This weekend is a work weekend. We're stripping wallpaper that was hung in the kitchen and family room in 2003. ( I put it up for my daughter's high school graduation. Relatives came in from all over - and we proceeded to have a wonderful weekend with family. My daughter calls it her Big Fat German Graduation! ) Friday night I got the idea that I needed to change the kitchen. I stayed up til midnight, and got 1/3 done. The rest was stripped yesterday. Today is spackle & sand, and prime. We're dealing with a room that was added on 3 times since 1940, so you can bet walls are not even. My pretty kitchen - before I destroyed it. Toile in the kitchen, blue stripe in the family room. My inspiration was those fabulous Diamond Baratta rooms. (edited per realtor, sigh) My destroyed kitchen... Yesterday, my husband comes in from his post office trip and says, "you're missing an estate sale a few houses down"... so off I went...., wallpaper glue sticky fingers.... and found a little poodle, who enjoyed the walk back to my house! The Staffordshire poodle is sitting on a bunch of Marvic toile fabric samples that I am contemplating.. for something.. I don't know what, I just like them! So when my husband asked me Friday if I was going to estate sales this weekend, and I said no, I didn't realize I would be called on to provide a good home for a homeless poodle!

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I purchased a really fun chair--an 18th century George III wingback with exaggerated wings. The curves of the wings, seen from any angle, really makes this a wonderful chair. So now my project is--what fabric do I select? I could use it in 3 different living/family rooms. Colors that would go are likely to be a neutral cream/tan, blue, or red.. The 3 rooms could be one that has a country french yellow toile drape in it, a family room with brown la declaration drapes, and a living room with a coral sofa, blue would be great in there. Finding an old chair made me wonder what it may have been upholstered with originally. After hunting around, I found a reference Judith Miller made in one of her antique guides. She says that originally these chairs were upholstered in grospoint or petitpont needlepoint. So I started my hunt for pictures of what a wingback chair from the 1700's would have looked like. There's a website called Furniturestyles.com that had this example. (See link below to read more) Furniturestyles.com This beauty is on Ist Dibs - (click on the link to view ad.). Interesting floral pattern. Sort of a Jacobean influence? Ist Dibs Chair $18,000 Another wonderful example with large bold flowers: George II Walnut Chair, circa 1730. Christies More of those wonderful bold flowers. I went to my favorite website for pictures, Liveauctioneers (yes I got permission, ok to use if I put in a link), and found this --and subsequently went to the Bonhams website. Again, a lovely floral needlepoint. Fantastic chair from a Bonhams auction - photo Liveauctioneers.com So I checked out a few English antique websites and found more floral needlepoints. I'm assuming that the backs may be replaced? Wakelin-Linfield Antiques had this chair. They said it is a George I period chair with most of it's original needlepoint A 1750's chair with later 1800's needlepoint. Notice the background color is different from the other examples. Not liking that. At auction. A GEORGE I WALNUT AND NEEDLEWORK-COVERED WING ARMCHAIR CIRCA 1715 - ($62,500) Christies. Hmm. An interesting departure from the other florals. I thought that I'd check out what museums have, and found this at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. -- An American chair. I totally love this back. The front is interesting, a geometric patten. Date: 1758. I find that fascinating. Fantastic needlepoint on the back of a chair, dated Newport 1758 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Front of 1758 Chair at the Metropolitan Museum of Art The back reminds me of a needlepoint sofa-back - I'd just love having something like this. Don't you just love this. Here's another to die for chair with a price tag equivalent to a few houses in Iowa: Christies Auction Nov 2010 Sold for $113,000 From the Christies catalog: A GEORGE I WALNUT WING ARMCHAIR CIRCA 1720 With associated gros and petit point needlework, the back with a panel depicting a maiden by a well, surrounded by trailing foliage and flowers, the sides and back with plain cotton, on shell carved cabriole legs with pad feet and leather castors, some reworking to the needlework, the back seat-rail replaced, restorations to the ears of back legs Check out the detailed stitching. Below: A GEORGE I WALNUT WING ARMCHAIR CIRCA 1720 Upholstered in associated 18th century close-nailed gros and petit-point floral needlework, the back and seat depicting classical figures, on cabriole legs with pad feet Christies Auction Nov 2010 $55,000 Here's one in an upcoming auction. I have to say this is what I think most motifs are, although most of what you see is floral, I suspect that many I see in my price range (ok, not in my range, but ones I am able to see) may be later than 18th century. Christies Nov 2011 Auction A GEORGE II MAHOGANY WING ARMCHAIR MID 18TH CENTURY With associated 18th century figural needlework covering, the back legs later and oak... ANYONE READING want to buy me a christmas present? !! Judith Miller said most of the antique chairs would be figural or I assume she meant like these scenic. I do love the huge flowers. Given the age of these pieces, can you imagine how bright the chairs really were? If you think about the times, I'd like to sit by the fire, curtains pulled, dark rooms, most likely, to stay warm in the winter. A bright color would be needed, don't you think? So now that I've seen all these fabulous examples, needlepoint that is only 100 years old just doesn't have the same look: This French chair with needlepoint looks like a later