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.
The [...]
Back in February (and March…and April…) I did a lot of traveling thanks to some cheap airline tickets. It was great, but the downside is that I did not have any time to post about my finished upholstery.
This is a channel back barrel chair that I reupholstered in fabric from Pottery Barn called French Stripe. [...]
A while ago I did some dining room chairs for two clients. Here they are!
The client wanted to replace her white dining room chairs (six in all) with this very elegant jacquard woven fabric, with a red and green vine pattern.
She also asked me to fussy-cut the welt so that the little diamonds ran along it.
I really [...]
I just finished a set of cushion covers for a screen porch wicker set. The client had some beautiful but faded fabric from Thailand that needed an update. She chose a P/Kaufman Lifestyles outdoor fabric in a dramatic black and white damask. Here is the finished product!
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Here is [...]
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 [...]
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 just finished this chair for a client. The fabric was once a chenille stripe (see below) which had become dirty very quickly. Now it’s in a canvas, with the stripes woven into the material.
Here was the chair before the reupholstery:
But even with the dirt on the fabric, the foam was in decent condition. Below, [...]
I just finished one of a pair of wingback chairs, and I couldn’t wait until the second was finished to show the results. Here is the pair with the original upholstery (mauve velvet):
And below is the first finished one, covered with red striped fabric with roosters woven into the fabric. The client has an almost [...]
I have been working on this wall hanging for the last two months, partly with my mom and partly on my own. It is a double wedding ring quilt for one of my best friend’s marriage.
The four-squares where the rings intersect are red and blue, to match my friend’s and her new husband’s living room. [...]