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One thing I know I want for my new office is a fabulous chair. And it's gotta be comfy too - I spend hours editing pictures. And it has to be cheap. That vintage Thomasville buffet was slightly over budget! And I didn't want a DIY project on this one...too many of those...too little time.
Enter this chickie.
She needs a name. Maybe Yasmine. Something exotic. I'll be taking suggestions. ;-). She was on clearance at Cost Plust (yay). PLUS I had a 10% off coupon (YAY!). So for only $150 I brought her on home. That's pretty good considering I've been looking and boy, new, fabulous chairs are EXPENSIVE. What the heck is up with that?
The only problem with this chair is that she's a little low for a desk. She's clearly meant to be a sassy, cocktail-in-hand lounger. But I figured I wanted the chair on casters anyway. So hopefully I'll be able to fix the whole 3 inches too short with a pair of "heels." :-)
She's pretty fabulous though, right? She's gonna look amazing next to my buffet painted green!
What a great looking chair! I too can't wait to see it with the green buffet. Nice work! MO
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ReplyDeleteThat kind of chair is actually called a “wing chair.” It’s an “upgrade” of something called an “empire chair,” and is actually best as accent pieces in a living room, bedroom or library, or anywhere with a reading corner. It’s not actually ideal as an office chair because, as you pointed out, the seat is low, which is characteristic of this chair. It’s a beautiful chair though, and if you’d like to use it as your office chair, I’m sure you’ll find a solution to the height problem. A set of casters might do it. I actually have never seen an empire chair on modern casters, so that would be quite the interesting combination! Post a pic of it if you decide to go with the casters!
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