It's Black and White

If you've read my blog over the past year, you've probably seen this <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/2010/08/good-things-come.html">chair</a>. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcy94tugHO0LVxOsIElsmMnIQ_OgMi5jyE06ko2ByNINThSttectQiLedWSirUeBswLnoYAFUArc-rn5hGcEAhFCYlN0YNsAyOD3SeoGC_6OBaiAR2lQm3E-cfTludsnTnkg3ysCDAusu/s1600/IMG_5260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcy94tugHO0LVxOsIElsmMnIQ_OgMi5jyE06ko2ByNINThSttectQiLedWSirUeBswLnoYAFUArc-rn5hGcEAhFCYlN0YNsAyOD3SeoGC_6OBaiAR2lQm3E-cfTludsnTnkg3ysCDAusu/s400/IMG_5260.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">As per usual, I have waffled back and forth over which fabric I should use to recover it. I thought I had settled on one. I ordered the fabric, and it sat neatly folded in my bedroom for months. I just couldn't pull the trigger. Something was holding me back. Recently, I painted the chair's legs black and threw the fabric over it to get an idea of what it might look like. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVjgMxGr8htoRoXXJVmRqM_w3og1DfpOrzqfI32l7AVSYUvSa5kP9P1pliDjL9uXOSP03fks8eJVsmFZw82V5nfkrzc3TdX_L9M5qhhqj8NGiPGv4w2o4PfbHRAHPfXppjHedCoW2Bj-o/s1600/IMG_0395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVjgMxGr8htoRoXXJVmRqM_w3og1DfpOrzqfI32l7AVSYUvSa5kP9P1pliDjL9uXOSP03fks8eJVsmFZw82V5nfkrzc3TdX_L9M5qhhqj8NGiPGv4w2o4PfbHRAHPfXppjHedCoW2Bj-o/s400/IMG_0395.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.premierprintsfabric.com/chpbkw.shtml">Premier Fabric's Chipper</a> in black and white.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">I like it, I just don't love it. Something was bothering me. It was guilt. You see, I have feelings for another. I might actually like him more. Here he is. Don't judge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZiqw-0gp8YTH78xmp-0olwl5OWOQVv0QQ69z9KVLEQbrxeWTFsfUMG2ezFNxNgXgpa2ViOIy35E-O2JZDEANKNDaZt2JhEFdtttHv2Omwyx8MOJ15wdDZxhw62zm2Gj3aCkY39118Bqg/s1600/IMG_0446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZiqw-0gp8YTH78xmp-0olwl5OWOQVv0QQ69z9KVLEQbrxeWTFsfUMG2ezFNxNgXgpa2ViOIy35E-O2JZDEANKNDaZt2JhEFdtttHv2Omwyx8MOJ15wdDZxhw62zm2Gj3aCkY39118Bqg/s400/IMG_0446.jpg" width="300" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I know it may sound crazy, but I've been loving this <a href="http://www.finnstyle.com/joonas-black-upholstery.html">Marimekko Joonas fabric</a> for quite some time. It's been in my inspiration files on some very similar chairs, as a matter of fact. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZdsh13QSfYPKlM3PYlCOqHPaibeHwgQ6Abp1Pkbewjpscuv_8OoKpW9s2X3ynsBgW7KDvraZLIKikxFG4zCslvIL9HEJ4zMwtT-xmiiCjSZaDDnWa-mqEUQ9buj2XyIkIbCJpAVTgsKB/s1600/Hanley1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZdsh13QSfYPKlM3PYlCOqHPaibeHwgQ6Abp1Pkbewjpscuv_8OoKpW9s2X3ynsBgW7KDvraZLIKikxFG4zCslvIL9HEJ4zMwtT-xmiiCjSZaDDnWa-mqEUQ9buj2XyIkIbCJpAVTgsKB/s640/Hanley1.