These chairs were a time capsule. Not only is their style something straight out of Mad Men, but they had their manufacture date stamped on the inside frame (July 30, 1968, to be exact). They also had some badly degraded foam inside, so I think this was the first time they had ever been reupholstered.
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I’ve had a little sewing chair for about a year, which I bought in a lovely thrift shop in Royersford, PA, run by Open Door Ministry. It was in decent shape, although its vinyl upholstery was a little stale, but the best part was: it was only $5!
Today I took it apart, stripped off the [...]
A client commissioned me to reupholster and refinish the legs on this ottoman and chair set. I only sanded and repainted the legs, now knowing that the qualities of wood underneath the “stain” or paint from the manufacturer may be extremely difficult to restain (see here for the lesson I learned on that subject).
Here are [...]