[video] DiY Tool Review – 4 Upholstery Staple Removers
Learn how to use an upholstery staple remover on your DIY project. In this video, I compare 4 staple removers: CS Osborne #1066 wide blade [...]
[video] How to Repair Rotten Wood in your Upholstery Frame
Rotten wood doesn’t have to spell ruin for antique furniture. This video shows you a simple, inexpensive way to restore rotten wood to ‘like-new’ condition [...]
Should I Re-upholster my Old Chair or Buy New?
To Re-upholster or not to Re-upholster? That is the Question. If we're talking about your favorite vintage chair or sofa, re-upholstery is the perfect choice to [...]
[video] How to Stretch Upholstery Webbing using a Gooseneck Stretcher
Repair your own furniture: instructions and a simple tool Many home furniture repair projects require a simple fix of replacing the webbing that supports the [...]
Skinny laMinx Rocking Chair Make Over
When I first saw the Skinny laMinx organic cotton that I would be reupholstering this vintage rocking chair with, I though "Wow... Maybe a little toned [...]
Birds of a Feather – Natural Upholstery with Organic Fabric
Chairs that take flight! I'm so excited to share these beautiful bird chairs that I recently reupholstered with 100% natural latex foam, luxurious wool batting [...]
How to Repair Sprung Springs & Webbing in Upholstery
The Problem: What to do when springs start 'sprunging' from your favorite chair's seat bottom? Keeping the upholstery fabric was paramount to the owner of [...]
Before & After: Steelcase Office Chair gets Polka Dots!
Poking around the furniture section of a local thrift store, I came across this 1977 Steelcase office chair. Even before I knew Steelcase was a name denoting quality, [...]
Reviving a Mid-century Sling Chair
When’s the last time you ran across something that took you right back to kid-hood? I recently had the pleasure of restoring a 1960’s sling [...]
Before & After Sofa – Layers of Upholstery
This sturdy old sofa was certainly a perfect candidate for reupholstery: after 50+ years, the glued and doweled joints are still holding tight. We stripped [...]