Once upon a time, fluffy florals interspersed with manly stripes in everyone’s favorite color combo — mauve and maroon — was all the hip rage in fabric. Or something. I do recall having curtains similar to this in our family room growing up, so I guess it was really hot for a while there.
Once upon another time, a fabric made with alternating bands of four dark and four light threads woven in a simple two-over, two-under twill, or traditional houndstooth check as it came to be known, was also all the rage… and continued to be hip for hundreds of years.
I’ll choose the fabric with the lifespan of centuries, thank you.
From Beth (via her Aunt Amy) at Theo Zone.
17 Comments
Loribeth
February 1, 2011 at 1:29 AMI love the “after” look, but that pattern still makes me dizzy when I look at it on my computer screen!
NanaDiana
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NanaDiana
February 1, 2011 at 1:45 AMSorry about the delete. What I said was that I think she did a great job of renewing that chair. That had to have been from the 1980’s because my neighbor had chairs just like that….the marriage of stripes and florals!
She did a great job matching the pattern and that is hard material to work with…looks really nice!
Chandra Chinnis
February 1, 2011 at 1:53 AMI love houndstooth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Meg and Mum's
February 1, 2011 at 2:24 AMLOVE it! I wish I could do something like that.
Lindsay @ A Walk in the Closet
February 1, 2011 at 2:34 AMSo chic! I love this statement piece. That houndstooth print is fabulous!
Jenny McClain
February 1, 2011 at 4:43 AMAbsolutely fabulous! You can’t go wrong with black and white. So classic!! Great job!!
Jenny
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Sylvia
February 1, 2011 at 5:05 AMAs a BAMA fan, I love the houndstooth. It is a classic and this chair is stunning.
Allyson & Jere
February 1, 2011 at 5:45 AMOh houndstooth, how fabulous you look! This is a faboo makeover!
Allyson & Jere
February 1, 2011 at 5:45 AMOh houndstooth, how fabulous you look! This is a faboo makeover!
Allyson & Jere
February 1, 2011 at 5:45 AMOh houndstooth, how fabulous you look! This is a faboo makeover!
Anna
February 1, 2011 at 5:51 AMI do love the re-do but think maybe the legs need to be painted white or black.
chair up
February 1, 2011 at 9:49 AMFANTASTIC – I LOVE this makeover!
Angex
laxsupermom
February 1, 2011 at 12:56 PMLove the houndstooth! I’m so impressed with how well she kept the pattern straight. I have no doubt that if I had tried that project, the pattern would be all wonky. Stunning makeover!
Karen@StrictlySimpleStyle
February 1, 2011 at 2:08 PMLove the houndstooth. I think every home in the late ’80’s and early 90’s had the old fabric somewhere. Makes you wonder what fabrics we’ll be laughing about in 20 years.
Jennifer
February 1, 2011 at 11:19 PMWonderful makeover! Roll Tide, Baby!!!
manekin z Paryża
February 2, 2011 at 1:04 AMLovely! really nice makeover!