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December 18th, 2008
before and after: piper’s chair


piper of steakandcakes sent in this great chair before and after. piper’s mom found two chairs at a sale and decided to strip them down because they were in bad shape. after painting the frames black, piper picked out a fabric by alexander henry (viceroy) and reupholstered the seats and backs. now they have a new life in piper’s home!

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40 comments
Heather said:
December 18th, 2008 - 12:05 pm

Gorgeous, Darling! Absolutely gorgeous! :)

eileen said:
December 18th, 2008 - 12:11 pm

Spectacular!

Melissa said:
December 18th, 2008 - 12:11 pm

The chair looks fantastic! I want one for my house.

cake. said:
December 18th, 2008 - 12:12 pm

i love those legs!

December 18th, 2008 - 12:31 pm

oh wow! that doesn’t even remotely look like the same chair! wonderful.

Leslie said:
December 18th, 2008 - 12:39 pm

Gorgeous! What a difference!

315thomas said:
December 18th, 2008 - 12:59 pm

wow, amazing job!

December 18th, 2008 - 1:04 pm

Absolutely incredible. I really appreciate a great rehab of a beautiful chair.

December 18th, 2008 - 1:20 pm

I love how the fabric pattern reflects the back legs. This is perfect!

December 18th, 2008 - 1:25 pm

This chair is gorgeous, as is Piper’s beautiful blog!

Kristan said:
December 18th, 2008 - 1:57 pm

Very striking change! I dig it.

Sara said:
December 18th, 2008 - 2:16 pm

Absolutely gorgeous. Alexander Henry’s prints are to die for!

alice said:
December 18th, 2008 - 2:47 pm

wow, that is amazing. i hear reupholstering is so difficult. it looks so professionally done!

lucky said:
December 18th, 2008 - 3:18 pm

love it!

Carolyn said:
December 18th, 2008 - 3:30 pm

SO Cute!!! Love them. And love even more that she’s from Omaha :) My hometown. Someday I’ll convince my husband to move there…

Adrienne said:
December 18th, 2008 - 6:08 pm

What a beautiful transformation! Well done!

missanne said:
December 18th, 2008 - 6:43 pm

She’s so fancy! and talented! :)

December 18th, 2008 - 6:43 pm

This is just remarkable… what a beautiful job! The fabric is ideal with the chair frame and legs… love it!
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December 18th, 2008 - 7:22 pm

I think I am the odd man out, but I actually like the before, seeing the back exposed [at least for this particular chair] is so pretty…I would have just found a hearty linen or a sanded down denim, hand print and/or screen print a design, and cover the seat >>> & leave as is… :/

puck said:
December 18th, 2008 - 8:05 pm

Great job! I love it! Exactly like the stuff I love to do. :)

jenrc said:
December 18th, 2008 - 8:18 pm

love the black lacquer legs

Karena said:
December 18th, 2008 - 10:10 pm

It is so great to see what can be accomplished! I must be on the lookout for great “before” pieces.

Geri said:
December 18th, 2008 - 10:50 pm

Great chairs, great fabrice, very pretty.

Jennifer said:
December 19th, 2008 - 9:29 am

All I have to say is gorgeous!!

May said:
December 19th, 2008 - 10:26 am

Love it!

unvacuous said:
December 19th, 2008 - 11:22 am

I agree with roxy, I like the natural tones the original had. I see too many redos painting the wood black, which don’t get me wrong, can work when the rest of your decor is suited to the graphic look it gives. Since the room is painted with warm tones I would have recommended a scheme something like lena corwin’s chair: http://www.lenacorwin.com/images/rotate/home_swap_4.jpg
just an opinion, the work looks well executed, just not keen on the color.

K.Wade said:
December 19th, 2008 - 1:27 pm

stunning.

Nancy Q said:
December 19th, 2008 - 1:56 pm

I like the fabric but for a different furniture application.

People stop destroying beautiful old furniture. I am SO DONE with the painting furniture thing.

amy said:
December 19th, 2008 - 5:27 pm

stunning, just stunning! i agree with nancy about painting old wood, but it looks like in this case the wood was not in the best condition..probably previously painted and stripped, so i think in this case, the black gloss is wonderful! nice!!!

Piper said:
December 19th, 2008 - 6:04 pm

Thanks for all the interest! I love my chairs! I know some of you like the old wood better – it’s not really my style and Amy was right, this wood was in pretty icky shape (badly stained and stripped!), but I understand completely! And the back is upholstered like the front, just to let you know.

December 19th, 2008 - 7:47 pm

This looks AMAZING!!!!! Good job, Piper!!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!

tomec said:
December 20th, 2008 - 3:54 pm

beautifull stolicka!!

phoenix said:
December 21st, 2008 - 1:46 pm

simply stunning!

December 21st, 2008 - 11:22 pm

Love this chair!

melinda said:
December 25th, 2008 - 9:44 pm

this is off topic but can you please tell me about the tower / fan wood item next to the chair…What is it? Does it only come out at Christmas? it knocked a memory loose from my early childhood and i’d love to try to find one. I have still the little people that are stacked on the layers…i had forgotten where they came from!
any direction you can give me would be appreciated : )

December 28th, 2008 - 2:18 pm

Love IT, looks great.

Piper said:
January 1st, 2009 - 6:21 pm

@ melinda – the christmas windmill is from the swedish part of my family – but is actually more of a german tradition. just search on google for wooden christmas windmill & you’ll find a lot of them! they’re fantastic – i leave mine out year round.

Sheila said:
January 4th, 2009 - 4:53 pm

What style of chair is that? I would love more info on the furniture itself that makes it on the site; there are so many knowledgable folks here….

Maura said:
January 12th, 2009 - 2:24 pm

I agree with roxy, I like the original better. I adore the honesty of the chair and beauty of the exposed structure. I bought the best interior home design book called “Restoration Home”. It has influenced me greatly! check it out!

duygu ertürk said:
January 22nd, 2009 - 6:14 am

süperrr

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