Have you ever had a piece of furniture reupholstered?
Say you have an armchair, that may be loved but is looking a little worse for wear - is your instinct to try and salvage it by reupholstering it, or to throw it away and invest in a replacement, of either the same chair or a more modern incarnation? Does "refresh by recycling" or "renew by replacing" more accurately describe you? Or do you in fact strive for the shabby chic, a little run down look, not looking for refreshment through reupholstery or replacement?
Share with us which you veer towards with a vote, and if you've had a piece of furniture reupholstered, or are a regular with reupholstery, please share a photo or two with us in the comments (we'd love to see the results!)
Commentaires (20)
embzop
il y a 7 ansOnce I got over the shock of how much it costs to re-cover a sofa, I was really pleased to recycle rather than dump my old sofa. It went from rabbit-nibbled red to luxurious ivory velvet.
Rosie Last
il y a 7 ansbagpuss2
il y a 7 ansThe two armchairs belonged to my late mum. They were reupholstered by The Old Schoolhouse Latheron, and the tweed for the mid century chair came from Kingcraig Fabrics in Brora.
ehowick
il y a 7 ansI bought the armchair and footstool separately, both from charity shops and had them recovered. Its my spot to put my feet up and read.
Susan W
il y a 7 ansThis chair belonged to my husband's grandmother. We've had it for years. It's very comfortable and the right size for the room so we had it
recovered (along with the Ottoman behind it) when we decorated. Not a cheap option, but we are pleased with the results.
Norren Bird
il y a 7 ans
PROMorvenna
il y a 7 ans
I have just reupholstered a large stool that was in need of some TLC - easy to do and what a difference it makes matching my new sofa. I used tacks to tidy up underneath with the leftover fabric which kept everything nice and neat.
Sonia
il y a 7 ans
PRObarrettupholstery
il y a 7 ans
PROFusion interior design
il y a 7 ansWe've had one of our sofas re-upholstered it was too comfortable to change!! We've also managed to collect 10 of these G plan E Gomme butterfly back chairs (1950's) and restored them and we were lucky to find this footstool down the tip one day :)
Isidora Markovic
il y a 7 ans
Stephen Edwards
il y a 7 ansIt's a good way of getting what you want which wouldn't otherwise exist, especially if you are buying new, the mainstream stuff has such a limited "play it safe" choice.
I do small stuff myself with a staplegun and a bit of hand-stitching
I had the frame powder coated and covers made for the cushions on this over twenty years ago, (Corbusier would probably not have approved) lets just say my taste has changed a bit since then.
PROMichael Nicholas Design
il y a 7 ansFor clients we often purchase antique and mid-century furniture and as part of the renovation; reupholster it to work with the scheme. An example shown in attached image.
Sue Pritchard
il y a 7 ansHaving learnt how to felt I am now looking at upholstering various pieces of furniture. These are 2 pieces that have been given the treatment!
PROKirsty Lockwood Furnishings
il y a 7 ansDernière modification :il y a 7 ans
It's not cheap to get a piece upholstered properly but if the chair fits the space, has sentimental meaning and is structurally comfortable (the stuffing can always be fixed but the proportion of the frame is another matter) then it is worth giving it many more years life.
User
il y a 7 ansI spent long hours at traditional upholstery classes to recover my prie dieu chair. Never thought I would end up washing, declumping & drying horse hair!
Jacky Potts
il y a 7 ansHad these two chairs reupholstered. Chuffed with the results and, amazingly, good value.
PROLush Home Interiors
il y a 7 ansOld rocking chair rescued from charity shop and revamped into little beauty that my girls love!
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Deborah Good