I scored two of these chairs from Craigslist a few months ago with the intention of reupholstering them and using them in our living room.
They sat around for a month or so, all mauve and floral and fancy looking and eventually got on my bad side. They found there way in to our master bedroom and there they sit, just mauve-ing at me whenever I walk in.
The bedroom is ripe for an overhaul as well, and I’ve been wanting to create a cozy little reading nook in a random alcove we have in there. At first I thought super cush chaise or chair and a half … but then I saw this image on Shades of Light and now I just might be persuaded to change my mind.
Can you believe this chair sells for $2,300!!!
Sure, it’s cute and everything but there’s no way I would fork over a couple mortgage payments for it! But as soon as I saw it, my mind drifted to an image I had seen at Calico Corners a few weeks ago.
Just look at that bird print, their Allora Fabric collection is ALMOST the exact same thing!
And it’s only $20-40 a yard.
It’s not really the style I was shooting for in my master bedroom (certainly not with the au naturale carpeting!), but I think it would almost be a crime not to recreate this piece. Oh, how I wish I had another nursery to decorate!! But, I do have a little girl who will be moving in to a room of her own down the road (when we convert the nursery into her room) and if it doesn’t quite fit in our space, I’m sure I can make it work in hers.
What do you think? Should I go for it?
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