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Folks, I need your help.<\/p>\n

A looong time ago (OK–six years ago) Eric and I moved from our charming but tiny apartment in the city to stick our toe into the mellow world of SF burbs and living in a house. \u00c2\u00a0All of a sudden we had all of these mysterious things that amazed and frightened us. \u00c2\u00a0A front porch! Counter space! A back yard! A weird box in the kitchen that magically cleaned our dishes!<\/p>\n

And a dining room, which led us to buy a charming Duncan Phyfe dining room set off of Craig’s List for pocket change. I swore that I would totally recover the chairs and blah blah blah blah. And, oh hello six years later! And boy am I tired of that blasted maroon fabric.<\/p>\n

Inspired by the wonders of Apartment Therapy<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0and the idea of\u00c2\u00a0using burlap to add texture and character to the room<\/a> I thought it would be cool to take vintage burlap coffee bags to reupholster the chairs. Very French flea market chic, no?<\/p>\n

So, I bought one–washed the burlap (which was a major mistake since that crap sheds worse than any cat in heat) and redid one of the chairs to see if we liked it.<\/p>\n

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But then, I came up with another idea. \u00c2\u00a0You know how gaga I am of Bargello needlepoin<\/a>t, right? \u00c2\u00a0I had often tossed around the idea of needlepoint dining room chair seats, but the ones that came to mind were all very staid–floral wreaths that would TOTALLY take forever to finish.<\/p>\n

This past weekend, I went to an estate sale whose past owner was one crafty lady with a serious needlepoint addiction. I bought a fabulous needlepoint bag and a slew of amazing Bargello pattern books. \u00c2\u00a0Then in the garage I spied a Bargello pattern on a dining room chair and FELL IN LOVE. I bought the chair and the needlepoint cover for $1 since the chair was broken, took it home, ripped off the seat, pried off the needlepoint and slapped it on my dining room chair quicker than you can say crazy-craft-lady.<\/p>\n

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I gotta say, I love the look. \u00c2\u00a0I love needlepoint and to do all six years would probably take a year at least. And if I do–should I used the same colors but different patterns? \u00c2\u00a0Am I signing for too much craftiness? But doing those pillows was so relaxing… \u00c2\u00a0Or should I just stick with the burlap, which is very charming. \u00c2\u00a0Is the Bargello too much? \u00c2\u00a0I think they would actually go much faster than the little ones I made using embroidery floss.<\/p>\n

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What should I do? Thoughts? Are you Team Burlap or Team Bargello? I’m Team drink, because I need one to help me make this decision. Because all good decisions are made when tipsy, right? \u00c2\u00a0RIGHT?<\/p>\n

HELP!!!<\/p>\n

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