old old armchair given a bit of TLC!

junkista · **Posted: 12-08-2010 , 08:26 PM** #1

hi jters,
tudlytops generously gave me this lovely old armchair in march. im delighted to have given it a new lease of life and to save it from the skip. all i need now are some antimacassars! it took me a full 5 days to do it, it was hard work and ive got the cuts and blisters to prove it!
hope you like it, im chuffed to bits! its my first upholstery job.
regards
junkista

palminnie1 · **Posted: 12-08-2010 , 08:29 PM** #2

that is fantastic, like it alot.
well done. it looks mega comfy too.
p

Davidoff · **Posted: 12-08-2010 , 09:28 PM** #3

GREAT JOB!!! looks FANTASTIC!!!!

junkista · **Posted: 12-08-2010 , 09:32 PM** #4

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Originally Posted by Davidoff

GREAT JOB!!! looks FANTASTIC!!!!

how much? ;) !!

junkista · **Posted: 12-08-2010 , 09:35 PM** #5

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Originally Posted by palminnie1

that is fantastic, like it alot.
well done. it looks mega comfy too.
p

thanks a mill palminie,
it is very comfy but now that its all pretty and pristine i may put a velvet rope round it with a do not sit on chair sign!! ;)
junkista

dee1 · **Posted: 12-08-2010 , 09:52 PM** #6

Could you make slip covers for a seatee shaped like your chair?
and if so how would you go about it...I have a seatee,,, the seat and back can be removed for washing but the arms are so grubby from little hands that its a show and throws I hate....what kind of material did you use?I presume it was a heavy cotton but was it got in hickeys???/please help.....OH AND OBVIOUSLY I LOVE YOUR CHAIR just in case i forgot to mention it..

junkista · **Posted: 12-08-2010 , 10:18 PM** #7

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Originally Posted by dee1

Could you make slip covers for a seatee shaped like your chair?
and if so how would you go about it...I have a seatee,,, the seat and back can be removed for washing but the arms are so grubby from little hands that its a show and throws I hate....what kind of material did you use?I presume it was a heavy cotton but was it got in hickeys???/please help.....OH AND OBVIOUSLY I LOVE YOUR CHAIR just in case i forgot to mention it..

you could make loose covers so they could be washed, id pre shrink the fabric first to be safe. i havent made loose covers before tho. i used the fabric pieces that i removed as templates and i took lots of photos to recall how it was covered. i continually refered to the photos!i just couldnt remember the little details of how and where. the fabric is like mattress ticking ,a heavy cotton but not upholstry weight, its from hickeys.
hate throws too!
good luck with it

dee1 · **Posted: 12-08-2010 , 10:27 PM** #8

Thanks hun, may call on you again,when i get sorted with material,if thats ok .

Eibhlin ni Sheambrai · **Posted: 12-08-2010 , 10:44 PM** #9

Hi Junkista, this is a fantastic job---what a transformation!! You should be really proud of your work, Eibhlin.

unapam · **Posted: 13-08-2010 , 01:05 AM** #10

WOW! What a transformation. You can be rightly proud of it. Well done you.

Belarus · **Posted: 13-08-2010 , 06:56 AM** #11

That is absolutely fantastic. You should be really proud of your chair. It is a very professional looking job. Well done.

Redsquigy · **Posted: 13-08-2010 , 01:01 PM** #12

OMG that is really a fantastic job - would love to have the talent to do something like that. Well done

junkista · **Posted: 13-08-2010 , 02:44 PM** #13

thanks all for the encouraging comments
much appreciated,
regard
junkista

junkista · **Posted: 13-08-2010 , 02:49 PM** #14

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Originally Posted by Redsquigy

OMG that is really a fantastic job - would love to have the talent to do something like that. Well done

hi redsquigy,thanks a million for the compliment.. i had nt done uphols before and it turned out ok,so im sure you could do the same. if you have a staple gun and a sewing machine. give it a try!! if i can do it so can you!

Gormal · **Posted: 13-08-2010 , 02:59 PM** #15

Brilliant job, very professional! Well worth the blisters ;o)

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	Posted: 12-08-2010 , 08:26 PM #1
junkista Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: limerick Posts: 221	old old armchair given a bit of TLC! hi jters, tudlytops generously gave me this lovely old armchair in march. im delighted to have given it a new lease of life and to save it from the skip. all i need now are some antimacassars! it took me a full 5 days to do it, it was hard work and ive got the cuts and blisters to prove it! hope you like it, im chuffed to bits! its my first upholstery job. regards junkista Attached Images

	Posted: 12-08-2010 , 08:29 PM #2
palminnie1 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Greystones, Co. Wicklow Posts: 367	great job! that is fantastic, like it alot. well done. it looks mega comfy too. p

	Posted: 12-08-2010 , 09:28 PM #3
Davidoff Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Blessington, Co. Wicklow Posts: 376	Fantastic GREAT JOB!!! looks FANTASTIC!!!!

	Posted: 12-08-2010 , 09:52 PM #6
dee1 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: co. clare Posts: 524	Could you make slip covers for a seatee shaped like your chair? and if so how would you go about it...I have a seatee,,, the seat and back can be removed for washing but the arms are so grubby from little hands that its a show and throws I hate....what kind of material did you use?I presume it was a heavy cotton but was it got in hickeys???/please help.....OH AND OBVIOUSLY I LOVE YOUR CHAIR just in case i forgot to mention it..

	Posted: 12-08-2010 , 10:27 PM #8
dee1 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: co. clare Posts: 524	Thanks hun, may call on you again,when i get sorted with material,if thats ok .

	Posted: 12-08-2010 , 10:44 PM #9
Eibhlin ni Sheambrai Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Moate, Co. Westmeath Posts: 1,037	chair Hi Junkista, this is a fantastic job---what a transformation!! You should be really proud of your work, Eibhlin.

	Posted: 13-08-2010 , 01:05 AM #10
unapam Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,273	chair WOW! What a transformation. You can be rightly proud of it. Well done you.

	Posted: 13-08-2010 , 06:56 AM #11
Belarus Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Co. Limerick Posts: 871	That is absolutely fantastic. You should be really proud of your chair. It is a very professional looking job. Well done.

	Posted: 13-08-2010 , 01:01 PM #12
Redsquigy Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: North Co Dublin Posts: 111	chair OMG that is really a fantastic job - would love to have the talent to do something like that. Well done

	Posted: 13-08-2010 , 02:44 PM #13
junkista Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: limerick Posts: 221	thanks all for the encouraging comments much appreciated, regard junkista

	Posted: 13-08-2010 , 02:59 PM #15
Gormal Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Kerry Posts: 686	Brilliant job, very professional! Well worth the blisters ;o)