HOT PINK VELVET CLUB CHAIRS- A NEW LOOK IN THE LIVING ROOM

Out with the old, in with the new!  A while back I mentioned in this post that I had found a pair of club chairs to take the place of our leather recliners that we were ready to switch out.  Well, they're back from the upholsterer and have made quite a difference in the look of our living room!  Without further adieu... take a look at my new hot pink velvet club chairs!  (*This post contains affiliate links, read my full disclosure policy here.)

I'm so happy with how they turned out!  And honestly, even though it was exactly what I wanted, the color was quite shocking at first!  It took me a few days to get used to them but I'm so, so pleased with the color and the statement it makes in the room.

As a reminder, here is the before.  I kept the skirt and everything else basically the same but I asked the upholsterer to make the back a box cushion edge rather than the rounded edge.

It's hard to tell in the photos, but I worried that the back cushions were just a bit too wide when I first got them home.   I still think I'd like for them to be about an inch narrower on each side, but I don't know if it bothers me enough to go to the trouble of having them redone.  I'm going to live with them for a while and see if they relax a little bit.

I bought the fabric locally from The Fabric Factory, all I know is it was called Velluto Velvet.  I searched for it online but couldn't find it anywhere.  I also tried a good number of samples of hot pink velvet while shopping online for fabric, but didn't really find any I liked.  Of the ones I tried, the colors were either off or I didn't like the texture of the fabric.  So, sorry I don't have any fabric sources to share with you.

I'm planning to make some lumbar pillows to fit the chairs out of this same leopard fabric, just haven't had a chance to do that yet.  I'm telling you, the cats LOVE these chairs.

Seriously, the chairs are like magnets to them... I can't keep them off!  I think they think they have 2 new fancy cat beds just for them.  #nope  Thanks goodness for this super handy tool, and several of my friends on Instagram raved about how much they love this for pet hair on upholstery as well.  I mean... these boys are rotten!  :)

I couldn't be happier with them in the mix of all of my other colors.  It's not shown in these photos, but I don't think I could have done these had I not painted my fireplace white last year.  The hot pink definitely wouldn't have worked with the original brick color.  I can't wait to see my Christmas decorations this year with these bold new beauties in the room!

I have been shopping for some chairs like this for probably 2 years.  I considered having some custom made but I never could find the style+fabric I liked for the right price.  So, I kept an eye out for a pair with the right lines that I could have recovered.  While still an investment by the time the cost of chairs, fabric, and labor is considered, I still came out ahead of custom.  If you're considering bold pop of color on an upholstered piece, here are a few options that I found online although similar chairs ready-made are a little tough to come by.

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