New fabric seat covers for the dining chairs

This past weekend I made another trip to the fabric store and drug Brian along to get his opinion on fabric to cover the dining room chair seats. As you may have noticed I like to get Brian's opinion on things. Not because I can't make up my mind (although that sometimes is the case!) but I like his input because I want him to feel as happy in our home as I do.

I showed him the fabric I liked and asked what he thought, he didn't really have much of an answer until I gave him my interpretation of the different fabrics. "This fabric here would say we're young and fun, but this one would be if we wanted a more sophisticated vibe", etc.  Brian picked the young and fun. :o)

I bought a yard to try it out and see how it looked on the chairs.  Here is a picture of our newly painted and seat-covered dining chair:

Here you can see the fabric a bit closer-up.  It has shades of blue, yellow, green to match the walls, and a bit of light-brown that ties in our painted rug.  

Although the fabric has a lot to the pattern, the muted colors make it not too harsh .......... and nothing can match the green of our walls for intensity :o)

Here's the initial canvas fabric I tried next to the new fabric.  The old fabric is nice, but the new pattern is more fun and cheerful.

I also think the new fabric goes a bit better with the shelf-paper stripes of the corner cabinet in the upper right of the picture, they play off each other well.

I know the new fabric might not be everyone's cup of tea but it makes us happy.  Now I'm hoping to find a nice dining table.  I was thinking something like this, either left in it's natural state or painted white and distressed:

from Decor Pad

Ah, those chairs would have been the "sophisticated choice" if we kept the the initial canvas fabric.  Oh well, I think the fabric we chose ties in with the style of our house :o)

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