| Part 7: Buttons & The Outside Arms With the inside upholstery complete, I’m moving on to the outside of the chair but first, buttons! I’ve added two large fabric-covered buttons using a contrasting white from my top cover fabric to pop against the pink, secured with twine and a webbing

Part 5: Arm Wings & Seat Cushion I’m applying the fabric to the top of the arms, the wings of my armchairs! There’s a lot of focus on keeping those horizontal lines straight, especially where the inside back transitions into the arm wings. Careful cuts allow the fabric to move cleanly a

Part 4: Fabric Time! The Inside Arms & Back Fabric gifted to me by @ChristopherFarrcloth - It’s called Chubby Check in Hot Pink 🩷 I’m applying the fabric to the inside back and arms, a process that’s all about precision, patience, and a good eye for pattern alignment. The top and bot

Part 3: Preparing The Upholstery on The Inside Arms & Back Starting with base layers of hessian, a cotton edge roll on the frame of the inside arms, I’ve added layers of rubberised hair fibre to create the shape and profile. A soft cotton wadding goes on top to smooth everything out and

Part 2: Working The Seat Base In this part of the project, I’m focusing on restoring the structure and base of the mid-century armchair. I started by sanding back the chair legs, rather than painting them in unnatural colours, I decided to keep their original character visible. After removing

I was absolutely ecstatic when I spotted these beauties at auction @lots… 😍 As a lifelong lover of mid-century furniture, I couldn’t resist giving these two vintage armchairs a second life. Fabric kindly gifted by @ChristopherFarrcloth — “Chubby Check” in Hot Pink 🩷 This project begins with

What’s is like to be an upholsterer? 🔴 Hard-work, I am always breaking a nail or two 🟠 I get to pick my projects and let the creativity FLOW 🟡 Fabric obsessed? Well me too! 🟢 Giving neglected pieces a new lease of life 🌍 Any others out there like me? #upholstery #upholsterer #f