New Dining Room Chairs

Hey guys I'm back. I have not forgotten about "A Place Called Home". My life have been a bit crazy however working on projects help to keep me sane,  I have been busy in the house. I love blogging and reading blogs so I'm committing to posting again.

Can someone agree with me that decorating your home just never seems to be complete. I  thought that I was finished with my office until I scored a beautiful sunburst mirror from HomeGoods and a pair of  seriously markdown lamps from Marshalls. I'll show you guys the new additions soon.

This post is an update on my dining room chairs. You can read about my SA score herehttp://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8179634726812403835#editor/target=post;postID=3544278595044270835


                               I gave each chair a fresh coat of spray paint in a black gloss.

 

 

 I was on the hunt for some fabric after getting the leg repaired. I wanted the fabric for the chair seat to bring a pop of color to the room. After a visit to Loomcraft Fabric Warehouse I found the perfect fabric. I chose Paradise Driftwood fabric by Trina Turk. I immediately fell in love with the fabric it had a bold punch of yellow and the grey matched my wall color perfectly. I had seen this fabric online for $112.00 dollars a yard. Well I liked the Asian inspired motifs of the pattern, with the medallion print it was completely modern and dramatic. But the price for the fabric online was way out of my budget. 

          

 

 

 

I was totally smitten when the sales clerk quoted me the price at $5.00 dollars per yard.

My next step in this project was to research a great upholstery shop to get that outdated fabric replaced.  

I chose Slipcover Plus Upholstery in Oak Park, IL, to bring my chairs back to life. The shop owner Anthony did an excellent job, and the price was within my budget. I was totally happy with his work.

 

Before                                                                     After

I love my chairs. I still need to purchase a rug for this room. 

 

During a Internet search I ran across these  pictures of my chairs.

 

  

 

 

What projects are you guys working on? Please share.

A Three Legged Chair and a Dining Room Project

I love a great thrift store find. I post a month ago about my SA(Salvation Army)find. Well I have always admired a beautiful dining room to bring family and friends together with a great meal. Well our home was actually missing dining room furniture so I was on the hunt for a budget friendly set. On a recent visit to the SA I ran across this set.

Black oval table with four chairs.

I totally fell in love when I eyed this set, the table has two extension leaves, which is great for holiday entertainment.

A close up of the chairs, just beautiful.


The details of the chairs really made me fall in love. I looked right pass the outdated green fabric. I start to envision my chairs with some new fabric. If the price was right I knew that this would be a done deal. I had found the perfect set, some new fabric, paint and a little work is all that was needed. After a careful inspection of the set I was disappointed!!!

A three legged chair!!! What....Well what is a girl to do once she has fallen in love? I looked for the missing chair leg, but could not find it. I knew that I could used the broken leg in my negotiation of the price. I wondered could the Wizard fix the leg himself? After talking to the manager the price that she quoted me for the table, three chairs and the three legged chair, it was a DONE DEAL, SOLD!
I did decide to invest and get the chair leg replaced professionally, and the shop did an excellent job.

Well let the work begin. I plan to have a holiday party and need to stay focus on this room. Presently I'm searching for window treatments, fabric for the chairs and a cute bench for the room. Here are some of the fabrics I chose for the chairs.

I love black & white.

This fabric is gorgeous, and would bring in some color. I have pillows in this print on my sofa which will pull the rooms together for cohesiveness.

I also like this fabric.

Well I will have my hands full with this project. Of course I will keep you all updated on my progess. Which fabric do you like for the chairs? I'll love to hear your recommendations.

Enough said, work ahead.