Do It Yourself: Ice Cream Chair Cushions
We’re really getting inspired lately by customers who are doing unique things with our furniture! We love a good DIY project, and it looks like our customers love to DIY too. Recently we received these ice cream parlor chairs that are perfectly mismatched and just oozing with charm, but they have damaged seats (see below). We know they’d look great new upholstered seats, and they’re just waiting for someone crafty to come along and give them a home. See the video below for a clever way to make upholstered cushions using oilcloth, which would make these chairs suitable for both indoors and outdoors. We could see them outside on a patio, or indoors around a small cafe table. So come pick them up and visit the garment district nearby in Midtown to buy your fabric!
DIY Braided Iron Ice Cream Parlor Chair (3 available), $36ea at www.furnishgreen.com
We also have a fourth chair with an intact seat, $74.
Inspirations: Tulip Chair
Lately we’ve been receiving so much seating in the store, from lounge chairs to stools to dining chairs. Sadly, because we sell only vintage and antique pieces, sometimes dining sets get broken up over time. But we’ve been seeing so many unique ways to utilize individual chairs since we’ve been using Pinterest. Usually we’re used to seeing these tulip-style chairs in a super modern dining setting, but because they’re so comfortable, they’re a perfect accent chair in a bedroom or living space. We love this photo from Apartment Therapy because it shows this classic mid century piece in a more traditional and feminine setting. We even think this chair would be fun extra seating in a child’s room!
Burke Fiberglass Cushioned Shell Chairs (2 available), $92 ea at www.furnishgreen.com
Inspirations: Windsor Chair
Since we recently set up our Pinterest account, we’ve been so happy to see that our friends are following us and spreading our images around the web. And now that we’ve been pinning for a little while, it’s really been rewarding to see that some of the trends that pop up on our feed seem to coincide with furniture we have at our store! We’ve been seeing Windsor chairs everywhere, in traditional settings as well as modern ones like in the image we found above. We love to mix and match chairs too, and we think our chair would look fantastic at the head of a table with other mixed wooden chairs or even a complimentary set.
Windsor Chair with Rush Seat, $92 at www.furnishgreen.com