To me, this chair calls out for a mossy green velvet. And while I'm dreaming, why not do it right and add a summer slipcover in something cool like Peter Dunham's Fig Leaf, below?
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Just Add Roaring Fire
It's nearly December in Jackson Hole, and that means evening comes around 4:30. I'm deep into Erik Larson's In the Garden of Beasts, a dark and engrossing book, and I have reading chairs on my mind. Maybe I always do. If I come across any furniture line or find myself in a furniture showroom, I usually look for chairs with just the right deep seat, high back to support my head, and arms that are right where they should be to prop up my elbows. It seems to me this might be the perfect reading chair, copied from a c. 1890 chair found in an Irish castle. The 6438 Chair from Baker:
To me, this chair calls out for a mossy green velvet. And while I'm dreaming, why not do it right and add a summer slipcover in something cool like Peter Dunham's Fig Leaf, below?
To me, this chair calls out for a mossy green velvet. And while I'm dreaming, why not do it right and add a summer slipcover in something cool like Peter Dunham's Fig Leaf, below?
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