A neutral - but fun - chair makeover

 Here's a chair I bought a while back
from Tammy's booth at RVA Antiques……

 Cane sides….pecan finish...

I bought it to redo of course……..

First I removed all the trim and painted the wood and cane.

 After waxing, distressing, it looks like this.

 Then I needed to decide on a fabric…...

Hmmm…

then it sat in my house for a month….

 A friend just gave me these bold Trina Turk samples……

so I experimented with those, too...

But then I came to my senses………

and realized..

I'm redoing this to SELL…….

 And just like painting the rooms in a house for resale,

sometimes its best just to stay neutral….

So I ended up using this embroidered linen in a tobacco color.

But going neutral doesn't mean boring….

I used navy twill tape as gimp…

buttons on the sides of the seat…

a little enameled numbered plaque on the front bottom…

and a burlap sack remnant for the back.

 Kitty not for sale.

 And from a few more remnants, 

I made some throw pillows…
one in navy zebra...

the other in an indigo/linen coral motif...

…to help tie in the navy gimp…

..and the burlap.

(My favorite part is always the burlap!)

(Lisa Duke: Eat your heart out!!!)

It's casual…

it's elegant…

it's comfy...

it's for sale!

$195 for chair

Pillows: $32 each.

All for $235

Let me know if you have the perfect room for this piece!!!!!!