Beautiful Vintage Cyrus Clark Floral Chintz Chair

Vintage Cyrus Clark Floral Chintz Chair

Sometimes you find something that just plain talks to you. And in vintage floral chintz nonetheless. Today sharing a peek at a new to me treasure that I couldn’t leave behind – to be honest, I had no idea where it would land in our home but it wouldn’t stop talking to me. I often bring home chairs or other pieces for a specific photo or styling for a photography job-so it is not unusual that I don’t always know where things will go. Sometimes they land here for a bit, are in a photo project and stay- or go to a new home. This one will be in a photograph project- but after that- at this point, I have no idea where it might end up. Sharing some quick phone snaps today.

Vintage Floral Chintz

How I love a vintage floral chintz! I grab remnants of floral chintz fabric at the thrifts all the time- I just plain adore it. And stacks of it? Even better. This fabric was by far one of the most colorful I have collected- and on a chair? Oh my! I will be honest, at first I thought it might be too colorful but I knew it was something special.

When it first arrived home, I took a video to show my mom and these snaps are from that video. We always do a bit of cleaning before bringing vintage upholstered furniture inside- and so, it was out in front of the porch just waiting for that when I snapped a few peeks.

The Details

From the charming wing back style to the wood legs and vintage upholstery. Such a sweet one! I found this on Marketplace (surprise!) and my husband picked it up for me. It was actually a seller who I had bought from before- he buys leftovers from yard sales, storage unit close outs, etc. and resells on marketplace. He held the chair for us until my husband could get there – so I actually didn’t see it in person until it arrived home.

It has simple wood legs with stretchers and a lovely little bit of wear that adds to the charm. The upholstery is in excellent condition. There are a couple small spots but overall clean and looks like it was hardly used. The seller told us that the chair was wrapped in plastic in storage when he got a hold of it- and it appears that helped keep it in clean condition.

Floral Chintz Fabric

Delightful is a great way to describe this fabric- but other than it being vintage floral chintz, I didn’t know much about it. But, I had a simple way to figure it out. I took a close up photo of the pattern and did a google image search. Before I knew it, the exact manufacturer, name of the pattern and age popped up. At least according to the internet- this is a Cyrus Clark Wisteria pattern from the 1980’s apparently.

You might remember a couple other floral pieces I brought home- the pair of chairs in our bedroom

and the pair of vintage floral chintz covered settees that appeared in my book IN BLOOM – I know I haven’t done a proper post on those darlings just yet so stay tuned for a closer look.

As for this new chair- I am quite obsessed with it. But I don’t know just where it will land yet. It is currently in my office as my desk chair but I am dreaming up some ideas and will share more once I get things restyled and it finds a pretty little spot.

Where would you put a chair like this one? Or is it too colorful for you and so, you would leave it for someone else to enjoy?

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