Opinions? Comments? Sarcastic remarks?

[fufaraw]

We bought furniture today--sale prices, yadda. It's not the blue-turquoise-teal-blue I wanted, it's shaded tweedish grey with a soft hand, sturdy construction, high and firm enough to be comfy (I hate sinking butt-first into downy cushions and having to fight my way to my feet). All the good plusses, stain-resist, delivery, plus pickup and donation of our futon and loveseat, both of which have served valiantly, but well, it's time to part ways.

My question: I have my dad's club chair, built like a fricken tank, hard-rock maple frame, joined, no screws or bolts, hand-tied springs, weighs a ton and is indestructible. Somewhere in the 70s Dad decided grey-and-red awning stripe silk damask wasn't his thing (green moss fringe around the seams, green bullion fringe at the bottom, woo!) and had it recovered in cream faux-Naugahyde. Guys, I can't even make the "Do you know how many naugas had to die for that chair?" joke because--*faux*-Naugahyde. The chair will go on forever unless somebody hacks it apart with a battleaxe and lights it on fire.


It's a great chair (cat not included), straight lines, deep seat, perfect angle on the back. I've sat in it, and would still, but I need an ottoman and unless it's the perfect height it wrecks my knees. H hates the chair, the angle of the back's all wrong for him. However, even with the new stuff, we need a chair. So do I investigate how much gold pressed latinum it's going to cost me to have it reupholstered, or price a new chair?

Opinions, please?

ETA: That is not my house, that is not my rug. Picture was taken in my mom's house before we absconded with the chair.

Comments

[szandara]

The last time we bought living room furniture, we bought what we call the Mama Bear Chair and the Papa Bear Chair. Mine is shorter and less deep, it fits me perfectly; his is larger and deeper, and comfortable for him. Do you have room for both a Mama Bear and a Papa Bear chair? If not, I wouldn't bother sinking money into a chair only one of you wants to use. But if you do, it's probably less expensive to reupholster than to buy another chair -- at least that's what we're finding with our sturdy, comfortable sofa with the strategically placed holes.

[fufaraw]

Holes? You bought furniture apurpose with pre-made holes? Whatever for?

OH is getting a recliner. A very nice recliner that fits his slighter than average frame. He bought a recliner, years ago, the chair of his dreams. It was a catcher's mitt, with him as the wee little baseball in the center of it. I fought it tooth and nail--it took up a quarter of the room. I talked him down to one of a similar style but a more reasonable size, and he called and exchanged it for the catcher's mitt. Several years later he donated it, because he realized it *wasn't* comfy, it was swallowing him. So this time he tried a dozen or so and found the one that is tailored just for him, and I'm happy for it. I wanted a loveseat with high arms. I work on the laptop with my feet up, along the seat, my back propped against the arm. Being able to switch ends is a great feature.

This loveseat nearly matches the recliner both in color and texture of the fabric, and in silhouette, so they don't *match* but they complement each other. So, sort of Mama Bear and Papa bear.

We've decided to keep the chair as is for occasional guest seating, for now. It will sit under the painting, and I'll cover a cushion in the fabric I got to reupholster MiL's MCM chair to tuck against an arm.

It'll be good!

[szandara]

We installed the holes ourselves, I'm afraid. Custom work that reflects our lifestyle.