Monogrammed easy chairs are lovely in a bedroom, and so personalized. In grand houses of the late 1890s, sofa and chair backs and seats often were embroidered or elaborately appliqued with gimp and fringe. These days you can see examples at the Frick Collection in New York City, or the Vanderbilt Mansion in Rhinebeck, New York which are museum homes of the period. Occasionally … [Read more...]