French Style Chairs – Where To Find Them
French style chairs. I never met one that I didn’t like and have been a chair lover long enough to have found some authentic antiques that you just don’t see coming and going. Adore…yes, I do actually ADORE this chair and I have a pair of them.
They are vintage and at the time I purchased them locally about 20 years ago I was told that they are from France. They are not marked and are in incredible shape, so I would say that they are vintage circa 1940’s rather than antique. I have cleaned the linen fabric cautiously a few times with some spot cleaner and dish detergent (Dawn) made into a soapy solution with warm water. If you have sold old fabric furniture I would definitely test that method on a small area first before taking my word for it, but it’s worked well for me so far.
French Style Chairs – How To Design With Them
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The breakfast room at our beach home frankly doesn’t get used often enough, but hopefully once we redo the kitchen (soon…yay!) it will be a bit more inviting. I talked about how I redid THESE CHAIRS and although they are vintage…I found some GORGEOUS FRENCH GREY CANE CHAIRS that have a similar look (and are ON SALE). I would use these chairs in not only a dining nook, but split up a set and have one at the desk, another as a spare office chair and perhaps two in the living room as seating for extra guests. Just because you have a set doesn’t mean that they constantly need to be co-dependent:-)
A French country style bergere chair and ottoman in our beach bedroom would be just as much at home in a living room split up for lounging and I think that I just might try that next. Mixing and matching with chairs to adore is one of my favorite ways to change up a look and keep my decor looking fresh!
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Love all the chairs you’ve found online, Janet! Thank you for sharing where to find them. I pinned several to my Pinterest boards for others to find, too.
Have a great weekend,
Barb ?
Thanks Barb and happy weekend to you too!
The little breakfast set with the cane back chairs is to die for. Love it love it love it. I did click on the link to find similar chairs but one thing I noticed is that the chairs you can buy today are so much larger, they take up a lot of space around a table. This is one reason why the hunt for the more vintage chairs is worthwhile to me. The pieces you have collected are beautiful, I have “chair envy”!!
Definitely so true about the chairs being smaller back in the day! Although my husband and I are not large, we love chairs that you can really sink into. They do take up more room for sure though. Happy weekend Margo
My husband is convinced I have a chair obsession too! It all started when my lovely Aunt Jean died and I took charge of the set of 6 antique chairs she brought back from France. I kept the aqua Moire fabric on them, that she had recovered them in, until last year when I started stripping it off. I am going to give it a whirl recovering them, even though the backs are covered too. So, now I am in love with French style chairs that can be salvaged. So, my challenge is where to put them! Guess I can work that out one day:) I wonder if others have the same problem of how to arrange the great treasures that were once trash….Have a great weekend and enjoy this nice weather!
I just love old chairs and it’s fun to bring them new life. Good luck with the husband eye rolls, which I know all too well;-) Happy weekend to you Cecelia!
Hi, I love all you french chairs. I have a 3 seater settee and a pair of lounge chairs very similar to your first photo, but they have the brown original wood finish. I’m hoping you re did the finish on these yourself so you can tell me the process/colours you used? Regards Jeanine
Hi Jeanine…I did give these old chairs a very simple finish and you’ll find my technique in this post – https://shabbyfufu.com/chalk-painting-furniture-easy-tips/