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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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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 [...]