Please Be Seated

My husband tells me that he can read me like a book. If he comes home and finds me standing in the middle of a room with my finger on my cheek, he knows we’ll be rearranging furniture before dinner. On the other hand, if he finds me tapping my finger on my cheek, we’ll be buying new furniture before dinner.

Tonight–or at least sometime soon–I think he’ll find me tapping that telltale finger. I’ve been searching for the perfect chair for my living room and have finally narrowed it down to a select few. First up, these Louis XVI chairs from a recent Margaret Bosbyshell project; upholstered in black leather and accented with embroidered fabric, they take on a certain modern glam.

Or I could just as easily go with this pair of spring green wingbacks from the same project. I love how the color alone gives the traditional frames a fresh new vibe!

Or maybe it’s not a chair at all I’m looking for but, instead, a more unexpected settee. Barbara Howard recently fashioned this one for a client and I’m crazy about the zig-zag pattern!

Although I haven’t made any final decision, one thing is abundantly clear: The perfect piece will have some kind of traditional silhouette with a decidedly up-to-date covering.
What do you think? Any others you think I should be considering?