Armchair restoration

A few weeks ago I spied a horrid old chair at the op shop. But I could see it had great potential for a makeover! I sent Dave a photo and ...

Don't be scared of having a go at recovering that old armchair. If you take it slow and steady it's not as scary as you think!

Here are some ideas for how to make old second-hand armchairs look modern with a dramatic makeover by updating the finish with paint and/or new fabric

This is where we left off… I talked about the soda blasting process and how I deconstructed this chair, in this previous post. I was so happy with the chair and how it was looking, all deconstructed! It was still a little too yellowy for my taste and I wanted to give it more of

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Hello, everyone! I am back with a DIY decor project I have been SUPER excited to tackle: recovering some Louis XV chairs I got for a song on Craigslist. I will briefly give some tips on how I went about this DIY project, but I am not going to go into to much detail because it's pretty straightforward, and let's just be honest: if you're like me, you just browse through the pictures. So let's get on with it! The before: Great, right? Eh, not so much. I got a set of two chairs, one is a side…

These beautiful TH Brown Palisan armchairs were a customer order. The chairs were chosen from our collection and then restored and reupholstered in the clients choice of fabric. We now have a warehouse full of pieces waiting to be refurbished so choose something you love and I can refinish and reupholster. Our warehouse is open by appointment in Bassendean, WA 6054. #midcenturyarmchairs #furniturerestoration #perthvintage #perthretro #midcenturyperth #midcenturyfurnitureperth #perthinter...

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