Help Needed with Accent Pillows for Bergere Chairs with print PIC

14 years ago

I'm having a helluva time trying to figure out what to do with these chairs. I bought a pair of bergere chairs that have a print on it. The couch came after, which is similar in color, solid with pillows that came with it as well as two solid pillows I bought that I think go well.

But the chairs, I would like to bring some color to them and can't figure out what to do, or how to do it. None of the pillows I've tried are working unfortunately.

First, do I need a pillow with these chairs? What type/shape of pillow would one suggest, and what type of print do you thin could go with these chairs?

I do not want to change the print, that would be easy, but honestly, I don't want to go through the hassle, the cost and I actually like the print.

Should I forego pillows and look for a throw to put over one of the backs of the chair?

Pictures were taken in front of a drape that is NOT in my home. The color of the pillows in the sofa are a maroone or dark burgundy color.

Thanks for any input, ideas and suggestions.

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roarah
14 years ago
I love the chairs! I find my chair pillows always ended up on the floor when someone wished to sit in the chair. They are usually only decorative and with a chair often do not add to comfort so If you can not find a pillow I think they are practical and still lovely w/o one. If you really want a pillow how about matching the solid color of the sofa? the colors look pretty neutral so anything goes. If you do choose pillows I think a bolster shape might work best.
palimpsest
14 years ago
I don't know how formal your room is going to be, or how deep your burgundy, but I would be kind of tempted to do something like this, which is an embossed velvet tone-on-tone with a Very similar pattern to the chairs. (I like to layer this way sometimes in a counter-intuitive process)

http://beautifulpillowsandhome.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=0213&Category_Code=c-34&Product_Count=90

Or go with another type of French pillow in Aubusson Needlepoint. I do agree that a lumbar or kidney pillow would be nice but I usually take a pillow like this and tuck it along side of me.

Here is a link that might be useful: Aubusson Pillow
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annzgw
14 years ago
Is that a green or brown background. I'd probably choose one of the colors in the chair and make a lumbar pillow with fringe or cording.

I have the lumbar pillow on my Bergere chairs and find them useful. The chairs are very deep and having the pillows keeps you from feeling like you're reclining when you sit down!
eldemila
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks for the replies.

Roarah, the color of the couch is anout the same as the darker color of the chairs. I tried with a similar color and it did nothing for the chairs. I'm looking for a pop of color. I think the pattern in the chairs is what the problem is, nothing seems to go with such a design.

Palmimpset, great site, thanks for the link. The color below is more of what I was going for colorwise:

http://beautifulpillowsandhome.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=0302&Category_Code=c-34&Product_Count=62

Below is a link to the couhc minus the pillows that are on there

http://www.schnadig.com/index.cfm/furniture/catalog.product/sid/3/cid/36/pid/391/start/1/francois-sofa.cfm

The pillows that I got with the couch are the burgundy ones below, like the black ones in the link above of the sofa, but a burgundy version.

These are the pictures of the pillows I got with the sofa:

There are two of these square pillows, and one lumbar

http://www.homefurnitureny.com/productimage.php?product_id=922&current_image=4

http://www.homefurnitureny.com/productimage.php?product_id=922&current_image=4

And lumbar pillow like this

http://www.homefurnitureny.com/productimage.php?product_id=922&current_image=4
eldemila
Original Author
14 years ago
annz, I'd say more green, but maybe more of a combo???