My Street Chair

I had enjoyed watching other designers rescue old furniture & give those pieces a fresh, fabulous new life. Until recently, I had not found my rescue project until this mid-century modern chair was found in the snow on my street.

The first stop on the road to reinvention was to my furniture refinisher.

He took it apart, stripped off the original finish, added a clear coat to show off the gorgeous wood, and then put it all back together again.

Photos: Barb Ivey

Next came the fun part: fabric hunting. I dug through piles of remnants I saved over the years, and I had a lot of options!

After playing with several combinations, I decided on 2 favourites: a colourful linen print for a 5” deep box edge seat cushion, and a warm white, nubbly cotton texture for a simple knife edge back cushion.

Photo: Barb Ivey

Have a space you’d like to redesign? I’d love to help you figure out what’s possible. Reach out here!