My day job is at a very high end custom
furniture maker, a place I wouldn't be able to afford if I didn't work there. A couple of years ago I brought in an old chair I picked up years before at an antique store that was in dire need of work. I'm really into neutrals in the home lately, with little pops of color, so I went with a simple linen fabric that we had leftover from a project.
It turned out great, it now sits in a corner of our bedroom and is my reading chair. I love it.
Lately I've been seeing leopard prints on side chairs and now I'm wondering why I didn't do something more daring? I know I was going for the classic look, but really, you can't get more classic than leopard.
via This is one of my favorites, however. I love the juxtaposition of classic & modern: