#traditional upholstery

[hareinthechair]

This simple yet elegant mahogany shield back dining chair came to me stripped as part of a ‘job lot’ of chairs that I bought when doing my upholstery training. It has a simple but elegant shape; hand-carved with a pierced back splat and curved ‘camelback’ top rail, which are typical of late 18th century chairs. The squared legs are constructed with a H stretcher, a simple but robust construction. The legs extend up into a ‘horned’ shape, an ingenious way of supporting the upholstery work; a fully upholstered seat pad. Despite it's age there was only a slight wobble and a bit of tack damage, which was easily rectified,the frame was otherwise in very good condition, demonstrating its good quality construction.

I love the chair and knew I wanted to do it justice. It had been waiting patiently for me to decide what this was for the last ten years or so. Over the summer, I was looking for a project to do with one of my children. He is an avid history lover and adores looking at old maps; this extends to his drawings- many of which depict maps in various forms. I had often thought that his drawing style could translate into stitch really naturally, and since he needed a chair for his bedroom, we came up with the idea of him designing a map specifically for a chair. It appeared the time had come to get this Hepplewhite style chair back in action.

As a traditional upholsterer, I am of course fascinated by the development of upholstery techniques and for me one of the best ways to research is to practically test out a method. I was keen to upholster this chair in a way contemporary to its age. Upholstery was still in its relative infancy at this time, with techniques gradually developing. I came across a chapter in the  book ‘ Upholstery in America and Europe from the seventeenth century until World war 1 by Edward S.Cooke. Jr that demonstrated one way in which upholstery fillings were held in place in chairs very similar to this one using a webbing strap called ‘over the rail upholstery’. According to the article the use of a webbing as a side support had all but died out by the mid 19th century and not much evidence of it survives.The authors Gusler, Graves and Anderson had recreated the technique through their research. Although I cannot be sure that this was the technique used on my chair originally, I felt comfortable that it is one that was being deployed on chairs contemporary to it. Therefore I endeavoured to recreate the process described by the authors, using similar materials. The method included tacking a web around the edge of the chair, using the aforementioned horns as the gauge of seat height. A ‘French roll’ of hair was created by stitching linen fabric onto the platform, filling this with hair and then rolling it back to meet the webbed edge where the two were stitched together. Doing this was really fascinating, it got me thinking about how the techniques had evolved into what we commonly use today. The webbing helped create a very solid straight edge, especially when stitched into. but I came across some pit-falls and discovered that keeping even a minimal overhang of the stuffing over the frame with this method takes work, giving me an insight into why the methods would have evolved from this over time.

My son drew out the map onto a template that we had drawn around to make the shape of the chair. I then used this to stitch the design as close as possible to what he had drawn. towards the end we discussed adding / subtracting areas of his design- but it was all given the go ahead by him. I don't think he could believe how long it took me!

The chair now sits proudly in his bedroom. It was a very special personal project, both for the opportunity for a bit of professional development but more importantly to work with my son to create a chair that he will hopefully treasure for many years to come. 

#chairstories #georgian chair #hepplewhite style #traditional upholstery

[vintagehomecollection]

House & Garden’s Best in Decoration, 1987

#vintage #vintage interior #1980s #80s #interior design #home decor #living room #library #antique #bookshelves #brass #chandelier #furniture #blue lacquer #blue #upholstery #traditional #classical #style #home #architecture

[alvallah]

Imagine being rich and paying for bland minimalist textiles and cold sterilized homes when you could be paying folk artists handsomely for handcrafted beauty and color —helping preserve honestly quite priceless artistic traditions and supporting the people who keep these legacies alive— instead.

#you have all the ability to buy pieces of art with vibrant histories and made with the worlds most skilled hands #to own something gorgeous and genuine and guarantee that these art forms survive and the people who provide them are well-cared for #and you’d rather live in a hospital and wear three colors all your life #Persian rugs? #traditional Bengali Jamdani fabrics? old school banarasi’s made by hand? #Guatemalan upholstery? #Romanian embroidered blouses? #Japanese-sourced furniture made with ancient joinery techniques? #Chinese porcelain made the old-fashioned way? #gold finery from east Africa? #Czech glass vases? #Navajo blankets? #Vietnamese embroidered thread ‘paintings’? #COME OOOOONNN #rich people learn how to spend your money or give it to me

[1lifeinspired]

Ardrossan Estate - Eberlein Design Consultants

#interior design #interior decorating #traditional interiors #furniturs #upholstery #patterns #pattern play

[inspiredlivingspaces]

IG haverhill.home - Charlottesville, West Virginia

#wallpaper #interior design #entryway #living room #stairway #blue and white #pattern #I love wallpaper #traditional #shades of blue #sofa sectional #upholstery #textures

[discocuttlefish]

Galerie Paradis sofa, upholstered by Joe Banone in Nobilis Paris fabric

#furniture #interior decor #upholstery #the very modern sofa shape combined with the very traditional fabric choice really hits

[mrsterlingusa]

Tyger Tyger,burning bright...

