Our Favorite Ugly Old Red Chair

Time was when our red chair was newly upholstered. That was when I was in school…many years ago. Since then, I’ve sat on my sweetheart’s lap in that chair as he proposed and held my infant son there. Grandma and Grandpa have held their grandson as he has grown, and my son has now claimed it as his territory. It has moved from Ohio to Pennsylvania to Minnesota to Virginia with our family. Now the seat cushion is leaving a powdery yellow residue! The fabric is faded, pilled, stained and worn, but the chair still sturdy and well loved.

My daughter has always been a very messy eater and spreads her food everywhere including on the dining room chairs. She has now graduated from high school and has learned to keep her food in her mouth and give the chairs a rest. After 18 years of abuse, my dining room chairs need upholstered very badly.