Yay, free! It was the perfect project for class. After finishing my Victorian Settee, I wanted a quick, fun project. Simple and square, it was just the project I needed. I described much of the process in three earlier project posts ; this post is just the end-of-project wrap-up. To Recap: I bought a traditional red Victorian settee on Craigslist with the intention of reupholstering it in a funky fabric.
I thought it would be a quick job, but once I got it to class and de-upholstered it, we found that it needed a lot of repair and reinforcement. For the fabric, I chose a charcoal gray baroque print from an upholstery store in the downtown Los Angeles Fabric District. The photos below show it in class the day I finished it better lighting and in its place in my home office. Now, it looks like no other settee around. Reveal at the bottom of this post, after the break. Someone brought the Restoration Hardware Spring catalog to class last week.
We were all mightily amused. The difference? That makes mine a bargain, even with the cost of classes and materials. No Minimalist Here has a great post on the Deconstructed Furniture. The range of reactions in the comments is interesting, too. Tags: restoration hardware , settee , unfinished projects. Tags: settee , upholstery , victorian settees.
After taking off the velvet, I removed a bajillion more tacks to get the muslin off. Then removed the cotton padding, and horsehair padding to reveal the inner structure of the settee.
This is when the problems started to become apparent. A previous owner had reinforced the seat with seat with steal bars and wood blocks, but there was a break in the front.
