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Velvet Patchwork Foot Stall-Cubes

Upcycled Foot-StallsMade to Order UpholsteryMost folk who live in Brighton UK know about Shabitat - Home of Magpie Recycling. Treasure trove and bargain hunters paradise. I came across some battered old foot-stall cubes in there a while back. They were upholstered in...

Mid-Century Ben Chair Restoration

I do love a mid century Scandinavian chair. At the first glance you might think this is Danish, but Ben Chairs were actually made in Frome, Somerset in the late 60's. They are recognised the world over for their fluid designs and use of bold colours alongside natural...

Patchwork Tubchair No 8

Looking at my previous armchair post, it was nearly three years ago I upholstered one of these. Well overdue! I found a bag of ready cut pieces of material from the last chair, added a few new colours into it, mainly all from vintage velvet curtains. [gallery...

Corner Sofa Re-Upholstery

Have you ever been searching high and low to find that very specific piece of furniture and eventually you find something that is close, but not perfect? Do you go for second best or try to find a way to make it what you want? Sian wanted a corner sofa for her flat....
Velvet Wing Back Armchair

Velvet Wing Back Armchair

I love making my patchwork upholstery chairs, but its time to move onto something different so I wanted to reupholster an old wing-back chair. We get them in at Shabitat fairly often. As all materials I use are reclaimed or end of roll, I never get big enough pieces...

Upholstered Armchair For Nursery

Upholstered Armchair For Nursery

My good friends Dan and Millie are about to have a baby. Consequently they are going to need a nursing chair. Fortunately they had found an armchair that they found comfortable but needed recovering. Millie had these fab pair of curtains that she wanted to re-purpose...

Patchwork Tub Chair Upholstery

Patchwork Tub Chair Upholstery

More patchwork chairs you say? Lynn was so pleased with her two matching deep button armchairs that she wanted me to make her another two! Plus a footstool. These are the same shape as my usual tub chairs, so they didn't take too long to cover. Quite pleased with the...

Upcycled Patchwork Armchairs Made To Order

Upcycled Patchwork Armchairs Made To Order

Lynn had seen some of my other patchwork armchairs on my website. She had two comfortable armchairs that needed a facelift. She wanted something in bright colours with a lot of pink blue and orange. I had some help from the lovely Anna from Brighton Upholstery too as...

Video Casette Recycling

Video Casette Recycling

VHS Furniture Most materials are recyclable, but videos are a hard one to dispose of properly. In theory some of the parts are recyclable but they need to be screwed apart and separated which is very labour intensive for materials with no real value. Do you still have...

More Patchwork Upholstery!

More Patchwork Upholstery!

Patchwork Armchairs. Well the first two armchairs I upholstered found homes pretty quickly, so I made another one! Using different colour fabrics of course. Yes, they can be made to order. Just get in touch.

Upholstery Project No.1

Upholstery Project No.1

Patchwork Tub Chair. I finally got around to reupholster some armchairs. Hurrah!! I chose these tub chairs as they are probably one of the easiest shapes to do if you are a novice like me. I used a variety of vintage curtain fabrics like brocades and velvets. Pretty...

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