where are those awesome orange chairs from??

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I second the chair question!

Love the deck!

Speaking of the plantings between the deck and the fence — what happens when those trees grow up? It’s beautiful but how will it do long-term? I am asking because I don’t know. Maybe they chose trees specifically for that spot that will grow up but not out.

Not 100% sure but if they’re cypress or something similar, they’ll just grow up (staying about the same width).

Is there house purple?!?!?!?!?!?!?! *seethes with envy*

I was just at Jill’s last night and saw these awesome chairs! They totally change the room and now she has two other chairs that she’s going to attack with new fabric. The room is going to look fabulous!

The chairs are from an old hotel. BUT the company that originally made them are making them again. We just finished replacing the seats of them:

http://iel-lachance.com/

The trees are cedar. We expect to be doing some trimming each year.

Is the chair makeover upholstered or a slipcover? It’s so lovely! I have two ugly old chairs like this I’d love to recover, but the curves scare me.

the chairs are from IEL plastics, in quebec.

http://www.iel-lachance.com

they’re called ‘solair’ chairs. they were designed by fabio fabiano and michelange panzini (Fabiano Panzini) in 1972.

they were (and still are) quite cheap and were common outside motel rooms in the east coast. the chairs pictured are pretty old, but we’ve since purchased new plastic replacements ($30/ea) and kept our metal frames ($45/ea). they’re available in many different colours as well:

http://snurl.com/t7bw7

Wow!! These are amazing. I hope to someday re-cover a chair. That deck is fantastic!! ..and so is the dog! :)

I love how the new deck offers a lot of privacy. The wood is also such a beautiful color!

Oooh! I LOVE that new deck! Someday I hope to have a beautiful deck like that!

LOVE jill’s chairs!!

I love that chair recover! I have a nearly identical chair I got at the thrift store and would love to know how best to reupholster it…scary!

Rachelle, just curious, did you purchase the Solair seats direct from the company warehouse in Saint-Damien, or do they sell them elsewhere? I’m in Montreal and I’ve been looking for those chairs for awhile. I had no idea they started making them again!

Great chair recover , did you make a slip cover or re-upholster? Very nice.

I would love to know how you achieved that colour on your deck – it’s fabulous. Did you strip the old deck back and re-stain (if so with what?)

Hi Christine, yeah, we bought the seats directly from the company. At the time they were just starting to get a lot of demand and had hired a company in Toronto to manage the orders, but luckily we were still able to deal with them and they were fantastic. They would definitely ship to Montreal and for a really decent price too.

both projects are great. I really like the chair recover. I have a similar chair that could use that treatment!

The new deck looks fresh and serene but I like the old deck, too!

I second JL’s question: how did you get that color on the deck. What type of stain/wood did you use

So jealous of that gorgeous deck! And beautiful work on the reupholstered chair!

Where do they sell these cuties online? I want one in my bathroom for a pop of color and dignified kitsch!

The deck looks great! The Solair in orange was a great choice.

the w0od is cedar and the stain is a specific stain for cedar, which brings out the best in it.

How did you come up with the design for the deck? Did you do it yourself or hire a company? Was is an Ottawa company? It’s a great design. I especially love the built in benches.

Very nice!!

i did the design all in google sketchup. it was super easy and i could do everything to specific dimensions. it turned out exactly as we had drawn it up.

I love the fabric you re-upholstered the chairs with. Do you know what it is called or where you got it?