Reupholstering cool vintage furniture: “Just Do It.” – Nike

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For those of you that need to reupholster a couch or a chair, hopefully this post will give you some ideas or inspiration.  Last winter I finally got around to reupholstering the couch I inherited from my Grandmother.  It’s a very cool red velvet vintage couch, but I was over the red.  I’m lucky because I have access to fabrics to the Trade and therefore, the fabric options are unlimited.  I went through a few different options as to what I should reupholster it in and ended up going the conservative, neutral route.  It’s a neutral linen so I don’t have to worry about reupholstering it for a while and it’s super easy to change the entire look of it just by purchasing a new throw blanket and different color pillows depending on the seasons.  I had to tell the upholsterer to make a new cushion and to wrap the cushion heavily in down feathers.  The new cushion itself is literally 100 lbs. from all the feathers.  No joke.  It’s super comfy though.  Here it is.

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