Before & After
A Curlicue Settee Comes Out of Storage
We recently repaired, refinished and reupholstered this unique project. After the frame broke, the chairs were put in storage, out of sight, but not forgotten. The owner, who remembers it as a child, couldn’t see this family heirloom’s life end, …
Wing Back Chairs
The Chesterton owner of these two wing back chairs had an uncle with a showroom in the Merchandise Mart. These chairs were purchased there in the 1930s or early 1940s. Considered very high end at the time, we preserved the …
Little White Chair
A customer from Valparaiso brought in this little white chair that once belonged to her grandmother. She wanted it to be as similar as possible to the original. We brought it to life after refinishing the frame and reupholstering the …
Channel Back Chair
Non-traditional is the way to go with this channel back chair. Our customer attached a great deal of sentimental value to this chair, and trusted us to revamp the chair’s look with new upholstery and refinishing. We added some more …
Antique Church Pew
This beautiful antique church pew rests on the front porch of a beach home in Long Beach, Indiana. It was brought to us extremely weather worn. We stripped it, sanded the rough edges and refinished it. Several coats of marine …
Mid-Century Modern Chair
A 1960’s Ed Wormley Dunbar chair belonged to the customer’s father in Three Oaks, Michigan, who sat in it during his childhood. After refinishing the chair, the chrome was polished and the webbing, foam and padding were all replaced. The …
