Comfy Chair Consignment Store

Occasionally, I get some re-do work from Rick at Comfy Chair Consignment on Odana Rd. in Madison.  He sometimes comes across something with good bones or interesting details, but that needs new upholstery.

In this case it was two Regency-styled chairs in need of some love.  The chairs are piped in the same fabric as the coordinating pillows, and make a great pair.

Old can be new again.  Or at least, way better.

Before Meets Fabulous

Before... I should have taken a pic of this craigslist find before I removed the worn, saggy, gold velvet seat. It looks way better in this photo, even all torn apart. 

 Fabulous...Here is the finished product.  I cleaned, sanded, and primed it before finishing with black semi-gloss enamel. The seat got a first class treatment of foam, cotton, and a great linen fabric.
But that's not all, as you'll see below.

I added piping in a rust/red giraffe print.  You can't really tell that it's a giraffe print, but I always like knowing that a fun detail is there, hidden in plain site.