NEW PINK CHAIRS (AGAIN!)

I've got a curve ball for you today that I haven't shared yet...  I sold my hot pink chairs!  

I know, I know.  I loved my hot pink club chairs.  You loved my hot pink club chairs.  We just decided we wanted a different style of chair.  The club chairs were pretty wide and deep and took up a lot of room, and we were interested in some swivel/glider chairs instead.  

I looked to purchase new, but couldn't find anything I really liked and new furniture is SO expensive.  I kept an eye on FB Marketplace and came across these-

Aside from the fabric reminding me of the olive green velvet striped couch my family had growing up, they were in great shape and made by CR Laine, a quality brand that was much more high end than the new ones I was looking at in furniture stores!  We scooped them up and moved them in just to try out for a few days to make sure we liked them before going to the trouble of recovering them.  

Then, they sat in my garage for over a year while I looked for fabric and tried to decide what I wanted.  I considered buying the same hot pink velvet from a local shop that I used on the club chairs, but since I purchased that the price had more than doubled and the fabric was just more of an investment than I wanted to make.  I was really leaning towards a "safer" choice of a pretty soft blue or soft pink, and searched high and low for an affordable fabric that I liked in those colors.

I found some decent options, but couldn't make myself pull the trigger on any of them.  They just didn't make me excited.  So that's why the chairs sat for over a year untouched.  We go to Dallas several times a year and there are some fabric warehouses that I like to browse (see list at end of post).  Over the course of several trips nothing was really jumping out at me there until a trip in early December when we were there and I was walking through the aisles of Five Star Fabrics (in Addison) once again.  A fabric that I had noticed in the past in other colors for pillows jumped out at me again, but in hot pink!  

It wasn't the velvet or a softer color that I had been looking for, but I realized the reason I had been so hesitant was because none of those softer options made me happy and I couldn't see them in my space.  This was a much sturdier cut chenille textured fabric than the velvet I thought I wanted, but the color was just about identical to my old chairs and the price was definitely right, so I went for it and bought my yardage on the spot!  

It took a few months to get through the upholsterer's waiting list but we got them back about two months ago and are really loving them!  I might add a tape trim around the bottom of the skirt if I come across something I like, but I'm really pleased with how the fabric turned out.

We had a little visitor that we were kitty-sitting last week (Caleb & Kenzi's new addition- Ollie) and they were his favorite spot too (for naps AND he thought they were a super fun jungle gym to climb all over 😂 ).

Soooo... how crazy do you think I am for doing hot pink chairs- twice?!?  Ha!  Not sorry for a minute!  

Dallas Fabric Stores:

Edited... A reader asked what fabric shops I like and I had this list saved on my phone, so thought I would add.  There are more for sure, these are just the ones I frequent looking for a bargain or good selection to get ideas.  Let me know if you have one I missed!

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Addison:

Childress (huge selection but a little pricier than some)

15201 Midway Rd Addison, TX 75001

(972) 267-9100

Berkeley

2001 Midway Rd Ste 111 Carrollton, TX 75006

(972) 386-7400

Five Star Fabrics

15408 Midway Rd Addison, TX 75001

(972) 701-0107

Cutting Corners

13720 Midway Road #200

B&K Interior Fabrics

15323 Midway Rd Addison, TX 75001

(972) 661-1446

Calico Corners

12370 Inwood Road

Dallas, TX 75244

972.386.5081

Harry Hines:

Dallas Home Fabric Center

2623 Perth Street

Dallas, TX 75220

(214) 455-9560

Wherehouse Fabrics

2675 Perth St, Dallas, TX 75220

Best Fabrics

10850 Harry Hines Blvd Dallas, TX 75220

(214) 350-2583

Super Textiles Inc

2667 Perth St, Dallas, TX 75220

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