(Frugal) Fabric Frenzy

fabrics can make or break an upholstered piece of furniture, right? oh, and the budget can be shattered like my crystal wine glasses rolling down the hill on a dolly at the storage unit when my husband turned his head. (fer real. sniff. sniff.)

there will be no blown budget with my soon-NOT-to-be-blazin' orange chairs, though, 'cuz this frugal frau found the stylish stash in that swarthy swedish style house.

ikea saves the day.  again.

check out my choices...(though not final.)

or, perhaps, this one...

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something dramatic yet soothing about basic black and white. for $6.99.  NOT on sale.  no, it's not a typo. $ 6 . 9 9.  fer real.

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and yellow ain't so shabby, either.

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i'd say barb knocked it outta 'da park with that chic chair.  no kiddin'. 

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and the chica at loving living small are living large with this fabric statement...at $6.99 per yard.  SIX DOLLARS AND NINETY-NICE CENTS FOR ONE Y A R D!  sorry, no more shriekin' freakiness.  i promise. 

c'mon...is that life altering or what?  okay, kinda dramatic there.  how about living room altering?

 

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bits o' orange bring on 'da bliss.  $7.99.  yuh huh.

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wow, right?   huh?  no, it's not an upside down peacock balancing on an upside peacock. or three.  i'll admit that it's a "love it" or "hate it" fabric with some peacock-ish traits BUT then you must admit that it's a show-stopper.  or, at least it could be.  c'mon, think outside the peacock box in which you've trapped your creativity.  what would you do with this? (pillow stuffing is not an option.)

if you are one that is climbing up the raw wood tree trend of late, then you're gonna love this off-kilter interpretation--for $7.99.  $7.99.  i know.  crazy.

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i'm sending some serious kudos to jessica jones at how about orange? for her determination in tackling two vintage steelcase desk chairs and wrapping them in new threads?  check out her tutorial here.

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and, when i told her i was babblin' about her chic chairs she was nice enough to send me ANOTHER ikea chair redo.  yes, it's the same fabric i have sitting on my blazin' orange chair!  click here to see the SCARY before shot.  this chick has some serious design-eye going on.

now, what have we learned today, peeps?  in a nutshell, IKEA is a frugal frau's fabric friend.

yes, the fabrics are on the mod side BUT you've dared to go to the wild side before so--for less than $8.99--i think you can try it again.  

yes, you can.  Y E S, YOU CAN!  (that was not shrieking, it was enthusiasm).

and send me pics when you're done.

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