconce...  

The painting is my all time favorite painting 

that Mr. Beaux's grandmother painted.  

I'm putting it somewhere else 

but I thought it looked pretty there for my photo.  

OK, let's look at the BEFORE.  

Poor chair is only 6-7 years old 

but has been through the wringer 

with the addition of my oldest son's 

new puppy a few years ago.  

It became his favorite chair!  

He is a big hound dog 

and he thinks 

he is a lap dog like my bubs.  

We tried to clean the chair 

many times and it finally became threadbare.  

Without the arm covers, 

you can see that he chewed 

a hole in it by accident.  

He was chewing a rawhide bone 

and chewing the chair at the same time.  

I debated for a long time whether 

or not to buy a new chair 

or recover this one.  

Here were my thoughts...  

This chair is made by a very reputable company: CR Laine.  

They make very well constructed furniture.  

The chair was still in very good shape 

except for the fabric.  

If I spent the same amount of money 

on a new chair that I would spend re-upholstering it, 

I would end up buying a new chair 

within a year or two 

because it would not hold up.  

When I picked up my chair yesterday 

I was talking to the owner 

about the dying art of the reupholstering business.  

It is hard to find someone 

that you trust to do a good job at a reasonable price. 

Linen

Biscuit

Once I decided that I was going to recover 

the chair I had to pick out a fabric.  

Choices, choices, choices.  

I wanted something neutral 

that I could add different pillows 

and colors to depending on the seasons.  

It also had to coordinate with the new sectional.  

I plan on re-painting in the Hearth Room 

so that wasn't so much a factor.  

I finally decided on the large buffalo check 

from Calico Corners.  

I thought that it would be a statement chair 

but still be neutral enough for me.  

I swear I had the Linen color above 

all picked out and ready to order!  

But for some reason I just wasn't happy with it 

and I ordered the biscuit which is 

a warmer butterscotch tone.  

I really am a warm toned person 

at heart and being surrounded by reds 

and golds and warm greens just makes me happy!  

I'm so glad that I made this choice!  

And look at what a great job they did!  

The lines match up perfectly!  

See my new pillows too?  

Remember the Estate Sale 

where the lady was a designer 

who made the slipcovers for the tiny ottomans?  

She made these wonderful pillows too!

It's a Schumacher fabric called 

Le Toile du Marche in gold.  

It retails for $114.00-$200.00 a yard 

online at a discount place.  

WOW!  

I bought four pillows 

and the extra fabric for $75.00.  

I would say that was a pretty good deal!  

Here is the other scene.  

It's a tad blurry. Sorry about that!  

It's all coming together nicely I think.  

Little by little... 

Let's look at the Before And After of the chair...

OK, time to get settled in for the Royals Game!  

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

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