Favorite Finds From The Staff of New England Home

Suzanne Meyer-Pistorious believes in reincarnation, at least where furniture is concerned. The Springfield, Massachusetts based artist rescues antique chairs, giving them new life by dressing them up in her hand-painted fabrics. These centuries old pieces may once have led lives of quiet refinement, gracing parlors swathed in velvet and brocade, but today, outfitted in Meyer-Pistorius's vibrant fabrics, they're at home in both traditional and contemporary settings. Among my favorites is Alabaster Rouge, a Louis XIV-style chair with a glazed finish. MeyerPistorius salvaged the chair, complete with its original horsehair, and re-covered it with a silk-and-hemp blend in vivid terracotta with accents of black and burnished gold. The chrysanthemumand- trellis design is "grandiose" says Meyer-Pistorius-an appropriate look, I think, for a chair named for a king.

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Alabaster Rouge
44" HIGH x 32"
WIDE x 26" DEEP, $3,500.