Chickens on a settee

My parents found this cool settee at an antique store in Spirit Lake, Iowa. All our favorite pieces came from Iowa! It was in rough shape when they bought it so they tore it completely apart and rebuilt it- restained the wood and rebuilt the cushions. My dad even hand-tied the springs himself. After all that work, they realized it didn't fit where they had planned on using it, so it came to live with us (lucky us!). It still needed fabric, so my mom and I spent a weekend recovering it. I think we spent 2 or 3 hours at Loomcraft fabric trying to decide which to choose. After that long wandering through bolts of fabric, we were a little delirious and decided why not cover the settee in chickens? The color was good, and hey- who doesn't like chickens? So here it is.....


It sits in the front window and is a favorite spot for the dogs to sit when we're not home. (We like to pretend that the dogs know that they are not allowed on the furniture) So, it's a bit worn now and is usually covered in a blanket to protect it from all the dog hair. I recently bought some black and white fabric to make a slip-cover, so hopefully the blanket can retire.