Chair-O-Holic.
It's true, my name is Victoria Smith and I am a Chair-O-Holic. I see an interesting. well-shaped chair, and I feel compelled to swoop it up. At last count, I think I have around a dozen side chairs. I could probably spare down a bit, but have been unable to bring myself to part with any of my lovely and beloved chairs. I took a look around online for some other chic chair love and here's a look at what I discovered.
Mid-century Rohé rattan chair, also from ninainvorm.
Old School Eames Rocker fromAnsel Olson.
Olive green mid century gem from estherdh.
A much more chic version of a La-Z Boy from Adore_Vintage.
31 comments:
Turquoise Thonet plywood chair envy
My name is Raya & I am a chair-oholic too (as you can tell from my flickr). My side chair count is 5 - I am out of room otherwise I would have more. Aren't my heart chairs sad? Seeing that photo reminded me that I really need to fix them up. Fun post!
Raya
(thepaperpony)
If you are a chair o holic, then you must must stay at Hotel 1929 in Singapore if you ever happen to be there. It's an amazing boutique hotel and it's owner is a chair o holic and each room has it's own special chair.
They swap the chairs around every now and then.
Great post!
http://www.hotel1929.com/
Raya - not sad! endearing! i was just picturing them with some cute print fabric cushions! ;)
I love these and this post, particularly the heart chairs. And the vintage school chair.
i love the white "la-z boy" !! i love pin-tucking, or rolling what have you...
p.s. you've been tagged, check our page to see the rules!
xo cheryln & sarah
As a fellow Chair-O-Holic, I feel it is my duty to tell you that the first chair in the post is NOT an Eames design.
The chair in the photo was designed by Sam Avedon for Aladdin Plastics in the early '60s.
Munted kowhai - sounds cool!
thanks sarah!
anna - i wondered if that was right! thank you for clarifying - i will fix it!!
what a great collection, love the chic la-z boy, looks so comfy I want to sit on it to try it out :)
Beautiful chairs! I can't get over the wire chairs. I love it! They're my new obsession.
Chair love!!!!
Yeah thanks Anna : ) I didn't know where my chair was from or who it was by since there are no markings. Now I know!
I love chairs too. I have a bunch of old chairs in storage until I find a mansion big enough to hold them all. lol.
Thanks for featuring some of my chairs Victoria! It probably won't surprise you that I'm a chair fetishist too, I even was in a magazine with my 'chair quirk':
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ninainvorm/2608123653/
Ahem... need I say more? ;)
Alas, I too, suffer from this chair malady. I feel your pain (and pleasure). I am trying to keep this chair thing under control - I have no more room for chairs - but it is hard. Thanx for sharing the cool pics.
Hi, Victoria, Charli here. Yes, another (trying to reform) chair-o-holic.
To tempt all of you out there, there is a cousin of your pictured lazy boy sitting in the window of the vintage store Apartment on 18th Street (near Valencia) in SF. It is not tufted (buttoned?) but it is a virulent cross between chartreuse & avocado.
I would LOVE for someone to buy it so I don't have to continue using my weakening willpower.
I love them all, especially the last vintage school chair - I have never seen one like it!
Love the turquoise chair!! I am not a modern kind of girl...but I am a turquoise kind of girl!!!
utterly with you. adore the chairs, and cannot stop. the more life they've had, the better to love.
I second the love!!! That chic version of a lazy boy is FABULOUS!!
I too am addicted to chairs, so much so I have been put on a chair diet by my loved ones.
I loved this post! Each one you highlighted is fantastic, but I adore that vintage school chair! I can't ever say no to a lovely chair... and some stools get me, too! I really need to stop, but my shed is quietly being filled with future project chairs that I couldn't resist. sshhh!
so funny, i just spent about 1 hour browsing chairs on ebay and craigslist. then i come over here and see your post. i actually need a new chair for my desk so it's real shopping and not just internet window shopping! oh man, that turquoise one is so what i want too.
I 100% share your obsession. It's pretty hard to manage. There's nothing like a beautiful chair!
all the chairs from Paper Pony - love! think i'll have to head over to paper pony and check out some more! x
I love this post. And I share the chair obsession too!
Thank you Victoria, for including my picture (the vintage school chair)
Hi Victoria! Thanks for thinking of my chair :)
I have four daughters of that chair that I am selling next week.
I belong to two chair groups on Flickr, You must know about Chair Fetish?
Check these out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sosylvie/3048743667/
Speaking of chairs .. I've been thinking about buying an Eames rocker, and am wondering if I could solicit your opinion. How comfortable is it really? Do you (or guests) actually use yours, or is it more of a decoration than a practical chair? I love the look, but I feel like this needs to be a practical decision.
Thanks!
it is super comfortable and my guests sit in it a lot. it's not a curl up and read in it kinda chair (at least not for me) but i love it! and i fond it very comfy for rocking and hanging out chatting.
I'm so glad! Thank you for responding :)
For what it is: I think the eames rocker is quite comfy. Just my two cents :-)
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