Leather Chair

[ycul]

Hi There,

Just thought I'd show off what can be achieved with old items posted on jumbletown. I recieved the attached old chair form Nau, a jumbletowner last year. After 18 weeks at my evening class I've got a lovely reupholstered chair. If anyone has an old chair or footstool or anything really that they have tucked away under your stairs or garage I'd love to bring back to life. Nau, if you see this I hope you are happy with my end result :-)

[Dave Hagan]

Impressive work, ycul!

Regards
Dave Hagan
Admin

[durran]

well done

[Yellowbrickroad]

Fab chair & great work - a great example of recycling.

[Womblemum]

Hi
Bet Nau is sorry!!!!! Well done. All thats is needed is a bit of vision and elbow grease.

[ycul]

Hi, Womblemum, Durran, Yellowbrickroad & Dave. It's nice to know that jumbletowners look at this section. I have to admit I didnt until recently but will keep an eye in future :-) Thanks for your encouragment.

[skinnycat]

Great work ycul, you brought the old Dame back to life! I did something similar recently (not nearly as good though) I'll post pics later.

[ycul]

Look forward to seeing your restoration Skinnycat. I'm in two minds what to start next, will have to get my thinking cap on!!

[skinnycat]

These are my most recent treasures
the side boards need a bit of TLC still but promising no?
The beautiful chair was upholstered in a dull tapestry, I recovered it with an old linen dress I had hanging in the wardrobe, took me about 10 mins :-)

[skinnycat]

here's the link to my album

http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j242/lookame/?action=view&current=sideboard005.jpg

http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j242/lookame/?action=view&current=sideboard008.jpg

http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j242/lookame/?action=view&current=sideboard009.jpg

hope it works

[ycul]

Love your chair, unusual fab design. I'm hooked on restoration now. I got a lovely old cabinet from a jumbletowner but unfortunately he broke the glass while trying to fit it into my car. As its curved glass I've found it diffucult to find someone who can replace it. Shame. Keep up the good work. Ycul

[unapam]

wow! that is amazing. Just shows what can be done. Well done, I bet it was very satisfying too.

[Ocker]

Well done ycul.....you should be really proud of your efforts. Great example of what can be done.

[Linn]

Beautiful restoration work. If i was your teacher id give you an A+

[Narizota]

Great work,ycul. The chair looks great now.

[smokeyeyes]

Fabulous !! And to think this beautiful piece of furniture could have ended up in landfill. Just goes to show what can be done with a little bit of imagination. Well done.

[anjoy]

oh its just lovely!!!!!!!!!!!!

[summersun]

Wow,

what an excellent, professional job, it just shows you what you can do if you put your mind to it....

If you ever fancy a holiday up here in rainy soaked ole Clones you can come and help me recover a 3+1+1+ footstool, with sun faded removable covers... I have all the equipment BUT LACK the expertise,
Great work
Summersun

[Coutainville]

That is really good. Did you do a course in upholstery or are you naturally brilliant?

[Bettybooboopbedoop]

It's very satisfying to finish a piece of furniture. I used to upholster and remake furniture for a passtime before my arthritis, and you would amaze yourself with the starting piece and what you end up with. A lot of hard work and swearing believe me, but worth every bit. Good job, you'll enjoy sitting in your chair all the more now. It looks fabulous.

[yor]

Hello, I have a kids chair that you may be interested in as a project, let me know. You can take it away for free if interested. I live in Castleknock.

[patygg]

Well done Ycul, what type of course / night class you did I would love to learn those skills like you, I have plenty of things to restore myself.

Well done again

Patricia

[Tabitharose]

wow - looks stunning!!!! well done

[daire2k2]

wow, never would have thought it possible.... what sort of course did you do, i'm very interested in doing one similar...

[MandyD]

Hi there,

Beautiful job! Can you post a tutorial on how to recover furniture? I have a set of kitchen chairs in the attic that I need to cover before I can use them...

Mandy

[betsy10112000]

hey now that you have done up the chair so beautifully,just wondering if you dont want it andif you ever put it up on jumbletown please can i put my name in the hat.its fab,lol

[ireneo]

Wow. Well done!

Will you do one for me next?

[elbo]

Fab U Lous

[angjela]

ycul u can find every pice of glas all diferent types on B&Q .

[cavalin]

thats all l can say!!!

[wells]

savage chair good job ;o)

[Bawnie]

That restoration job is amazing, the attention to detail. You must have oodles of patience. An heirloom now i think! Well done!

[Hotlipsxx01]

absolutely beautiful, could you do one for me?

[Mumof3]

Well done. I think this re-vamped chair is absolutely amazing. I would love this in my house if I had the room. Again well done

[Binario Duo]

I wish I had a chair like that.

[fairy]

I have parker knoll chairs if you want them, they need to be restored.

[lislaw]

Oh my God!!! That's amazing. It's really beautiful.

[Cat101]

Hi Ycul
I keep coming back to your chair for another look! I think its georgous. I have just spotted a chair similiar in a charity shop and their holding it for me, i'm considering it, to revamp it. How long did it take you roughly, and what kind of fabric did you use ? I thought I might use a curtain fabric that i have and love,but the guy said that, that would only be ok if it wasnt being used much as it would be durable. Would it be ok or would it have to be upolstery fabric do you think ? Im really tempted to do it, but I know its going to take lots of time, and I dont want to wreck it after paying for it. Any words of advice would be great.
Thanks cat101

[melissabell]

Thats fantastic, where did you do the course??? I'd love to try something like that. Really brilliant and professionally done!!!!!

[GuinnessGirl]

Fabulous !!! Love the colour ! Great job, well done.