I did a little dumpster diving yesterday and scored this classic beauty:

I was thinking of reupholstering and painting it — thoughts? It seems to have already been reupholstered awhile ago because of the trimming along the border. I know that this is probably a job for the professionals but hey, I’m all about jumping in and trying projects out! I haven’t gotten anything to lose on this chair since I got it in the dumpster. It may take awhile for me to learn but I love a challenge!

This before and after from Design Sponge Online is something similar and pretty killer to what I was thinking:

I love this color combo:

Love that Scandinavian print too…

(found in Colette Patterns)

Or maybe I should try and do a pop of color with this bright turquoise:

(found here)

Or a bright, cheery yellow like this one:

(found here)

What are your ideas?