They were in such rough condition that the first thing I did when we got them home was patch them just so the stuffing wouldn't hang out.
They're actually a his and hers pair, so each chair is slightly different. They sat in our sad, unloved library like this for a looooooooooong time just waiting for me to get up the gumption to learn upholstery. Finally:
And all that was just building back the seats and structural components. On a side note, when I bought the velvet for these chairs, the woman at the cut counter called it "dreamy." I can't agree more.
Next came the inside arms.
Then the backs, which in this case are channel backs.
Then came the fun part: using this Rifle Paper Co. fabric to close up the outsides of the chairs!
Finally, I finished the pair and moved them up to our now much-loved library.
Complete with Nancy Drew mural!
And a newly curated landscape artwork wall.
It felt way great to spend our first lazy Saturday enjoying our brand new library!
We read The Spider Sapphire Mystery, of course!
Tons of people on Facebook expressed an interest in upholstery, so here are some links to Kim's Upholstery, which is basically how I learned every single thing I needed to know along the way. She's incredibly generous and helpful as is the community of upholsterers you will find on her various pages, so feel free to check her out!
- Kim's Upholstery Website: https://kimsupholstery.com/
- Her Facebook page, where she offers a free live course every Wednesday morning: https://www.facebook.com/kimsupholstery/
- Kim's DIY Upholstery Hangout, where you can ask and answer questions with other upholsterers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/172433936288031/
- Kim's YouTube Channel with tons of free videos showing how to re-upholster: https://www.youtube.com/user/KimsUpholstery
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