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Maurice Burke Alpha Chair?
Good Questions

Q: I came across this amazing modern chair at a local thrift store for only 10 dollars. The label tells me the designer is Maurice Burke and it is called an "Alpha" chair. I tried looking up more inf...

Advice on Refurbishing a Mengel Chair?
Good Questions

Q: I found this chair for only $15, and I loved the lines of it and the cute hidden drawer in the seat. I fully intended to paint it and recover the seat, but when I got it home, I saw that it has a...

Chairs from the Today Show?
Good Questions

Q: I am slowly making domestic improvements to my DC rental. I've been trying to find a chair or two for my living room, which is tilting midcentury modern. I cannot believe how a hard it is to find ...

Manufacturer of Wooden Chairs Found Curbside?
Good Questions

Q: I recently found two matching chairs on a curb. They’re sleek and fun, and I’d like to get a couple more to arrange around a table. Unfortunately, the chairs don’t feature any identifying m...

New: Inhabit Chair Pillows

Design-lovers collect chairs probably more than any other piece of furniture &mdash so what fun when chair-ophiles can put a Bertoia Diamond chair-printed pillow on a treasured Bertoia Diamond chair...

Nest Chair by Gaspard

We have written before about inspirational designer Gaspard, but when we stumbled upon this older design for the Nest Chair, we knew we had to share......

Good Questions: Reupholster Chairs to Match Chesterfield?

Apartment Therapy reader Katie needs help coordinating chairs with her newly created Chesterfield: Q - I've been reading daily, and wanted to pose a question to the group. I recently scored a CL sl...

Good Questions: Refinishing Canvas and Wood Chair?

Apartment Therapy DC reader Abigail needs help refinishing a free chair: "I got this chair for free and it could do with some TLC. I plan to sand and restain it with a water-based stain, but I am w...

Good Questions: Identifying Thrift Store Chairs?

Apartment Therapy DC reader Jane needs help identifying her newest thrift-store find: "Recently I came across a couple of interesting plastic chairs in an antique store for only a few dollars. I tho...

Good Questions: Reupholstering a Family Heirloom?

ATDC reader Jordan needs advice remaking a family heirloom: Hello. I am about to move into a new apartment in Charlottesville, Virginia, and I need help! I was recently given a chair that is a family...

Hot or Not? Arflex Ball Chair

The Arflex Ball Chair by Carlo Colombo is made durable polyurethane to make it suitable indoors and out, and has a flexible seat that molds to the body. Durability aside, is this chair hot or not? ...

Good Questions: Any Information on These Chairs?

Hi AT! I found these classic chairs on Craigslist--two for $50. Plan on upholstering them, but first, wondering if anyone might recognize the designer? I'm guessing they're late 60's/early 70s? Than...

Hot or Not?: Godfather Chair from Skate Study House
Washington DC

The mission of the Skate Study House is to recreate popular furniture through the eyes of a skateboarder. This Godfather chair and ottoman is made of seven walnut laminated skate decks on a metal f...

Spline chair at Apartment Zero
Washington DC

This Spline chair by Norways Says for OFFECCT has a sculptural transparency that appeals to our love of simplicity. The steel rods that make up the Spline are treated with a plastic coating to make...

Sale Alert!: G Street Fabrics Summer Sale
Washington DC

Given the state of our chair above, you can certainly understand how happy we were this weekend to learn that G Street Fabrics is having its annual summer sale on fabric and labor... ...

Good Eye: 20th Century Interiors
Washington DC

No search for MCM furniture in Washington DC is complete without a stop at Good Eye, a vintage store that has been operating in Friendship Heights for over a decade. A small store packed floor to c...

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