Giant 1mts square deep buttoned foot stool
In production, the start
Foamed up & starting to deep button pleating
Taking shape, just to add the side border & legs
All finished, fabric by Kirkby Design Crush 3 velvet in colour stone
Transforming an electric reclining settee & easy chair.
One of the most challenging recovery we've ever done
Clever use of the two fabrics, the result was amazing
A very tired looking settee
We used a moddern highly crushed velvet, re-padded all the back & seat cushions
Fabrics, base Christine Marrone crushed velvet & geometric pattern on the outside Warwick metalium range.
The matching easy chair
Fantastic result!! A very happily client
The side view showing the use of the two fabrics
Stunningly finished
Another transformation
A two sweeter settee in the process of being stripped down.
After being recovered! Stunning transformation.
Pictured a large & small 3 seater settee, in co-ordinating fabrics.
A matching easy chair after the cover is stripped.
Transformed. Love it.
An antique throne chair!
The picture before a transformation.
Springs in the seat needed replacing, webbing & broken springs.
During the stripping p.
Webbing up the traditional way, using hammer & tacks.
After the webbing & springs are sewn in by hand a heavy canvas is applied over & the old horse hair seat is placed back on using a tack stitch.
A second canvas is tacked on.
After the canvas is applied a top stitch is added using a 14inch needle.
The finished chair in situe! Forum court retirement flats. The reception area, very very happy!
Fabric by Ross an FR contract chenille, finished off with brass studs!
Before the transformation
A two seater settee with a sprung seat in need of a makeover.
The finished article, recovered in a Linwood fabric with cord edging.
One of two matching easy chairs.
Pictured with co-ordinating scatter cushions.
Recovering of an electric reclining chair
The before photo!
It needs a makeover,
The after photo! Transformed
Trickey chairs to recover, as they come to pieces & you've got to disconnect all the electrics.
Fabric by Ross. A very happy Lady customer, she missed it very much while it was away.
Recovering of an easy chair, part of a 5piece suite.
Carefully stripping off the old cover, taking out all the old staples with a mallet, pliyers & a staple lifter. A painstaking job.
During the recovering process! Renewing the arm foams. Re-padding of the back & seat.
Great pleating work round the arms.
The finished chair in situe, fabric by Jim Dickens.
A nice piece of furniture.
A family heirloom given a make over.
Photo shows the the Ottoman as we strip off the old cover.
Apparently this piece dates from the turn of the century & has traveled over to France.
Horrible old green velvet fabric, but we discovered at least two other fabrics underneath!
During the recovering process, picture shows the pleating round the arm.
The arm now complete & shows the inside lining.
The finished article! Transformed. Fabric by Ross a crushed Slub velvet.
A beautiful Ottoman / bedding box! & a thrilled customer too!
A 20year old loose cover settee, given a reupholstery transformation.
The before picture. A tired looking couch!
Pictured in the calico!
During the recovering process.
The finished settee. Fabric by Christine Marrone. Two new back cushions are premium luxury feather & down filled interiors.
Easy chairs that are part of a three piece suite
The before photo covered in a patterned green fabric.
During the recovering process.
The stripped down chair showing disintegrated foam, which was replaced along with new back webbing.
During the recovering process.
The finished articles in situe. Transformation!
Renovating a Treasured Family Airloom
The before photo, the wreck!
The chair stripped down!
Work in Progress!
The finished chair lovingly restored in all it's glory.
