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Maggie's Retro Chairs


Sleek and sexy, these Florence Knoll chairs are quite the pair. Covered in reclaimed fabric from Modern Fabrics and reupholstered locally by D&R Upholstery--the result is undeniably eco-conscious. Maggie has quite a few amazing chairs showcased throughout her home and all echo a retro design...

 
 

Vibrant and multicolored, Maggie uses her chairs to introduce playful colors into her home's decor. Whether it's a modern chair with a retro pattern or a vintage chair reupholstered with contemporary fabric--each room is brought to life. A plush, velvet blue chair in the guest bedroom mixes nicely with green walls. Outdoors, a wrought iron lounger becomes the center of attention with orange cushions. To us, using a chair as the focal point reads warm and inviting which is always a goal in our home.

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does ANYONE else think that dog looks scary?!

posted by cocologo on August 17th 2009 at 6:17pm
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Not loving the legs, but otherwise these (first pic) are pretty cute and the pick of the bunch.

posted by mirandabee on August 17th 2009 at 6:22pm
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The dog looks old and evil.

posted by emptyapartment on August 17th 2009 at 6:35pm
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i just opened up the comments hoping someone already said that the dog was creepy!!

posted by JenJen on August 17th 2009 at 6:37pm
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My first thought was... "ZOMBIE DOG!!!"

posted by undercover on August 17th 2009 at 6:38pm
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Scary Old Creepy Evil Zombie Dog will Eat Your Soul.


Just sayin'.

posted by fruitcrackers on August 17th 2009 at 6:56pm
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vampire dog complete with very dark circles under the eyes. scary.

posted by universal mod on August 17th 2009 at 6:57pm
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Why would you dis someone's (probably sweet, old) dog. Ya'll are evil!

posted by Auburn on August 17th 2009 at 7:00pm
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:-/ dog = nightmare

but does anyone know where i could secure a print like the orange one on that wall? the shape of la with the names of the areas in sort of the shapes they're in? i love that

posted by yesthisistayler on August 17th 2009 at 7:09pm
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He made me jump, for real. I was looking at the pic not even noticing him and then *bam* creepy, scary dog came into sight. Why does he have to be in the corner like that?

posted by bkrafi on August 17th 2009 at 7:21pm
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yesthisistayler- thats an ork poster there are lots of cities to choose from

http://orkposters.com/chicago.html

posted by erinpearce on August 17th 2009 at 7:23pm
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im sure he's a great puppy!... just not his good angle ;-)

posted by JenJen on August 17th 2009 at 7:31pm
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Awww he's cute and scruffy!

posted by suzy8track on August 17th 2009 at 7:45pm
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Love the chairs. And quit the mean comments about the dog!

posted by david @ justveggingout.com on August 17th 2009 at 8:26pm
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Perhaps the dog is just less than enthused about the fabric choices. "Either the chairs go or I go." I think they're quite fun so there's no accounting for taste, Fido.

Does anyone know where the Asian-looking chair in the background can be found? Or is it an antique?

posted by Annegret on August 17th 2009 at 8:48pm
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Mean comments won't hurt the dog's feelings. And he does look odd in that picture. Almost like he was photoshopped in.

posted by slowdown on August 17th 2009 at 9:25pm
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Annegret - The "asian looking chair" is actually a cat scratcher ..... I bought it off craigslist but here is a link http://www.kittypod.com/kittypod2.html

Thank you to those of you who said nice things about my dog. She is incredibly sweet and very loving.

posted by girl42 on August 17th 2009 at 9:28pm
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I think the doggie looks sweet...if a bit nonplussed by the whole thing. ;)

posted by heatherette on August 17th 2009 at 9:40pm
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This dog is f**king awesome!

posted by Seaside on August 17th 2009 at 11:07pm
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That dog looks like a leader of some kind of doggie cult. i want your Eames Storage Unit something fierce.

posted by Laughing Tiger on August 17th 2009 at 11:13pm
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Very cool chairs! You really make me want to reupholster... I just wish it wasn't so damn expensive.

posted by Catherine W on August 18th 2009 at 7:12am
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Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! I love the comments about the "devil dog." When I first saw him, I wandered if it was taxidermy.

posted by bthursby on August 18th 2009 at 8:10am
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Yikes, commenters, Since when did AT get so mean!

I think these chairs are great - and well done on finding an upholsterer that will let you bring in your own fabric harvested elsewhere. What did the labor on the first chairs cost, about?

Well done.

posted by sarahjade on August 18th 2009 at 11:55am
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Thank you Sarah, the chairs in the first picture were about $250 ea on the labor.....Roberto at D&R had the best prices I found and he was v helpful as far as letting me know how much yardage I would need and he also was prompt picking up and dropping off the pcs....

posted by girl42 on August 18th 2009 at 1:07pm
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That dog is awesome! Hilarious photo.

posted by cindycindy on August 18th 2009 at 1:38pm
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I love the blue velvet chair. What was the cost and time for that piece? I have one similar that i need to redo

posted by Bridget212323 on August 18th 2009 at 4:07pm
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Aw, puppydog. She probably just wants to be sitting on the chairs, which is why she's giving the camera the ol' stinkeye.

Nice chair collection. I really like the blue velvet chair in the last photo.

posted by Cassis on August 18th 2009 at 4:26pm
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Bridget, the Blue mohair velvet fabric was about $100 (for 3 yards) @ Modern Fabrics and the upholstery @ D&R was around $180....he did it in about a week. Hope that helps.

posted by girl42 on August 18th 2009 at 4:37pm
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this is SO helpful! Thanks so much Maggie!

posted by Bridget212323 on August 18th 2009 at 6:16pm
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thanks for this post. i just scored a nice little 1920s chair off of freecycle that i want to redo for my bedroom. maybe i'll seek out an upholstery shop rather than trying to do it myself.

posted by carolynapplebee on August 18th 2009 at 8:19pm
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love your patio and b.w. is the sweetest dog ever!
hope to see you all and have lemonade on your fabulously chill patio.. gogo

posted by gogochunks on August 19th 2009 at 1:41pm
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Sweet doggie and sweeter chairs.

posted by hippyvieja on October 1st 2009 at 7:30pm
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