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September 9th, 2008
before and after: lora’s daybed and chair

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i’m a huge hable construction fan so d*s reader lora appleton was spot on with her before & after submission. lora decided to give this tired daybed and chair (which were originally in her nursery when she was a baby!) an update from its “granny” look. and as it turns out, it did actually belong to her granny. so lora picked up some hable construction “cosmos” fabric in a sunshine yellow and converted her former nursery room furniture into seating fit for an adult. great work, lora!

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32 comments
sara said:
September 9th, 2008 - 11:07 am

What a great makeover! I love Hable Construction. Do they make their fabrics available to non-industry folks?

grace said:
September 9th, 2008 - 11:08 am

sara

sadly they’re trade only but you can hire a designer or call your local design center to order it for you (for a small fee)

grace

Rachel said:
September 9th, 2008 - 11:11 am

This is a fabulous before and after! That fabric is just too gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

Meagan said:
September 9th, 2008 - 11:13 am

I LOVE that ikat fabric. It totally changed the aesthetic in such a positive, peppy way!

Meagan said:
September 9th, 2008 - 11:14 am

Hmm. Maybe it’s not ikat, but rather ikat-esque? Or maybe I just really need to get glasses :)

amy marcella said:
September 9th, 2008 - 11:25 am

i love this!

Kendra said:
September 9th, 2008 - 11:36 am

That fabric is smokin’ hot.

amber said:
September 9th, 2008 - 11:49 am

i’d really love to see these in a room together.

Jess said:
September 9th, 2008 - 11:53 am

Lora! I love it! Beautiful work and I love the fabric you chose :)

Jennae @ Green Your Decor said:
September 9th, 2008 - 11:57 am

This yellow fabric did wonders to brighten up these pieces! I am in love!

Meghan said:
September 9th, 2008 - 12:10 pm

I love it. The yellow and white look so fresh and clean!

Jalyn said:
September 9th, 2008 - 12:13 pm

Brilliant! I am so inspired!

whitney said:
September 9th, 2008 - 12:23 pm

What a lovely makeover! Such a sunny happy color. I must say these before and after post are my favorite!! :)

Kristan said:
September 9th, 2008 - 12:29 pm

Omg how amazing!! I love seeing a before & after set, too.

In my dream life (where I’m a successful author with money to blow on my particular design taste) I would totally buy these.

lucky said:
September 9th, 2008 - 1:02 pm

ugh – i hate yellow – BUT

could that set be any more cheerful?!

really really cute!

D R E W said:
September 9th, 2008 - 1:24 pm

WOW! i totally love the yellow! what a great before/after.

desiree said:
September 9th, 2008 - 1:52 pm

great makeover. I love the fabric. the fabric makes a huge difference.

Nadia said:
September 9th, 2008 - 4:37 pm

Lora, this is SO great! I love the colors! Congratulations. Whitney, I have to agree with you, the before/after series are the best!!

colleeeen said:
September 9th, 2008 - 4:46 pm

fantastic – i have a bamboo couch waiting for a desperately-needed makeover, and this is really close to what i wanted to do! so cheery.

Holly said:
September 9th, 2008 - 4:50 pm

Adorable!

Uncle Beefy said:
September 9th, 2008 - 5:00 pm

What a HUGE difference! That daybed is just so gosh darn cheery! I’d never be able to sleep on the thing ’cause I’d be too busy smiling! Fun, fun, fun :)

sara said:
September 9th, 2008 - 5:49 pm

Rats! I’d really hoped after reading this post that they’d finally opened up to selling to the general public. I do love their fabrics!

byABPryor said:
September 9th, 2008 - 5:51 pm

WOW This made a HUGE difference!

Nicely done….

drey said:
September 9th, 2008 - 8:03 pm

oh wow i am seriously in love. everything i love… wicker, yellow fabric. man. thanks for serious shot of inspiration!!!!!!!!!

jenrc said:
September 9th, 2008 - 8:33 pm

great job! shows what some fun fabric can do. i bet marimekko fabric would work also and be more accessible to regular peeps.

katharine hable said:
September 9th, 2008 - 9:39 pm

Lora..we love what you did with the fabric! I hadn’t seen anything upholstered on a large scale and these turned out beautifully. glad the upholsterer worked out..thanks for sharing with us, Grace!

Lora said:
September 9th, 2008 - 11:06 pm

thanks for all the positive feedback! Yellow is my favorite color and i was so lucky to get this at Hable’s summer sample sale. I am just getting the room set up (its yellow, charcoal & white.) Thanks everyone!

marisa said:
September 10th, 2008 - 2:08 am

The yellow floral pattern is so fresh and happy! I’m in love.

Cindy Ann Ganaden said:
September 10th, 2008 - 1:56 pm

I love all of the before and after!! It would be great if you were able to compile a list of recommended local reupholsters as well as maybe an easy how to do it yourself. I have a couch and 2 chairs that I just purchased that I love to reupholster, but don’t know where to start.

tks

Cindy

Lora said:
September 20th, 2008 - 8:33 am

I totally forgot to mention who did the upholstery. His name is John Day and he lives in Brooklyn, NY (and as you can see he rocks!) To get in touch with John:718-624-1380

Mary Kate said:
October 17th, 2008 - 1:31 pm

wow, 80’s bad into modern fab! haha. Now that is a DIY project done right.

Sherri SW said:
March 23rd, 2009 - 11:21 am

This is ADORABLE !
I love the bright cheery fabric !

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