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5 Chair Makeovers

See how five Cottage Living staffers took their tattered, secondhand seats down the road to re-covery.

Wing back chairs upholstered in recycled linen

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Signature Touch

To give them new life, she chose a versatile fabric that will match any room in her house. "I upholster everything in linen so that I don't have to commit to color," she says.

She found a pair of vintage grain sacks for the fronts of the chairs and coordinated a basic linen for the sides and back. Her signature monogram adds a personal touch.

Grain Sacks, $35 each
Available at Three Sheets, (205) 871-2337

Mission Cloth in Quail by Rogers & Goffigan, $164 per yard
Available at Circa Interiors & Antiques, (205) 868-9199

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