The Armchairs - Before and After!

Do you remember these chairs? I think I may have posted them on my Instagram a few months ago. They were an eBay purchase and a risky one - who even buys a chair without sitting in it first?? Well, they were OK, except if you did sit on them, you were virtually on the floor because the springs had gone! 

Oh yes, and the fabric is original. Original and hideous. 

My lovely friend Rosemary from Charlton Interiors took on the job of rescuing the chairs. 

They were both carefully stripped back and the remedial structural work done. Rosemary was able to restore the chairs to their former plumptious-ness!

The horrible mis-matched castors were abandoned, and then it was time to start working with the new fabric. Do you remember I found these lovely jacquard fabrics on the Rag Market? 

I love half-square triangles in patchwork, so this woven version was an instant hit with me. I bought it in two sizes and we have mixed and matched, using the small scale for the edge of the seat cushion and other details which I think works brilliantly.

Here's the first chair finished. I love how the simple shape, 1910-20s we think, has been updated with the new fabric.

And here's the other one which is covered in another fabric from the same collection, this time the tumbling blocks design which is another favourite of mine. I am now itching to make some new scatter cushions with tumbling blocks piecing!

New upholstery? The cats were banned, but that only lasted for one day. If they dare bare a claw near them they'll be chased to the top of the garden!

Rosemary's website is here and her Facebook is here. Do take a look if you're in the market for giving your chairs a bit of a facelift. We're delighted with how the chairs have turned out. They should be good for another 100 years! 

Thanks for visiting the blog today.

Back soon,

Laura

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