So you’ve got your amazing vintage find, now what? You’ve got to pair it with the perfect fabric, of course! Mid-Century Modern furniture is best identified by its clean lines. It is best featured when fabric is understated. Colour is great, but steer clear of large-scale, bold patterns. Here are my top recommendations for maintainingContinue reading “Choosing Fabric for your Upholstery Project – Part Three: Mid-Century Modern Furniture”
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Choosing Fabric for your Upholstery Project – Part Two: KIDS!
What kind of fabric should I look for if I have young kids? I have three kids, so I am fully aware of their destruction potential (more on that later), however…I am rarely asked this question. Know why? Because parents of young kids know that no fabric can stand up to the daily abuse ofContinue reading “Choosing Fabric for your Upholstery Project – Part Two: KIDS!”
Choosing Fabric for your Upholstery Project – Part One: PETS!
Choosing fabric. It’s the toughest part of any upholstery project, bar none. For one, it’s a big investment! Whether you’re paying an upholsterer to do it for you, or you’re a DIYer who is tackling the project yourself, fabric is going to cost you some coin. You’re going to want to be sure that itContinue reading “Choosing Fabric for your Upholstery Project – Part One: PETS!”
DIY: How to replace a button
A popped button! Of all the annoying things to go wrong on a tufted piece of furniture, this would be it. And the most common. Here’s what you do to fix the little problem. Remove the lining very carefully so that you can just put it back on when you’re finished. Investigate the problem. WhatContinue reading “DIY: How to replace a button”
Re-Upholstering a Retro Sofa (part two)
Last week, I posted about this sofa, which was a badly recovered retro piece with the original fabric left underneath. It has had some major cosmetic surgery this week! As they say, pictures speak louder than words, so I’ll just cut to the chase for you. This very vintage looking blue-grey, lightly patterned fabric hasContinue reading “Re-Upholstering a Retro Sofa (part two)”
DIY: How to Make Capped Dining Seats
Except for the “straight pullover” style, this is probably the simplest upholstered dining chair to do. It makes a great beginner project, if you are comfortable with a sewing machine. For each set of two chairs, you will need a yard of a plain fabric (or a yard and a half of patterned). You willContinue reading “DIY: How to Make Capped Dining Seats”
Upholstery Tip: How to Fix a Broken Spring
A broken spring on a sofa or chair is a very common problem. With no-sag (also called sinuous wire) springs, it is almost never the spring that is the issue, but the clip that holds the spring to the frame. Luckily, it’s an easy problem to fix…that is, if you already have your sofa apartContinue reading “Upholstery Tip: How to Fix a Broken Spring”
Re-Upholstering A Retro Sofa!
If you saw this sofa on the side of the road, would you stop to pick it up? The story of this project epitomizes my business model, and makes me so very, very excited. When I was first approached by this client, she was asking if I could recover her newer furniture to look moreContinue reading “Re-Upholstering A Retro Sofa!”
A Tufted Loveseat Gets Sophisticated
This sweet loveseat was brought to me for a makeover. It isn’t an antique -just a reproduction piece- but it’s still cute as a button and worth saving. It will look terrific with a bit of updated fabric. Tufting a seat and back is not something I would recommend for a first-timer. You’d probably wantContinue reading “A Tufted Loveseat Gets Sophisticated”
Re-Upholstering Rollover Arms (How to Replace Foam)
The arms on this chair have obviously seen better days. Although the foam was not breaking down and could have been reused, my client decided she wanted it to be replaced. Replacing foam on furniture is quite costly, but it is sometimes necessary. If a chair smells bad, either from cigarette smoke or lingering petContinue reading “Re-Upholstering Rollover Arms (How to Replace Foam)”
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