Winged Chair – A Restoration Project

This attractively shaped winged chair probably dating from around the middle of the last century when Parker Knoll, G-Plan and others started using the tension springs that support the seat of this chair.

While the chair and seat cushions needed new covers, the seat front was falling off, other joints needed repairing, springs needed reseating and the polish work was dulled – definitely a restoration project.

Finished chair with new cushion cover in place

But what a difference! Click HERE or on any image to see more details.

JBerryUpholstery has many examples of furniture Recovering and Restoration and also Soft Furnishings to add to or complement the finished items. You can see pictures of these in the Galleries – Recovering Gallery, Restoration Gallery, Soft Furnishings Gallery and Transformations.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.

Lloyd Loom Chair Cushions

Plain chair cushions in situ on LLoyd Loom chairs.

This post is about cushions made for Lloyd Loom chairs – new and old, for indoor and patio use.

Chairs of various designs have been handmade by Lloyd Loom for over 100 years and are still being made! They are robust and durable – excellent qualities for chairs.

Cushions improve their comfort – which the several projects included are all about. Click HERE or on an image to see the collection.

There are more Lloyd Loom projects on my waiting list – so there will be more to say soon!

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.

Nautical Mattress Topper

Previous posts have commented on the ‘simple’ nature of stools and dining chairs – fabric to top and bottom with stuffings between.

The same comment applies to cushions of course – and these toppers were basically cushions.

However these mattress toppers were needed for a boat bed. They had to fit together and be precisely shaped with sloping sides to match the curving sloped sides of the cabin.

Not so simple!

Check out the details by clicking this LINK or on the image.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.

Leather Carver Chair

The majority of upholstery projects have a fabric cover. For this solidly built Carver Chair, a replacement leather cover over new padding was wanted.

Making a new pad for a dining chair insert, although it has quite a lot of steps, is one of the simpler tasks an upholsterer will be presented with – and so it proved.

Starting point was a sunken and unyielding seat. End result was a softly rounded pad, comfortable to sit on.

To see the details, please click HERE or on the images.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.

Modern Parker Knoll

Parker Knoll still continues to make excellent furniture in England after 150 years. We have documented the restoration of an older model, the PK708, and recovering of another older model, the PK988.

Here we have a much more modern Parker Knoll winged armchair. A new cover was wanted even though the original was still in good shape.

The modern build gives rise to many changes of materials used and construction methods – lots to learn!

Click HERE or on the images to see the whole story.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.

Prie Dieu

These chairs became very popular in the 19th century – derived from the earlier ‘prayer chairs’ they lost the shelf for the bible at the back and became more chair like rather than something to kneel on.

However, they still retained the top piece for resting elbows on while praying.

This example had a sound frame but the shaping was far more rounded than it should have been. The story of its restoration includes the details of the reshaping – those details can be read here or by clicking on an image.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.

Winged Chair

This is the first Winged Chair where the wings came off! Deliberately by the way, not by accident.

The grubby calico cover had to go, the sagging webbing replaced – and actually the entire seat – so lots to do.

The end result was worth it.

To see the full story, click this LINK or any of the pictures.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.