French chairs get a make over

 Before: This silk damask was on the chairs for about 25 years!

I started refreshing the living room in January--some new pillows and draperies, a new French chair covered in pink suede and now the final project is completed as well.A recover of the chairs by the fireplace.

I have a wonderful upholstery shop nearby and they always finish on time and are priced well. They have done many things for me. This job was a bit tricky since I bought only 3 meters of the Carolyn Quartermaine fabric from her. She is in the UK. 

Here is the link: http://www.carolynquartermaine.com/

I had admired her script fabric for over 15 years and finally bought it for this project. It is light and pretty looking and since it is not sold in USA shops or at the design mart you do not see it everywhere. 

I am happy with the way the living room looks now and  am quite pleased with the fabric.  Joining in on Show and Tell Friday
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French chairs

I adore French-style chairs and French furniture in general. However, a chair just somehow seems more personal to me, I always feel that a chair calls out to you. 

Chairs are like little punctuation marks in designing a room. A cute chair can add a lot of drama or pizzazz. I especially like ones with bows carved into the frame.I'm trying to recall what makes me love the French style so much and I think I watched a lot of old movies as a kid and  many had French interiors. 

My favorite all time chair is  in a museum somewhere it is heart shaped cane-backed Louis chair designed by Madame de Pompadour. 

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