Another job I forgot to document during the hectic travel of February-March, 2011. This pair was once covered in peach fabric with tiny polka dots. The client chose a rich pink linen to bring these chairs out of the 1980s.
I love doing two identical chairs, since then I can out a “before” and “after” chair [...]
Yesterday marked the finish of a long stretch of back to back upholstery jobs. It started just before the December holidays and kept on going through yesterday! Now I have a chance to post all the pictures of the pieces, so without further ado…
The Red Velvet Chairs
When the clients contacted me about reupholstering these chairs, [...]
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This morning, I delivered a headboard to a client and I am so happy with the results. My client was inspired by a similar headboard in an Ethan Allen catalog.
My father built the plywood base. Since my client’s bed is a king size, the width is 80 inches and the [...]
I recently finished a loveseat over at Studio Juno. Working in Leah’s studio was fantastic, since it is airy and has beautiful views of our neighborhood. The loveseat was a sweet yellow before the reupholstery, but parts were faded and the buttons were torn and rusted. Also, like many pieces older than 30 years, the [...]
You guys might remember a project I had going here, when they were just stripped and sanded. Now they’ve been stained, varnished, and reupholstered!
The fabric is a cream colored micro-suede or crushed velvet. This was my first project with such a fabric and it was quite perplexing, since it didn’t act like other material in [...]