Truly reupholstered furniture.

Many times I am asked by customers if I re-tie the springs or replace the foam or cotton batting on their furniture. It is important to note that a good reupholsterer always takes the piece of furniture down to the frame. At this time, the frame can be inspected and when needed, can be reinforced or the joints can be re-glued. In addition to the frame, the springs are evaluated and replaced if broken or contorted in such a way as to be deemed unusable. The springs are then re-tied to created a nice long lasting seat. Springs in other areas of the piece are also evaluated and re-tied if necessary. Polyester, cotton batting and foam are replaced to provide a comfortable piece of furniture. I have had many pieces of furniture in my studio where there is one or two covers over the original. This piece has not been reupholstered, it has simply been recovered. The value of a truly reupholstered piece of furniture cannot be exaggerated.

We now offer chair caning!

We now offer traditional hole to hole chair caning. Individual strips are woven through a series of pre-drilled holes around the perimeter of the chair. We use the 7-step method as we have found this to be the strongest and most reliable.

Article in the Times Record

I was so honored to have had an article written about me and my business in our local newspaper, "The Times Record". Hopefully, all who read it will think more about our environment.
If we all have just one piece of furniture reupholstered, re-caned, re-finished, instead of trashing it, we can prevent some of the toxic fumes that come from getting rid of the furniture in a landfill.

If you want to read the article, here's the link:

http://www.timesrecord.com/articles/2010/06/02/features/doc4c06961af01d8929698605.txt

tip of the day

Save Those Used Tea Bags

Do not throw out your tea bags with the trash. Save them in a dish and then empty them around your garden plants and shrubs. It makes a good substitute for peat and will add plant goodness and save you cash.

This tip goes right in line with my "reuse, re-purpose, reupholster philosophy.

Tufted back chair

Hapitat for Humanity

I feel so very fortunate to be doing something I really love; reupholstering furniture. Now, I really want to give back so I'm volunteering for Habitat for Humanity. It is such a wonderful organization and I'm pretty handy with a hammer so....I'm really looking forward to helping someone else realize their dream.

The Reupholstering Class

Class went so well last night. There are 5 women in the class and each one brought a piece of furniture they want to reupholster. I started off by explaining what to look for when buying new furniture and also included a "How to" on how to choose furniture at a flea market or yard sale. The women were perfectly marvelous and were so eager to learn. We've got various stages which is great as they'll learn how to put the webbing on a chair, tie springs, re-design their ottomans, etc. I just love the group and I know we'll have a lot of fun. At the end of the course, they'll have a finished piece of furniture.