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Dear How to Decorate,
I have a Chesterfield sofa that is a basketweave light gray material, and I have an armchair I’m planning to recover. I wanted to know about what fabric I should select for the chairs! Can it be solid too or should I have a subtle design in the chairs since the sofa is a solid?
Thanks for your help,
Elizabeth
Dear Elizabeth,
In keeping with your lighter, softer color scheme, we have lots of options. Because there are no other colors dictating a color direction for the room, you can select a fabric that speaks to your personality. We have rendered the fabrics on a similar chair frame so that you can see how they might look.
Since your chair doesn’t have a tufted back to distort the fabric pattern, most any pattern will do nicely. The neutral appeal can be achieved with a tone-on-tone or textured fabric like our Davidson Herringbone or Pallini Sand for a neutral color block.
Try a classic approach with a fabric like Halyard Natural or mix up some neutral fun with an animal print like Nomad.
Don’t be afraid to add a totally new color in the room. Our Halyard Mineral is a rich blue-green that would look wonderful with the gray sofa. Likewise, the Kaley Aqua has a touch of the gray and will add a punch of color into the room.
Whatever you choose, play with layering the lighter and darker tones in fabrics throughout the room to create a rich environment. We chose a few other complementary fabrics to go with each sofa and chair combination!
Best of Lucl,
The Design Team
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