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That would be "gilded," unless these are Jewish mother chairs.

The chair frames are charming... the upholstery, less so. Yeah, mildly ironic use of "inappropriate" fabrics has been IN for ages, but a dinky countrified plaid?

The perfect chairs for kvetching!

Or for sitting in the dark.

But I think that wende's explanation of "where it all went wrong" is spot-on. If I had room for them, and plenty of money to re-upholster them, I think I would go fot it, because I like that open carving at the top, and they do look kind of comfortable.

But that upholstery is totally terrible.

I think the upholstery fits a certain type of Mario Buatta-fied interior style (where this was just one of a dozen patterns, all same color scheme).

But also agree the chairs could have a swinging second life with a hip change of clothes.

Ah, if life were only that simple!