A progression
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wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 02:53 last edited by
Oh, and hubby now adores this chair. It's his 'watching the sunset' chair. It's the best spot in the house for watching a lovely sunset, and he gravitates to the rocker every evening now.
He says the horsehair seat cushioning is very comfortable. If there is ever a whinny while he's sitting there, he can blame it on the horses.
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wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 03:35 last edited by
Wow!! These are so cool - love what you did to that chair! and I adore the Mary poppins bag.
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wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 03:40 last edited by
Just amazing
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wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 03:49 last edited by
That's insanely great work, brenda. Seriously.
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wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 04:14 last edited by
Awww .. thank you for your kind words. I'm still a n00b on this stuff. As you can see, that hasn't stopped me from trying. I learn something from every project that helps me with the next project.
The cube stool helped me with the Mary Poppins bag. The leather work on the bag helped me with the leather chair seat. The footstools helped with the chair back. And on it went. I selected the sequence of projects to hopefully help me learn and get ready for the next one.
I'm very fortunate to have a hubby who wants this to happen. He gave me a starter set of upholstery tools for Christmas. Just recently, he suggested I should go ahead and get an upholstery pneumatic stapler to use, instead of his air stapler. The new one uses staples with a wider crown, which is less prone to tearing fabric and leather. I love it!
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wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 04:34 last edited by brenda 3 Nov 2021, 04:44
A funny thing -
That ugly little rocker has been with us in that unfinished state for almost 35 years. I bought it at an auction a couple blocks from our first house in Michigan.
After trying to remove the firmly adhered paint, I set the project aside, planning to get back to it some day.
It went with us when we moved from Michigan to Ohio, then Ohio to Minnesooooooota, and has been nagging me for decades. For some reason, I just wouldn't let it go, or it wouldn't let me go.It's the oddest thing now to have it done. Had I done it 35 years ago, there's no way it would look like this. It would just be the ugly little spud in a new frock, but still homely as heck.
I'm glad I kept it, and glad I waited.
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The idea of lengthening the back was fascinating. I liked how it was done. It did look like a "ugly little spud," but with the taller back, the proportions are so much better.
wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 04:41 last edited by@george-k said in A progression:
The idea of lengthening the back was fascinating. I liked how it was done. It did look like a "ugly little spud," but with the taller back, the proportions are so much better.
BTW, I designed the extension construction to lengthen the back. Hubby was impressed with the engineering and simplicity of it all.
When I can impress hubby, that's a mighty fine day.
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wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 05:05 last edited by
Amazing work Brenda. You should be very proud.
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wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 05:26 last edited by
Beautiful work! I just got rid of a rocker I've had for about 30 years. I bought it at an auction and paid $165. I managed to sell it for $35 a few weeks ago. It needed new springs and upholstery, but we have 2 other rockers - so this wasn't a priority.
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wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 05:40 last edited by
Impressive and beautiful work Brenda.
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Beautiful work! I just got rid of a rocker I've had for about 30 years. I bought it at an auction and paid $165. I managed to sell it for $35 a few weeks ago. It needed new springs and upholstery, but we have 2 other rockers - so this wasn't a priority.
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wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 11:07 last edited by
@friday Oh, I see oodles of imperfections and things that could have been done better, but it's a learning process. For a first chair, I'm happy with it. It's comfortable and looks alright. The important thing is that it taught me some more new things to use in the next projects.
Oh yes, there are moar to come.
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wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 11:17 last edited by
@horace It's quite enjoyable work, more than I expected, not that I want to make a second job of this. Parts of it can be hard on the hands.
It's good to enjoy it, because I have 12 dining room chairs that are going to get leather seats, an antique platform rocker that needs to be redone, and a vintage chaise lounge that has needed to be reupholstered for about 35 years. It was left in the first house we bought, as was the victrola.
Furniture sometimes finds an owner, instead of the other way around.
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wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 11:20 last edited by
Hubby is getting more ideas, too. He's been looking at plans to build chairs for the library. He wants some cigar chairs or something like that. No wonder he got me tools.
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wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 11:33 last edited by
Nice work!
Possible side business?
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wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 11:52 last edited by brenda 3 Nov 2021, 11:52
@jolly Thanks! I doubt my hands could handle this as even a very small business, and I'm not that good at it. Lots of mistakes that I can see.
Plus, I already have a job. I don't have time for another part-time gig.
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@jolly Thanks! I doubt my hands could handle this as even a very small business, and I'm not that good at it. Lots of mistakes that I can see.
Plus, I already have a job. I don't have time for another part-time gig.
wrote on 11 Mar 2021, 12:01 last edited by Jolly 3 Nov 2021, 12:01@brenda said in A progression:
@jolly Thanks! I doubt my hands could handle this as even a very small business, and I'm not that good at it. Lots of mistakes that I can see.
Plus, I already have a job. I don't have time for another part-time gig.
Gotta retire sometime....
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@jolly Thanks! I doubt my hands could handle this as even a very small business, and I'm not that good at it. Lots of mistakes that I can see.
Plus, I already have a job. I don't have time for another part-time gig.
wrote on 12 Mar 2021, 13:53 last edited by@brenda 🥰
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wrote on 12 Mar 2021, 14:07 last edited by
Excellent work, Brenda! Love the before and after of the rocker.
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@brenda said in A progression:
@jolly Thanks! I doubt my hands could handle this as even a very small business, and I'm not that good at it. Lots of mistakes that I can see.
Plus, I already have a job. I don't have time for another part-time gig.
Gotta retire sometime....
wrote on 12 Mar 2021, 15:06 last edited by@jolly said in A progression:
@brenda said in A progression:
@jolly Thanks! I doubt my hands could handle this as even a very small business, and I'm not that good at it. Lots of mistakes that I can see.
Plus, I already have a job. I don't have time for another part-time gig.
Gotta retire sometime....
Well, if I do, I will tell everyone here to buy stock in Pfizer.
They make Advil. LOL