this is gorgeous.

That’s wonderful! The large, bold print is wonderful juxtaposed with the ornate carving and formality of the wood, but still picks up on the scroll detail nicely. And a big hip, hip, hooray for the refreshing lack of white painted wood!

LOVE that the back was redone too! Nice work, Chloë.

That sofa is so much fun! Before it was boring and dark and ugly. It has a whole new life now. I wish I knew how to reupholster :(

I am in LOOOOOVE! Thank you for the inspiration!

gorgeous!

TOTALLY AWESOME!

Grace, I am a fan. I love your blog. But please, must you feature these upholstery projects so constantly? Surely there are enough exciting things going on in the design world to fill the space without another sofa/chair/ottoman covered in exciting colorful fabric. I mean it in the best way possible. You have to admit, added to all the DYI furniture painting projects, it is getting to be slightly much. I hope you will give it some thought.

My friends have a couch that is almost an exact duplicate of this one! The stripped the wood down to a pale weathered finish and upholstered it in a tiny leopard print. Me-ow!

How fun to see a shop in one’s own small town featured on d*s. However, allow me to point out that you misspelled the name. It is “Toots and Magoo.” :-)

I must say, I do like the before too (if in the right room it wouldn’t be boring, that is a GREAT couch), but what a WOW factor that fabric lends!!! You could have a boring room and throw just that in and it would be amazing! Nice work!

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!!

That’s so fabulously girly! Love it!

Fantastic, I’m so in love with this!

That is absolutely fantastic!

Wow! this looks wonderful! Love the fun fabric used! Really wakes up the piece. This is truly inspiring.

how much does something like this cost?

I LOVE this !!!

My jaw dropped when I saw this couch. If I had a drawing room, or a parlor, or even a home office, this would be the couch in it. (I can’t really see sprawling on it to watch TV.) LOVE it.

i can look at before and after photos all day long…and this one takes the blue ribbon!

I *love* this and love Toots and Magoo. It would be first on the list in a Chapel Hill Design Guide.

A cool take on the Biedermeier!

Woof! That is freakin’ cool. Love the lines and the juxtaposition.

well that is definitely better!

Any tips on where to buy upholstery fabric online? I have a great antique chair I would love to do but no fabric stores even close to where I live.

I love your blog, please don’t change it. I learn from and get inspired by your POV. Your POV is you, why change it to reflect what someone else wants?

I am planning to reupholster two chairs for our new home that my husband and I are moving into this weekend. Google has not been my friend while searching for cute fabric for my project. Where can I find upholstery fabric like this pattern? Thank you!

Looove that fabric! Thanks for including the link to it :)

I want it so bad, too bad I don’t have the room for it. Sigh.

The lines and turns in the wood frame are ornate yet subdued. Such a graphically aggressive pattern is a brave and bold contrast, but I have to wonder if a more understated fabric choice would have done more to compliment such an elegant foundation.

BEST. before/after. EVER!!!

Please tell me that the upholstery in the Before picture was a vinyl renovation from the 60s or 70s, and not the original, century-old, undamaged leather.

Please?

woooooooow!

The original furniture maker is probably smiling from the grave. This is the best make over I have seen in a long time.

I’m with Blandwagon- I love rescuing antiques and had the original leather been beyond repair then I would appreciate the juxtaposition of old and new BUT please everyone don’t destroy valuable original upholstery. Find something that NEEDS reupholstering for these projects and leave the original antiques to those of us who appreciate their integrity.

ouch, it’s too much. Bravo for taking the risk!

Holy cow, the re-upholsters did such a beautiful, perfect job fitting the right parts of the fabric pattern to the right parts of the sofa. What a treat to see a professional job like that — thanks for posting!

Refreshing like cool pink lemonade.

What I wouldn’t give for a Biedermeier sofa in perfect condition!! The lines… the structure, I’m drooling. And on that note, I’m in the same boat as Blandwagon and patchwork… its a shame to see original material destroyed and replaced with a loud fabric that is drowning out its original beauty.

i love the gorgeous pink fabric!!! i have a sofa similar to this that i’m selecting fabric for, and now i think i’ll start looking at very bold designs..thanks..

LOVE it! And LOVE that you did not paint it!

remarkable! Ilove it!

i love toots and magoo! i expected no less from these ladies. just lovely!

y’know, even though I detest pink, ordinarily, this juxtaposition has so much cheerful punch & knock-your-socks-off daring and pizazz, that I just love it!

I agree with some of the comments here. sometimes these crazy fabrics can date quickly and you have to ask yourself how long can you live with it. Did you know enough about the older piece to know if you weren’t smothering a valuable antique. Sometimes a classical piece will outlast if you just knew its history and took it to a real upholsterer who could restore it to its lovely shine. If you love these bright fabrics, make a simple panel out of as a wall hanging. Whwn you get sick of it, it easier to change.

I never get tired of these before and afters! I think this one is my all time favorite.

that is beautiful!! i LOVE that fabric too! wonderful choice!