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Before & After: Danish Chairs Get a Fresh New Fabric

Tara BellucciNews and Culture Director
Tara BellucciNews and Culture Director
Tara is Apartment Therapy's News & Culture Director. When not scrolling through Instagram double-tapping pet pics and astrology memes, you'll find her thrift shopping around Boston, kayaking on the Charles, and trying not to buy more plants.
updated May 4, 2019
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Two vintage wooden chairs with orange cushions in front of a textured white wall, labeled "Before."
(Image credit: Dena Stormer )

Dena picked up this pair of Danish chairs at an antique market. The fabric was nasty, the finish not great, but she saw the potential. They look much more modern and fresh now:

(Image credit: Dena Stormer )

How much do you love that Nate Berkus fabric??

From Dena:

A few months ago I spotted a pair of chairs hiding underneath a rug at Scott’s Antique Market. These little babes are what Cher Horowitz would refer to as a “full-on Monet”; from far away they look okay, but up close they’re a big ol’ mess. I heard my husband’s voice in my head, “We don’t need any more chairs and you don’t need any more projects.” But the vendor’s voice was much louder, “Forty for the pair!” I forked over the cash and that was that.

Check out more photos and info over on Dena’s blog, Hearts & Sharts.

Thank you Dena!