Comments on: Lovely Chair, Phase 1: Disassembly

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:48:03 +0000

Oh, no! Ours will take 2 weeks. Thank goodness! I don’t think we could stand to wait that long, eek!

By: Jane @ The Borrowed Abode

Jane @ The Borrowed Abode — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:11:20 +0000

Get outta my head! Just teasing, but I think it’s hilarious that last weekend you built something with flanges (as did I) and this weekend you disassembled a vintage chair to refurbish it (as did I). So glad you were able to easily disassemble!

Speaking of reupholstery, we finally found one for our white sofa (covering it in white pleather so it’s more pet-friendly) and clearly I have a thing or two to learn. I thought we could get the sofa back in 2 weeks . . . turns out they’re so popular it’s going to take a total of 10 weeks (8 for the waiting list). Here’s hoping yours isn’t as slow!

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:21:06 +0000

I’m SO glad you’re not staining that chair! I’m all for refinishing but the value of the chair is in the wood and it really only needs some danish oil/teak oil.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:44:34 +0000

Kelly, we hope our refurb will help! We know the feeling though. It took us years to get moving on this girl.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:31:58 +0000

I am watching this refurb closely, as I’ve inherited a chair that needs work, this one has embroidered cushions that have seen better days, but I really want to salvage them if I can. At the moment I just keep looking at it, I’m so scared!

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:27:30 +0000

Julia, until my grandma’s chair, we had never been to a upholstery shop either. But after seeing the results, we’re sold! Especially on something more difficult than, say, a seat cushion or bench.

Also, nothing beats a 15 minute project (when you had assumed hours of headache were ahead!).