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://christinamurphyinteriors.com/portfolio.php?gallery=hanley">Christina Murphy</a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cZvz7JHqEqItGg7-ct3Z9JwTwBZeN6qZUNH-yEfDfECqGDFIikadr57NCnE6oaXxJJb2pdTsXvyNOF454sWz40lNJRDkcHpdGKmjHJz40Jp-fB44EVrb30jCtfUJHODnohoVSVvbdiDt/s1600/mochatini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cZvz7JHqEqItGg7-ct3Z9JwTwBZeN6qZUNH-yEfDfECqGDFIikadr57NCnE6oaXxJJb2pdTsXvyNOF454sWz40lNJRDkcHpdGKmjHJz40Jp-fB44EVrb30jCtfUJHODnohoVSVvbdiDt/s400/mochatini.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">And then, more recently, I saw that the ever-stylish <a href="http://bijouandboheme.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-01-10T06%3A42%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7">Christine at Bijou and Boheme</a> recovered her bergere chairs in Joonas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_GHTcuwQhQpDMcZHyr2bUd-eDkxS8IIazZoFpKn230RXsXlB7HWv1tC8O2Sz6mCwThkRYh30qLg06oj68XzzNSHyhxK2JUpsr0fjZQOCEVb0spz_M2gBi_bW7clzQBtYCxRxIREVTrK2/s1600/IMG_0823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_GHTcuwQhQpDMcZHyr2bUd-eDkxS8IIazZoFpKn230RXsXlB7HWv1tC8O2Sz6mCwThkRYh30qLg06oj68XzzNSHyhxK2JUpsr0fjZQOCEVb0spz_M2gBi_bW7clzQBtYCxRxIREVTrK2/s400/IMG_0823.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">And just the other day, when I posted this photo of my foyer with the chair in the corner . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGD1hBO0rpI2NJmxCe2d5H2axsXgdiZcKzh_OvbVqPrLtDQegXICtR85ZjvdAARZfS0dKbUiVP8jdo6D4AFH5ElFTAlNsAHruO294JaiopU2PDjFnw8YdR1NH6aDtA6vTqKh8pg1ayKrB/s1600/IMG_0447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGD1hBO0rpI2NJmxCe2d5H2axsXgdiZcKzh_OvbVqPrLtDQegXICtR85ZjvdAARZfS0dKbUiVP8jdo6D4AFH5ElFTAlNsAHruO294JaiopU2PDjFnw8YdR1NH6aDtA6vTqKh8pg1ayKrB/s400/IMG_0447.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I got a nice comment from <a href="http://completelytotallymadly.blogspot.com/2009/07/just-call-me-sentimental.html">Nelya at Head Over Heels</a> informing me that she used Joonas on a sofa and loves it . . . </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBa8OPPe8EsTb0mwfPfgZb3QgMQZiAFgjagLi5VaO6YUuIllFD_mutNsDw7P5gC-t1SONCv7TMZEe125QyDoV-OqYhbbk_2WKCT-N_hB3AF11D6B3Wj-DEE5B-32ztEkHqAZKJayVj7Bw/s1600/IMG_0977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBa8OPPe8EsTb0mwfPfgZb3QgMQZiAFgjagLi5VaO6YUuIllFD_mutNsDw7P5gC-t1SONCv7TMZEe125QyDoV-OqYhbbk_2WKCT-N_hB3AF11D6B3Wj-DEE5B-32ztEkHqAZKJayVj7Bw/s400/IMG_0977.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's her littlest boy a few years ago. Isn't he a cutie? Even kids look good on Joonas.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">I must say I'm a little obsessed with Joonas now. Maybe it's my Finnish heritage (Marimekko is Finnish, and I'm a quarter Finnish -  my Finnish maiden name has double vowels and all!) or my more modern leanings these days, but I think the answer is clear. There are no shades of gray on this one. The answer is in black and white.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Are you as taken with Joonas as I am?</div>

It's Black and White

If you've read my blog over the past year, you've probably seen this chair . As per usual, I have waffled back and forth over which ...

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