You might recall the House of Miniatures dining table and the Art of Mini Lilje chairs started out as sage green, which didn't work, and then were covered with sunflower yellow.  Since these are meant to be old chairs, likely repainted over the years, I rubbed a bit of the yellow off the top to let the green show through.  I then added a light coat of Delta Ceramcoat satin varnish.  It darkened the yellow and gave the set a nice, hand-painted look.  The one on the right is the finished chair.

There are a lot of great quilting cottons in the fabric stores, but finding the right scale isn't always easy.  There are some great miniature fabrics on the market, but they are most often found online and sometimes you just want to be able to see them in person.  I printed out a sheet of paper with a 1 inch square opening, a 1.5 inch square opening, and a 1" x 4" rectangular opening to take to the local fabric store.  Looks like robot!  :[]

The 1.5 inch square is roughly the size of an upholstered chair seat or a throw pillow.

Holding these over various fabrics allows me to see how small or large the patterns would be in miniature.

For the kitchen chairs, I chose a brown and ivory print.  I think it is close enough to the dark red to tie in well with the wallpaper.

Grandma is enjoying an iced tea and reading about lacemaking.  The paper doily is from miniatures.com, and the Clare Bell Brass silver Revere bowl is from Green Gables Dollhouse.  The apples were purchased some time ago, though I can't recall where.  The flowers are from Michelle at Little Rabbit Miniatures.

I love the soft sheen on the table from the satin varnish, and those cushions sure look comfy!  :D