As an Art Director, I get flyers and magazines full of all the latest and greatest trends, designs and styles. From what I have read, plain old stripes are so last year. The newest trend is a v-shaped stripe pattern called chevron. I’ve seen it in every color on everything from fabric, lamps, walls, ceilings and floors. I decided to follow the leader by adding a little chevron to my life.

My aunt gave me an old dining table and chairs that were in pretty good condition but needed a facelift. I painted the set black and reupholstered the chair seats with the chevron fabric.

I would suggest using it in small doses. A little goes a long way! I bought a couple yards of a neutral beige and gray chevron print and used it for 4 dining chairs and had a little more fabric for couch pillows to tie the separate areas together.

For more in-depth details on how to paint and reupholster furniture see my “Facelift series.”