I want to learn how to re-upholster
I have two butterfly chairs in the living room needs re-upholster. These are beautiful butterfly back chair that was given to me by my brother-in-law when I bought my house seven years ago. It has stood the test of time but I think I am tired of the fabric. I need to replace it and I don’t want to spend that much reupholstering it. Well, for one – I need to learn how.
But before I do that, I wanted to check out the possibilities so I started looking for discount velvet upholstery fabric. I know velvet might seem a little too much but the chair compliments it. The wood, and it’s design is SCREAMING for velvet. The problem is deciding on what type of velvet and what color.
I have a friend in Landsdowne, PA that does this for a hobby. I remember when I lived in the same apartment building with him, he would ask me to walk around with him during the state pickup schedule for bulk items (such as old refrigerators, old furniture like cabinets, sofas and the like). He would ask me to help him pick up these great sofas and chairs that are not in the best condition but pretty much has a lot of character. Then, we could shop for the perfect discount velvet upholstery fabric and reupholster the piece. I’m telling you – it is so perfect that one would think it came from Ethan Allen.
I want to learn how to do this so today, I decided to purchase a book and read up on it. I want to be able to put life back into old pieces and have it grace my home as a conversational piece or a piece of furniture that I could hand down to other people for years to come!
