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<p>[QUOTE="Fern77, post: 4372483, member: 16131"]Good buy. I think I'd call them Hollywood Regency. They were meant to be over the top, yet somehow classy (tall order!) </p><p>They are your chairs, but I would recommend against painting the wood with a metal finish--though I didn't even know Newfoundland Irish was a thing!</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe stain the woodwork in a wood tone that suits your scheme. Dyeing fabric is tricky for beginners, so if you can afford it, I would suggest go for the reupholstering. It can't hurt to go to something at least inspired by/reinterpreting the kind of fabrics they used at the time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Fern77, post: 4372483, member: 16131"]Good buy. I think I'd call them Hollywood Regency. They were meant to be over the top, yet somehow classy (tall order!) They are your chairs, but I would recommend against painting the wood with a metal finish--though I didn't even know Newfoundland Irish was a thing! Maybe stain the woodwork in a wood tone that suits your scheme. Dyeing fabric is tricky for beginners, so if you can afford it, I would suggest go for the reupholstering. It can't hurt to go to something at least inspired by/reinterpreting the kind of fabrics they used at the time.[/QUOTE]
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