No, not a makeover. Well, sort of.

A few of you might know that I've been taking an upholstery class since September of last year. It's something I've always wanted to learn, and my local community centre runs courses, so I thought I'd give it a go.

Here is the result of my first project, a pair of late Victorian bedroom chairs, circa 1880.
Before
After1
After2

(*Editing to add- there is only one chair in the After pics because I can only carry one home at a time! Will have to wait until next week to collect the other.)

You can see a couple "during" snaps in the complete album, to get an idea of what was involved.

I had to strip and repair the frames which were basically falling apart, and build up the upholstery using traditional methods and materials. It was a LOT more work than I ever imagined, even though part of me still can't believe that it took me so long to finish them (really though, it was only 2 hours a week and there are people in my class who've been working on the same project for YEARS.)

At least now I understand why getting things re-upholstered is so expensive!