Monday, February 16, 2009

reupholstery class #2

we completed our first chair in reupholstery class.

here's the before:
upholstery class (by ann-dabney)

ta-dah... the after:
Chair (complete) (by ann-dabney)

looks brand new!

frankly, we're multitasking at the moment - trying to squeeze in as many projects as possible. we found this chair (along with its three siblings) rotting away in a warehouse liquidation sale long ago and got all four for $40.  they're in sorry shape, but with a little TLC, they could look great flanking a couch.


Chair (before) (by ann-dabney)

here, you can really see its lumpy bumpy seat.
Lumpy seat (by ann-dabney)

the good news? the springs are good shape.
Deck (by ann-dabney)

the bad news? the foam - not so much.
Rotted foam (by ann-dabney)

it reminded me of cornmeal.

jack, one of our classmates, has been working hard on this beauty of a chair.
Reupholstery Class (by ann-dabney)

it had been sitting in his mother-in-law's house for decades. 


Items found in one chair (by ann-dabney)

hidden in its layers of fabric and foam were all these little treasures: a kitchen knife, a plastic comb, a christmas lightbulb, a swiss army knife, tummy medicine, a penny, and my favorite - one sad little puzzle piece.

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