To me one of the most interesting parts of refurbishing old
furniture is
the history that comes along with it. As I re-do some of this
older furniture I consider that.
This chair that I received from a friend
clearly had some history. As I started gutting the
chair a few things stood out
to me: the high quality and durability of the older furniture was
impeccable.
So, I didn’t sand the imperfections down to a smooth finish. I don’t believe
in
perfection and the same goes for all things re-done. There are still “wound
marks”
from the life of the chair. Whether it's for a conversation piece or just the history this chair has so much to offer
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| Beautifully designed and built |
 I literally had to gut this WHOLE chair to get a new modern look. I went all the way down to the bare bones! Layer after layer I was tugging and ripping to get all the way down to the wood. Yanking at fabric, stuffing, staples and nails! When everything was finally removed(phewwww) I gave the chair a light sanding and then I painted the pieces I suspected would be exposed. I figured this would be the easiest time to do so. Then there were LOTS and I mean LOTS of measuring! Measured the chair, measured the fabric, back to the chair, back to the fabric... again, again, and again!  |
| I tried a few different layouts for the fabric. Draped it over this way then that way. Folded here and tucked there. Finally I found something that I liked. I had to put the stuffing back in place and added some of my own to get the flat back I wanted. After hours of ripping out all the staples and nails it was now time to add some back in. Many hours later after folding here, stapling there I finally finished. |
