Egg Chair by Squint

Let’s just be clear on one thing first, before you get your hopes up. This egg chair, though gorgeous, is a madly expensive, (and I mean expensive!), unique work of art. Unless you have a minimum of £3000 (that’s$6000!) to spend on a recovered vintage chair don’t even torment yourself by visiting the web site where you will find:

Vintage Egg chairs to commission from £3000.

along with lots of other gorgeous re-covered vintage goodies that you absolutely can’t afford, but we can dream, right? (£200 for cushion ! ) This is turning into more of a nightmare than a dream..!

Squint – the web site and the shop

Sculptor and painter Lisa Whatmough opened her shop Squint in East London about three years ago.She was a collector of antique textiles which she began to use to re-cover vintage furniture in a very modern take on patchwork. The shop recently moved to bigger premises at 178 Shoreditch High Street, London. Shoreditch is becoming a very trendy area of London

Who do you sell Shabby Chic Furniture to?

I’ve just spent the morning doing the rounds of some gorgeous Shabby Chic blogs and Etsy shops for a blog post next week. (Sneak a preview in our Shabby Chic Friendfeed Room) Some of the work I’ve seen is just as gorgeous and stylish as this chair yet most of it is very modestly priced.

I wonder if you are under-selling yourselves ladies? Rich people love Shabby Chic furniture and accessories too y’know!

Watch out for more Shabby Chic Furniture Fantasy Shopping posts.

a corner of my garden., originally uploaded by tempoandato.

I love wicker and this shabby chic wicker garden set is gorgeous! I just want to settle down there with a nice cup of tea and wile away a sunny, dozy Bank Holiday Sunday morning! The setting shows the furniture off to perfection. The dark red wall is a bold choice but it works really well with the toning terracotta patio tiles. Of course the pretty flower arrangement and the crisp white tablecloth play their part too That glimpse of lace at the window hints at the pleasures that await inside and luckily for us we can take a peep inside this gorgeous Italian shabby chic home.

Me? I’m eyeing up a couple of old Lloyd Loom chairs we’ve got and wondering where I might find a low table to match……. and cushions, lovely, soft, cotton cushions.

Upolstered chair with ruffle, originally uploaded by sunshinesyrie.

This chair would be just perfect for what I want. It’s high enough to be really comfortable and the fabric’s got a nice soft, slightly distressed look. It’s the sort of upholstery chintz that haze that soft glazed feel that’s always smooth and slightly cool to the touch.

I love the lace ruffle too It’s what my Granny would have called a ‘sewing chair’. It’s got a good straight back and the arms offer good support for propping your elbows up to sew or read.

So what’s not perfect? Sigh, the chair is in Michigan and I’m in London!

The search continues, as sadly I cannot afford gorgeous brand new Laura Ashley shabby chic armchairs!

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Chair, originally uploaded by Andyrob.

I’ve seen variations on this chair all over the place in London recently. They are mostly gorgeous But, what has really caught my eye, is the wildly differing prices being asked for them.
I’ve seen them as low as £160 and as much as £295. Now this was for what is pretty much, as far as I can see, the same chair. I suppose it could be the fabric that’s making the difference but I’m far more inclined to believe that it’s the massive overheads some shops are paying in more desirable parts of the capital.
It really is a case of “Buyer Beware” as I certainly don’t want to waste my cash paying for a prestige shopping experience!
The same holds true when you are buying online. You really need to shop around and check lots of different sites before you buy. It’s just too annoying when you realise you could have saved yourself enough to buy another gorgeous thing if you’d just taken your time!
BTW I’m still on the hunt for that perfect chair so do let me know if you see something you think I might like