You don’t need to kick old furniture to the curb just because it looks stodgy or outdated. Here are some alternatives.
A glossy coat of black paint and some exotic new fabric gave these dated tapestry chairs new life. I’ve always thought animal prints were for other people. That was then. I now have two zebra-striped chairs in my living room. With the blessing of a designer I trust, I tapped the animal within. Now I wonder what took me so long.
So, I called Los Angeles designer Christopher Grubb, whom I’ve known for years, and asked for a consult. I would do all the legwork, if he could just tell me what to keep, get rid of or revamp. We agreed I would keep the traditional dining table, but replace the stodgy tapestry dining side chairs with more modern ones. And keep the two dining room armchairs but reupholster them in a more contemporary fabric and move them into the living room.
Grubb encourages DIY decorators to work with designers the way I did. “Do the legwork, then hire a designer to consult for an hour or two,” he said. “People don’t take risks, so we walk through room after room of beige and grey.”If you’d like to add some pizzaz to your home, here are some moves Grubb and Stills suggest you consider.A glossy fun color on brown wood furniture is an inexpensive way to modernize it and turn it into an art piece.
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