The blue wing chair in the living room was looking tired. I decided to update the upholstery and refresh the chair using linen fabrics from P. Kauffman. The seat of the chair is covered in Tiger Eye Blue Basketweave Moon. The sides and back are covered in Ruolan Linen Persian Blue.

#mrsterlingusa #grandmillennial decor #grandmillennial #preppy decor #traditional decor #chinoiserie #tibetan tiger upholstery #tiger upholstery #wingback chair tibetan tiger upholstery #wingback chair #upholstery ideas #p kauffman fabric #p kauffman ruolan linen persian blue #wingback chair tiger upholstery #p kauffman tiger eye blue basketweave moon #wingback chair upholstery #wing chair

[dragqueenpentheus]

finally laid out the pattern for my christmas vest im so hype for her....... i dont think shes gunna be suitable at literally any other occasion and i love the vibes

#im gunna cut a second set of back panels in case i DO decide i want to wear it at other oments in my life scream #bc i think a silky gold lining and buckle is one thing. but an entire silky gold back??????? that has to be covered at normal human events #a jacket is REQUIRED #i already have the more casua vest with this pattern that i wear. constantly #so i know it would be a worth while investment to be adding a second one to the closet h hm #for reference the fashion fabric is red and green pattern repeat in an upholstery tapestry fabric moment............... #like to be clear. wearing and 1890s vest in normal situations is already VERY over the top #i could abslutely just lean in #mulling this over FAR too deeply #i do love the structure those thick fabrics provide esp w the tailoring n the back so i think im leaning that way #i guess WORST case i add new fashion fabric on top of the silky gold and we call it a lining lmfao #im excitd to sew again is the point of this post #i make a new christmas outfit every year and its my fav personal tradition #im actually reusing this gold fabric from my first ever christmas make so <3 the nostalgia is present #sewing tag #irl #we did a NOVEL in the tags huh

[mohdsulemansofa]

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[dracereads]

@thecasualbookreviewer I saw you mention my couch cover in my Husband Materials photo. I wanted to show you how it looked in it's full glory:

And now it has been rotated out to this because I like to swap them out and clean them along with the stuffed toys every once and awhile;

#drace talks #misc #i don't like crumbs and stuff so I use a daybed as a couch so I can vaccuum underneath #and take it apart and steam clean the upholstery as needed #i love it more than a traditional couch tbh

[lulufabrics]

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#furniture upholstery fabrics #outdoor fabric furniture #traditional upholstery fabric

[vintagehomecollection]

Interior Visions: Great American Designers and the Showcase House, 1988

#vintage #vintage interior #1980s #80s #style #ivy #wallpaper #upholstery #pink #Louis #chair #French doors #curtains #rose #house plants #traditional #home #architecture #sculpture

[howyaben]

Loft-Style Living Room New York Example of a large classic formal and loft-style medium tone wood floor and brown floor living room design with beige walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a tv stand

#wood built in storage #area rugs #balloon shades #re-upholstery #l shaped beige couch #large traditional area rug #beige sectional sofa

[worldoflunatriix]

Dallas French Country Wine Cellar

Mid-sized French country wine cellar idea with a dark wood floor and a brown floor.

#texas #upholstery #coffee table glass top #traditional area rug #traditional #french design

[wingedwolves]

Living Room Open in Dallas Example of a large, traditional, formal, open-concept living room with yellow walls, no fireplace, and no television.

#custom upholstery #blaylock interiors #dallas #design #traditional #colonial

[atlasmagazine]

Wallpaper Bedroom Miami An illustration of a sizable transitional guest bedroom with a limestone floor, a beige floor, an exposed beam, and wallpaper and beige walls.

#transitional #wood #furniture #traditional #area rug #upholstery #bedroom