Amy's Provincial Wingback

This is my second piece of furniture for Amy and my second rabbit nibbled project. The culprit's name is Owen, and he is an adorable little bunny.



You can see here that the base of the back was eaten through. Fixing the back springs was a new feat, much simpler than I was expecting. Her chair was passed down through the family and is now sentimental to Amy. Somewhere down the line, the down seat was thrown away? So, I was given a piece of foam that was used as the seat in the meantime, I made it work. This chair had a gold and green floral pattern originally which I really liked, but had to go. Here is the before...

Amy chose a similar fabric, but very modern, which I absolutely love!! It shows her personal style which is natural colors and organic forms. I also feel that this new fabric gives the same tactile experience as the original. I successfully heeled the rabbit wounds to the chair and now no one will ever know. I learned a new upholstering technique which encompassed the trim along the border of the chair. This was difficult, but great to have learned. Here are the images of the After...

Amy's Sofa'bed with Ottoman

Well here is a project that was a fun experience. Amy's Sofa'bed is a one-of-a-kind piece that I am happy to have had sit in my apartment for as long as it has.  The uniqueness of the shape is what makes it so wonderful. When I received the sofa, it was disheveled and truly loved too hard.  Many buttons were missing, the fabric (which felt like carpet) was faded in many areas and worn thin. And if I recall correctly, a little rabbit had eaten through the fabric underneath.  Here is the Before...

After many hours in Fabric Depot, Amy chose a wonderful brown tweed that really brings back the vintage feel.  I added more inner cotton batting for oomph and new and improved buttons. There is an aspect about the sofa and ottoman that I really enjoyed. It was the pinstripe pleats that checker the entire seat and back rest. I had never used this technique and I am glad with the results. Out with the dingy and dusty, in with the simple and stylish. Who would have thought that a sofa'bed could be so attractive! Here are the After images...