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So, I've got this corner I'd like to fill with an upholstered chair, and a Womb chair would fill it nicely. I'm looking at a vintage chair somewhere between ready-for-reupholstery and good-as-new. $1100. Foam is crunchy on the back, but not crumbling. Fabric is really quite nice for its age. Structurally sound. I've got small kids. I also like the Grasshopper chair for the space, but hard to find one under $2K.
Worth it for holding the corner until I can get it re-upholstered? I've found lots of good information on the Womb on this site. Just got cold feet at the last minute, as I was talking with a colleague who thought the money was crazy and it would be better spent on a Lay-Z-Boy. I should add that I have a post-and-beam house and vintage furniture that she calls "funky."