design. It is circa 1900 from http://www.oldplank.com So how has the design community reacted to wonderful old needlepoints and tapestries? We get stuff like this. YUK in my book after seing so many wonderful antique pieces. From Liveauctioneers. Don't do this fabric. There is another option: Crewel fabric. The chair below is probably the type of crewel that is available. Chair from auction, probably not antique. If you decide to go crewel, set the bar high. Using a colorful crewel is definitely the way to go. Often times the crewel is only used on the inside of the wing chair--I assume to save money as you can spend upwards of $500/yard for some of this stuff. http://pontysporch.blogspot.com Read her fun article on wingbacks. I spotted this on Ebay, one of my favorite dealers who carries textiles has this in her house: She is spot on, having found a wonderful tree-of -life crewel fabric. Don't you just love how the pattern fits on this chair? Wonderful! I would love to find something like this for my chair! from a favorite eBay dealer: rivervalleytextiles. Click here to read her bio, and read about this project. (Check out her listings, she has the prettiest pictures. Plus she gives you great tips on care and collecting of textiles.) Chelsea textiles makes a dynamite option $510/yard wholesale. OK, so I don't have any connections to get crewel on the cheap, haha. So what other fabrics are an option? After checking out all those wonderful English chairs, I thought I should check out what you see on American chairs. I immediately thought of Colonial Homes, and how you saw two things: plaids or damasks. Talk about two extremes. Both are really strong statements, I think... Here are two plaid examples: This is actually more historically correct--most of the chairs did not have a cushion, and if it did, it was a thin cushion. Another example of a blue plaid chair. Probably more historically correct - no bottom cushion, according to other reading. Then I read that they sat on plump pillows. HMMM, this is confusing. What do you think?. (FLAT CUSHION DIVERSION) Here's another chair with that flat cushion. This chair is interesting--it has the flat cushion. The photo is a bit blurry-- I can't really tell if it is a tapestry or chinoiserie fabric. Bonhams auction So I checked out alot of photos on historic wingbacks in the U.S. There are alot of beautiful chairs at Winterthur, the White House, and Blair House --it seems as though damask is what is used on these expensive chairs. I looked around on the internet, and found these beautiful chairs. Interesting UK website Isn't the chair above really awesome looking? I think the yellow fabric really looks the best, but I am pretty gutless when it comes to using yellow. Coral would work better for me than yellow. The same website has all kinds of interesting wingbacks. I thought it would give me a good visual of what a pattern damask would look like. Interesting channel back. I like the soft colors. Cut velvet is something that is actually "antique". Of course if I do cut velvet, only $500/yard (guess) Lee Jofa will do. Le Notre from Lee Jofa But what if it winds up looking like grandma's velvet from the 60's? OK, back to damasks. Killer green chair. But how would it look in a room? I really love many shades of green, but this one I think would whack me over the head when I walked into a room. Ist Dibs I actually love this bright chair. Great pattern. I think the damask pattern needs to dominate the back, don't you? These chairs are so big, it needs a big pattern. Ist Dibs I thought about blue. This one is too baby blue, I'm thinking an indigo blue. However, I am showing this one because I like the large cartouche on the chair back, works for me. Or you could go conservative cream: A fabulous period chair. Very formal. Ist Dibs Of course, my version would be less pricey than $30,000 liveauctioneers OK, another rule, give up the arm covers. I have never liked them. No, I don't care if the chair gets dirty. The big problem with damask is that the "authentic" looking stuff is silk. I am way past doing chairs in silk, unless they're a little chair that I'm just going to look at, and never sit on. (had to qualify that) For those who were looking for wingbacks, and got stuck reading my blog, I'll throw in some current chairs on the market, that aren't museum repros breaking the bank: Hollyhock has this one: I don't think I'm in a "busy pattern" mood. Could be fun in the right room. Jacobean fabric. I always like the free flowing vines on Jacobean fabrics. Chair on http://assemblageltd.com Below is one from Anthropologie. It made me think, toile! So of course I had to grab a Charles Faudree book and see what he likes. Plaid -hmmm. Country French? or too early American? Pierre Frey Petit Parc fabric. A nice rich bold color. Look no further than the front cover of Charles Faudree's book. I think this is a Groves Bros fabric. I sent away for samples. I don't really like all toiles. I'm not really liking the chair below, I don't know why it seems flat to me. apartmenttherapy.com Red or blue would work very well as an option for my chair. This pattern below is lovely, very Fortuny-like. A nice large pattern works best on such a large chair--don't go for a wimpy cartouche! Not sure if I like the look.............. Bright red pattern. The larger the pattern, the better. Aspire Auctions I do like this red pattern better............. So what would you do. My chair is like the one above. I'm getting fabric samples. Stay tuned. Feel free to chime in on opinions. I'm just so paranoid after the 80's and people putting huge floral patterns on everything...but I don't want plain linen, don't want country check, don't think I want velvet, saving that for the moss green upholstery job on the sofa. I wish there was something out there that has the feel of the fabulous old needlepoints, but it doesn't seem to exist. I would love that! What would you pick?

