Dad's Old Desk Fixed and Cleaned Up

Desk After

Desk Before

My customer's father had owned this desk many years ago and during cleaning out his mother's home after she had passed away. He had wanted this desk restored in memory of his father and keep the desk in the family. The desk had a broken lower drawer, which Jim repaired, otherwise the desk was in pretty good condition. 

Jim removed the hardware then proceeded to strip, sand and re-stain the desk using walnut stain. He applied three coats of satin polyurethane which finished the surface nicely. The handles got a great polish and the desk was once again beautiful. A perfect size desk for anyone's use.

Curb Find Chair Makeover

Chair After

Chair Before

This was a set of four chairs that were found on the side of the road along with a matching dining room table. My customer saw them and immediately grabbed them. The chairs were a classic mission, craftsman style and in excellent condition except for the seats, which needed new fabric and cushions. 

The wood was in pretty good shape but needed a good cleaning. Once Jim had finished cleaning the wood, he removed the seats and material (saving me time) so I could replace the cushions and install the new fabric my customer had selected. It was a nice navy blue which looked great with the color of the wood. 

Jim also refinished the table that came along with the chairs (not pictured) and it looked fabulous. Sometimes the best furniture is the kind you find on the curb! It was still less expensive 

New Cushion Covers for Dining Chairs

Old Cushion Cover

New Cushion Fabric

My customer had wanted new cushion covers for her dining room set and selected the fabric. It was an updated material, but the fabric was considerably thicker and durable for this application. The cushions measured 18" x 17". 

I installed new zippers on each one of them in addition to new welting all the way around. The fabric was directional, so I had to be very conscious of the cutting and layout. An advantage of non-directional fabric is that it really doesn't matter how you lay out the template, but in this case, I had to pay close attention to that.

The results were great! The pattern flowed nicely with the cushion and gave it the updated look my customer had wanted.