Blue Upholstery, Cream Walls...

[Snoopy) te***et.*z (*is n]

..cream vertical blinds, light pink carpet (circa 1990), light yellow
formica dining room table top, white ceiling. And, oh yes, a couple
of my chairs, that I am not doing anything with, have dark stained
wooden frames, and I have some wooden drinks tables that match
scattered around.

That sets my living/dining room scene. Now here is the problem.

My prime sofa and two associated armchairs are showing signs of wear.
(Some may see them as *beyond* their prime as I believe they are 30+
years old). However, they are comfortable and compact so I am keen to
retain them. Fortunately most of the wear is in the detachable arm
and backrest covers so I am looking at getting new ones.

Of course I have no hope of matching the fabric a rich dark blue with
a lighter blue flowery pattern embossed in it and a soft cloth
texture. So what do I do? I don't want to go the the expense of
having the whole suite recovered!

SNOOPY

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use lace. use a coordinating fabric which also takes in some of the other
colors in the room...

Post by Snoopy) te***et.*z (*is n
..cream vertical blinds, light pink carpet (circa 1990), light yellow
formica dining room table top, white ceiling. And, oh yes, a couple
of my chairs, that I am not doing anything with, have dark stained
wooden frames, and I have some wooden drinks tables that match
scattered around.
That sets my living/dining room scene. Now here is the problem.
My prime sofa and two associated armchairs are showing signs of wear.
(Some may see them as *beyond* their prime as I believe they are 30+
years old). However, they are comfortable and compact so I am keen to
retain them. Fortunately most of the wear is in the detachable arm
and backrest covers so I am looking at getting new ones.
Of course I have no hope of matching the fabric a rich dark blue with
a lighter blue flowery pattern embossed in it and a soft cloth
texture. So what do I do? I don't want to go the the expense of
having the whole suite recovered!
SNOOPY
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Post by Snoopy) te***et.*z (*is n
..cream vertical blinds, light pink carpet (circa 1990), light yellow
formica dining room table top, white ceiling. And, oh yes, a couple
of my chairs, that I am not doing anything with, have dark stained
wooden frames, and I have some wooden drinks tables that match
scattered around.
That sets my living/dining room scene. Now here is the problem.
My prime sofa and two associated armchairs are showing signs of wear.
(Some may see them as *beyond* their prime as I believe they are 30+
years old). However, they are comfortable and compact so I am keen to
retain them. Fortunately most of the wear is in the detachable arm
and backrest covers so I am looking at getting new ones.
Of course I have no hope of matching the fabric a rich dark blue with
a lighter blue flowery pattern embossed in it and a soft cloth
texture. So what do I do? I don't want to go the the expense of
having the whole suite recovered!

use lace. use a coordinating fabric which also takes in some of the other
colors in the room...

lace: a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical
patterns

An interesting suggestion, but wouldn't it be a little difficult to
machine into the right shapes? Perhaps I have the wrong picture of
what you are suggesting in my mind!

I concur with the idea that if you can't match it, use a co-ordinating
fabric. I looked at using a white fabric but that looked fantastic
when clean, but I didn't fancy cleaning it often!

In the end I found a lush blue fabric that didn't match (obviously),
but had a kind of 'shimmer' in it when the light hit it. It was a
very similar visual effect to the trick the light plays with the
ornamental leaf on a blue background in the original fabric. It
really looked like it belonged with the original fabric, so I elected
to use it.

The corners on the back of the chairs were scuffed. The original
backrest cover was a flat sheet that pop buttoned onto the back of the
chairs leaving the chair corners exposed. I changed the seatback
cover design so that the backrest cover flared out at the top and
covered the entire top of the chairs in the same way that putting a
grocery carton over your head covers your ears. Problem solved, and
I am very happy with the result!

The fact that I didn't introduce a new colour into the lounge colour
scheme means at some time in the future I can replace the pink carpet
with something more radical!

SNOOPY