Welcome to the Repair & Restore Workshop
Buttons, buttons, and blue be gone!
Garnet and Gold pinstripe beautifully updates the button front chairs of old.
We’ll turn these blues into golds…
I’ll take it back - Redeemed
This chair was a throw away… until she got her brand new cane seat. A great cleaning, some polish and freshly installed cane makes a world of difference.
From orange… to luxurious purple in no time at all…
My first re-upholstery project - June 2018
My Old Quiet Time Chair - Resurrected
This old faded plaid chair is my beloved quiet time chair. Oh if this chair could talk…
I didn’t want to give it away or sell it. It’s the “just right” chair, but visually unappealing.
I contacted several reupholstery referrals. All very kind and highly recommended, however, I could not afford their services.
And then I contacted a long time friend and previous Bible teacher. Rumor had it she was reupholstering furniture as a hobby in retirement.
Bravely, timidly, I asked… could I help you renovate one of my own chairs? Could I be your apprentice?
Strip off the old tired fabric and look - she’s got good bones!
And then we learned to weave cane - August 2018
Two Century Old Caned Chairs - Restored
Meet my woodworking teacher, Gary. He’s my dad.
Victor approves of our caning work!
Two bar stools forgotten in a warehouse - revived with color
Abandoned Bar Stools - Retrieved
