13 October 2008

Vintage Dux chair

Over the weekend I visited a little shop that was a cross between a garage sale and a thrift store. Most of the stuff was overpriced, but just when I was about to give up I spotted a vintage Dux chair that was marked down to $6.


The chair is currently living in my Dad's garage, so I didn't have a chance to snap a photo. It basically looks like the chair in the photo above except someone had started trying to refinish it. They also did a pretty crappy reupholstering job with what look like old sheets....Any way, the plan is to finish the refinishing and upholster new cushions. But, I'm not sure what fabric to go with. I want something kind of funky that speak to the chair's midcentury mod roots. I like these, but I'm still looking. Suggestions?

The first four are from Maine Cottage, the bottom two are from Fat Quarter Shop and Fabric.com respectively.