Betty the Blue Balloon Back Chair

Betty felt old. It made sense. She was pushing 150 and that’s a impressive age for a chair (or an elephant). When I found her she was outdoors, huddled under 3 different eras of seat upholstery fabric. As I helped her shed these sad and tattered robes, she admired some designer cut velvet fabric that I had lying about in the workshop. “I could wear blue shoes with that” she said. It’s hard to turn down someone as elderly as Betty. She more than deserved her new upholstery, wood finishing and paint after all these years.

Antique balloon back dining or desk chair. Freshly refinished walnut wood with light blue-teal accents. New seat upholstered in cut velvet designer fabric Hmong Check by Pollack Associates in a light blue-teal tone.

17ʺ wide

19ʺ deep

34ʺ high

seat height 19”

Shipping is NOT included. If you’re unable to pick up your piece in San Francisco please contact me (sarah@bashforddesign.com) for a shipping quote. Depending on your zip code, shipping could cost between $50 and $300.