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Help with fabric for new chairs

11 years ago
I'm replacing the 2 chairs on either side of the fireplace with some new ones. I found a chair I really like but am having tons of trouble choosing a fabric. Honest thoughts about the one on the top left? I'm thinking I'll add color through pillows and other accents. Also help with accent colors would be appreciated. What do you think of a Caribbean blue?

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  • 11 years ago

    Love that fabric - are you doing matching chairs? Looks like it would go good with your sectional. You could tie in the blue with a mix of jewel color pillows. I would do minimal accessories. Maybe a couple of blue vases on left side of the mantle with your flowers on the right. Some books and a piece of art glass on the coffee table. I don't think you would need more.

    M Shea thanked ashtonchic
  • 11 years ago

    Is the pattern on the quarterfoil too small to notice from across the room? I think that's why I was leaning toward the other 2.

  • 11 years ago
    The patterns are all nice but I would go with the stripe.
    M Shea thanked User
  • 11 years ago

    Is the chair in the pic with the fabrics the one you're getting? Quatrefoil is small scale, but I think it could still look nice. Any chance you can bring the samples home and drape them on your current chairs?

  • 11 years ago
    Yes, it's the actual chair I'd like to get. Here's a better picture (along with another fabric option). I can probably order samples to help me decide at home -- good idea :)
  • PRO
    11 years ago

    I would consider...a bold solid blue with a texture..ie velvet or linen.. and also a pattern solid blue...Yes...two seperate fabrics...:)

    I hope this helps

    I have a few blog posts that may help you out..

    www.timothyriversinteriors.com/blog


    M Shea thanked Timothy Rivers Interiors
  • 11 years ago

    I would not go with a fabric with a trellis pattern. It is too trendy & will go out soon. I prefer solids for that reason as they will withstand the test of time. A stripe is safer. The quatrefoil Is beautiful. Use a print like that for pillows, and make them yourself.

    M Shea thanked sandradclark
  • PRO
    11 years ago

    A solid fabric would keep the room's current mood of serene simplicity. Then you could add some pattern with pillows. I love the cantaloupe shadows I'm seeing in the first photo and would add cantaloupe to the blue you already have.

    M Shea thanked Carolyn Albert-Kincl, ASID
  • 11 years ago

    Yes, a solid or texture :) That's what I was thinking before the trip to the furniture store. What color? The brown sectional is so large and dark that I was thinking something brighter for the chairs? Blue is usually my go-to color. If blue works, what shade?

  • 11 years ago

    The patterns are all lovely but the large ones seem to be over scale for the size of the petite chairs. I would go solid on the new chairs and upholster that armless slipper chair in the quatrefoil as an accent chair to the right of your TV credenza. Because it has no arms I think it can carry off the larger pattern, as the two below do. You could do suede in the color from the background of the quatrefoil for the new chairs. then add some lumbar pillows in a smaller scale pattern.


    Alannah Printed Fabric Accent Slipper Chair · More Info
    Slipper Chair, Turquoise Ikat · More Info


    Sunbrella Fischer Graphite Outdoor Lumbar Pillow Set · More Info
    Black Classic Trellis Custom Lumbar Pillow · More Info


  • 11 years ago
    So, I'm thinking that a solid is the way to go. What color though? Is something like this too much?
    http://houzz.com/photos/55924

    Or should I stick with the beige or ivory family?
  • PRO
    11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Teal would be a good color to go with your brown leather. Use a solid and add interest with patterned pillows and artwork.

  • 11 years ago

    I think a solid in beige or ivory would have longer life. You can add your Caribbean Blue in pillows, accessories and when you tire of them, go for another color.