Except for the cushion covers. Sure, white is fine, but as they had a previous owner the covers were in bad shape. I washed them, but still they weren't lookin' great. I'm afraid of bleach, and since what I really had in mind was getting new cushion covers for them, I decided to head down the upholstery route.
I thought long and hard about what I wanted to do with them. Neutrals are great because they give you more flexibility with the rest of the space, and you can always add a pop of color with a throw pillow. However, these were white to begin with, so where's the fun in that?
As far as color goes in my apartment, the only thing I really had going on was a sage green wall that came with the apartment (wish I had found out I could have asked the landlord to change the paint before I moved in, and not last week!), and some vintage reproduction posters with blues, reds and yellows. If you're unsure of a color scheme, a great way to narrow it down is to pull colors from something you already love, whether it be a scarf, quilt, or in this case, art that was already in the room.
I went for blues with the throw pillows on my couch, so I thought it might be nice to go for a blue with the chairs to help unify the room. I found this fabric from Amy Karyn Home. They have amazing fabrics that are all hand printed on linens and raw silks. This one to me has sort of a teak feel, and almost makes me think a little asian, and who doesn't need a little teak asian influence in their home??
The original cushion covers were just straight covers with nothing fancy about them. I wanted to do piping for the new ones, and was debating on either cream or blue, and in the end went with cream for a lighter look that's a little more subtle. So off everything went to the sewers, and hence commenced the waiting game.
Ominous, no? Not really my style, I couldn't bear waiting, so why make you! So here is the final product:
I just so happened to have a set of 20x20 cream pillows with blue piping that wound up working with them perfectly. Complete and total happenstance, but it works for me!
What do you think?
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