Meet Madison — My Beautiful New Chair!

She’s here and her name is Madison.  I love her! 

She just arrived this morning from Ethan Allen and I am so happy she’s here!

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post I’ve been slowly re-doing my living room with the help of decorator Holly Mathis.  We considered many chairs and all of them were worthy contenders and, as Holly would certainly attest, I had a tough time making a commitment to any of them.  I knew that I would have to live with my new furniture for a long, long time so I wanted to make sure it was right.

First, there was the Sabine spindle chair from Pottery Barn. 

I really loved her and thought she might be the one but she didn’t have the comfort factor I was going for.  She’s not uncomfortable (just sat in one the other day at Pottery Barn) but not the comfy, tv watching kind of gal I wanted.

Then there was Savannah, another Pottery Barn girl. 

I love her too.  Her cute little box-pleated slipcover drew me in but when I got the fabric samples from PB none were what I wanted.  The only washable one was in pure white and the others were all dry-clean only.  I wanted to be able to wash a slipcover.  And, I couldn’t give her a test drive.  No store near me had her in-house so I didn’t know what she was like in-person.  She sure looked comfy, though.

On to Rebecca from Ballard Designs.  She is very pretty and slipcovered too!

The leather chair I had in the space was very large and this guy was even bigger — particularly the depth.  His size made me a little nervous.

Then one day out of nowhere came a flyer from Ethan Allen for their new Express Line.  And there she was. If you like the fabric and leg color that’s in stock you can get the item in 30 days — super fast considering Ethan Allen’s usual 3 month or so wait time.  And, the prices are fixed because it’s a pre-selected fabric.  Madison was also on sale making her only slightly more expensive than Carlisle.  Sale?!  Whoa hoa!  I think we have a winner!

So, I hustled myself on down to the nearest Ethan Allen and sat in her.  Well, actually the couch version of the chair.  But, I loved her immediately.  Her dimensions were perfect, her fabric color was perfect, the warranty is excellent and, it’s Ethan Allen, so it’s a high-quality piece of furniture.  I was sold.

So…here she is and I couldn’t be happier!  (My dogs always seem to be around when I’m taking pictures!)

Hello, beautiful lady. Welcome home!

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