Armchair designed by Patricia Urquiola in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. This comfy armchair has the same distinctive aesthetics as the Back-Wing chair designed in 2018. The armchair’s frame, available in six colours, is composed of large solid wood sections which highlight Cassina’s expertise in wood craftsmanship. Like the Back-Wing chair, its ergonomic and enveloping backrest wraps elegantly around the body while the folds on the sides, like small wings, act as armrests, making it particularly comfortable to sink into and with generous proportions. The armchair, with Seat in flexible polyurethane foam and upholstered in both leather and fabric from the Cassina Collections, is elegantly completed with piping that neatly traces and defines the profile of the armchair’s backrest. Important information regarding images of products: Please note that some of the images show other colors and variations of the model, these images are only to present interior design proposals. The item that is selling is on the first image. Important information regarding color(s) of products: Actual colors may vary. This is due to the fact that every computer monitor, laptop, tablet and phone screen has a different capability to display colors and that everyone sees these colors differently. We try to edit our photos to show all of our products as life-like as possible, but please understand the actual color may vary slightly from your monitor About the designer: “The challenge was to maintain one language for the two types of product in the same Back-Wing family; the chair has a leaner, more minimalist shape, while the armchair is more generous, a piece that responds to the need for comfort.” About the manufacturer: In a continuing dialogue between past, present, and future, Cassina has created the I Maestri collection, revisiting furnishing designs by the 20th century’s best-known architects, including Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, Franco Albini, Frank Lloyd Wright and Marco Zanuso. While the designs and functional concepts have been precisely preserved, the models have been manufactured using evolved technology. This is also the company that has manufactured iconic pieces of contemporary design from the 1950s to the present day, ideated by some of the most important international designers. Today Cassina continues to look to the future of design with audacious, passionate curiosity and an open, holistic approach. It affirms its exclusive ability to furnish a home’s living and dining spaces completely and iconically with The Cassina Perspective: a concept, a philosophy, an informed, futuristic thought. A detailed, expansive horizon of combinations; when placed together, the products have an innovative soul and the modern icons create authentic, welcoming, personal atmospheres involved in a conversation dominated by a code of design excellence, formal sensitive awareness, solidity and cultural authority.

Stilvoller Blickfang: Back-Wing Armchair 571 Sessel von Cassina Der Back-Wing Armchair 571 Sessel von Cassina bietet Ihnen ein ausgezeichnetes Sitzvergnügen und eignet sich perfekt für entspannte Stunden im Alltag. Mit seiner besonderen Formsprache und dem attraktiven Untergestell ist er ein Blickfang in jeder Einrichtung. Das Design ist elegant gehalten, womit der Armlehnstuhl Ihren Wohnbereich stilvoll aufwertet. Da Untergestell und Stoffbezug in mehreren Ausführungen bestellbar sind, bietet er viel Spielraum für die Umsetzung individueller Gestaltungsideen. Der Designsessel harmoniert wunderbar mit zeitlosen, extravaganten sowie auch modernen Einrichtungsstilen. Back-Wing Armchair 571 Sessel von Cassina mit bequemer Rückenpolsterung Durch die Fertigung aus Massivholz begeistert die Sitzgelegenheit mit einer stabilen und langlebigen Qualität. Auch der verwendete Stoffbezug ist hochwertig und besticht mit pflegeleichten Eigenschaften. Mit seiner ergonomischen, gepolsterten und geschwungenen Rückenlehne schmiegt sich das Sitzmöbel angenehm an Ihren Rücken an. Für einen erstklassigen Sitzkomfort verfügt der Back-Wing Armchair 571 Sessel von Cassina über eine Sitzfläche mit Polsterung aus flexiblem Polyurethanschaum.

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Mogens Lassen (1901-1987) Wing chair Paire de fauteuils Bois et tissu Date de création : vers 1930 H 105 × L 78 × P 80 cm