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Saturday, February 11, 2012

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle...and Reinvent with Chairloom

 

We all know to reduce, reuse and recycle. But what about to reinvent? Molly Worth, founder of furniture reupholstering company Chairloom, signs off on every email with a cheerful "reuse and reinvent!" Fueled by her love of design and the challenge of giving old and tired things a “second chance,” Worth founded Chairloom in 2007. Her concept is this: Take an antique or vintage piece of furniture, do a little dusting off, and then recover the piece charming, graphic textiles to give it new life.  Blessed with a keen eye for not only picking the most eye-catching furniture and fabrics, but also matching the two, Worth has received rave reviews—one client even carries a photo of her Chairloom loveseat in her wallet so she can show it to her friends. 

Chairloom offers two reinventing "services.”  The first is the sale of "finished" pieces that Worth has already designed and chosen fabric for. The second, and Chairloom’s more popular offering, is working with clients to refurbish their own pieces. Often, ciients come in feeling a bit lost as to the final look they're trying to achieve, and Chairloom is able to provide both personalized aesthetic consultation and a finished product. A few of Chairloom's finished pieces can be seen below.

Chairloom's green initiatives go beyond simply salvaging old furniture; she often recovers her pieces with eco-friendly or vintage fabrics. Her running list of favorite eco-textiles includes the ever-popular Rubie Green (we profiled the company and its founder here), Hable Construction, Oliveira Textiles,, John Robshaw, and Mod Green Pod (also profiled here on The Inside Source). Given the chance, Worth says she would redecorate an entire house in “thrift shop” and reused finds. We got her brainstorming by asking her to select vintage furniture pieces from eBay and identify the fabrics she'd cover them with.

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Vintage Eames Knoll Steelcase Chair
Classic, vintage chair
(buy it now price, $95)
Antique Carved Bench Stool
This could be used as a coffee table or an accent piece. I would recover it in one of
(buy it now price, $59)
Pair of Designer Wing Club Chairs
I would use
(buy it now price, $475)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle...and Reinvent with Chairloom

Pair of 1950s Club Chairs
For this piece I would use
(buy it now price, $1,156)
Tufted Footstool
Rubie Green's leopard print on this foot stool would be perfect! You could move this piece anywhere around the room and it would be a showstopper.
(buy it now price, $112.34)
Pair of Antique Regency Arm Chairs
I love refurbishing sets of furniture, especially pairs. I would put this pair of antique French chairs in a bedroom with
(buy it now price, $520)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle...and Reinvent with Chairloom

 

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