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Sun, Mar 27, 11 at 14:01
| Looking for a fabric that will make this antique sofa seems a little less formal. Looking to spend around $15-$20 a yard.
Have been thinking of simple pattern in earth tones. Does anyone have any recommendations, or a website where I could see similar sofas made to look less formal. Thanks!
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| What you are asking is rather like asking how to make a sequined evening gown less formal. That style is high style Victorian....but not sure how " Antique" it is. The fabric you have on there is right for the style.....you could do it up in a rough cotton, but it would look very strange to me. I have seen pieces like that with the wood painted white or black and the fabric done in buffalo checks....but I thought it looked very strange. |
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- Posted by chinacat_sunflower (My Page) on Sun, Apr 10, 11 at 12:22
| heavy-weight fabric can be had for $5-7 a yard at your local outlets (in the Philly region, JoMar is it, not sure what your area has) but, of course, the question is what? I have a hate-hate thing going on with Victorian-style sofas, and when I must work with them, I opt for things like gaudy vinyl (scary stuff with sparkles in it) or rough ethnic prints - Guatemalan stripes, Bali Ikats, African Mudcloth, Japanese 'folk' indigo weaves...that at least speak of the colonial history that went with the era. |
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