I've made a decision...

I've made a decision on the chairs for my bedroom. If you recall, I had found this chair on the website of an antique store about an hour away. It's certainly a beautiful chair. The color is perfect and the style is just what I was looking for for my French Country bedroom.

On the negative side - there was only one available and I really was looking for two. I am really interested in symmetry in the part of the room I want to place these chairs. I wasn't sold on the dark frame either. I had something lighter in mind. And the cost was $295 for one chair, which was what I was hoping to spend for two. So I am leaving this beauty for the next person.

A couple of weeks ago, I had also spotted this gem in a local antique store. I loved the lines of it. I even liked the worn rose tapestry fabric. I decided to buy it (depending on the price) and make the decision later if I would recover it to match my redecorated master bedroom or leave it as it was and place it in my new guest room.

There was no price tag on the chair so I went up to the front to inquire about the cost. Unfortunately, this particular antique shop is made up of many different vendors and the owner of this chair wasn't in that day. And when they tried to reach him by phone, he was unavailable. So, I reluctantly left and decided I would stop back. A couple of days later my husband and I stopped back and my little treasure had a "Sold" sign on it.

I was bummed. I had even found this pretty Waverly fabric at a fantastic price on Ebay and was looking forward to making the little chair mine. The fabric is a pattern of bees and Fleur-De-Lis and would be perfect in my decorating plan. (I may still find a place to use it in my room.)


But don't despair, this story has a happy ending. A couple of days ago, a search on Ebay turned up these beauties. Aren't they perfect? They are covered in a blue and white check pattern and according to the seller are in excellent shape. I won the auction and got both chairs for $199 plus $100 shipping.



I plan to use these chairs as they are for now. When I get my current list of projects done, I may paint the frames the same creamy white I am painting the bed and armoire. Time will tell. I may also purchase the fabric I showed you above. It would only cost me $30 for enough fabric to do both chairs. But for now I am just anxious to get them home and see them in my changing room.

Thanks for stopping by, JoAnne