A long time ago, I fell in love with a rust-colored velvet slipper chair I saw at Lillian August. I loved the cream contrasting welt. It felt so pretty and fresh to me!
A year or two later, I found this tight-backed slipper chair at the Restoration Hardware outlet from their deconstructed line.
I think it was about $100. We kept it in our living room in the brownstone while I was trying to figure out what fabric to cover it in (or really, just trying to find the time to do it).
Then after we moved to Phoenix and while I was rushing to get the house ready for the Domino shoot, I popped into one of my favorite local fabric stores called SAS Fabrics (the one on Indian School is the best) and I found a few yards of the prettiest deep rust, almost oxblood, mohair fabric there for only $3.99 a yard! I used a lot of dusty mint colors in our library and music room area and I loved how these colors looked together.
I had my upholsterer follow the curve of the back and sides with a cream piping, inspired by the Lillian August chair that I saw so many years ago.
Isn’t it funny how some things just sort of stay with you? I’m so glad I finally got my rust slipper chair. I feel like it was a long time coming! :)
Ah it's so pretty, and cozy! A perfect little chair for reading good books :)
Love that chair, so pretty! We have a SAS in Tucson also, but I agree, the one on Indian School is the best….I found about two yards of Manuel Canovas' Bagatelle there and just about died. :-)
The chair looks great. And, though I may be a few years late, and a living space behind, I just have to say that I love the blue trim you painted around those bookshelves.
Inspirational!
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Your new chair looks perfect in your room. I think you made the right choice leaving the original fabric on the cushions. The room is beautiful from every angle!
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What a beautiful fabric! Looks like it fits perfectly in the new home.
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Looks beautiful! What a steal, I can never find anything priced that low at our RH outlet.
Now THAT is one gorgeous chair!! I love your style.
What an exquisite chair! I love it. xo Nancy
I love the look of your chair, it is so much cuter than both of the originals put together!
Where did you get that blue bookcase? It's fantastic!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE how you mix bold colors together. How do you do it without it becoming overwhelming or to many competing colors at once?
Love it – the fabric is gorgeous!
I die at the fabric you find at SAS!! I can never find upholstery fabric there. I wish I could be a fly on the wall on your shopping trips!!
That looks so good!!! The piping is so clean! I've seen a lot of chairs lately that have sloppy contrast piping and it just ruins the look. You have such a great eye for color and I love your chair so much more than your inspiration photo.
OHH You so need a room by room home tour page on your blog! I would love to see all the before and afters together!!!!!
The chair looks amazing! Great combination of chairs. I can't believe the deal you got on the mohair fabric. That is unbelievable. Love mohair!
Love it. And $4 a yard – what a steal! :) I totally agree: some things just linger, which I love – because it just reassures that it was meant to be!
Great re-do! I always think those deconstructed chairs look so…unfinished. I also forgot about the awesome blue of the brownstone bookcase. That seems like forever ago! Question…are your floors warping / cupping a bit, or is that just a trick of the light? Love that herringbone pattern!
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love how the piping highlights those gorgeous curves!
Your chair is beautiful! I actually like your version more than the original. I'm a sucker for the legs and teensy wheels.
Great work on the chair :) I also love mint and rust together. Cool and crisp.
So beautiful! It definitely was worth the wait. :)
Love love this!
Your floors look terrible! What is happening to them???
Gorgeous!
Perhaps you have addressed this already, but how do you keep the beautiful colors of your upholstery from fading in sun soaked rooms?
Glad you got your dream chair finally! In my opinion, the one you ended up with is way nicer than the inspiration! So much more elegant, and less boxy looking.