Comments on: before & after: melanie’s and ariel’s chairs http://www.designsponge.com/2009/04/before-after-melanies-and-ariels-chairs.html Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:57:59 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Susannah http://www.designsponge.com/2009/04/before-after-melanies-and-ariels-chairs.html/comment-page-1#comment-89832 Susannah Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:31:28 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=21095#comment-89832 The chairs are both really creative & fresh looking--Melanie, thanks for letting us know how you did the re-covering. I have a similiar old stained chair a friend gave me-I am going to try to do it!!! The chairs are both really creative & fresh looking–Melanie, thanks for letting us know how you did the re-covering. I have a similiar old stained chair a friend gave me-I am going to try to do it!!!

]]> By: Dana http://www.designsponge.com/2009/04/before-after-melanies-and-ariels-chairs.html/comment-page-1#comment-74195 Dana Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:35:02 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=21095#comment-74195 both the b4 and after looks awesome after its been totally changed. Especially liked the chair from melanie in hamburg, germany who did her father's old chair and Viola!!! its MAGIC!!!! both the b4 and after looks awesome after its been totally changed. Especially liked the chair from melanie in hamburg, germany who did her father’s old chair and Viola!!! its MAGIC!!!!

]]> By: Melanie http://www.designsponge.com/2009/04/before-after-melanies-and-ariels-chairs.html/comment-page-1#comment-74112 Melanie Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:50:19 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=21095#comment-74112 Hi Eva, I first created paper-patterns of each single form of the chair, before I cut out the fabric and sew the seating and the sides together. The back is made from two pieces of fabric (front and back). I orientated myself on how the chair was "made" and went on little by little. I teared the back apart to stretch the fabric on the seating and the back. And then put everything back together. :) I thought if I fail I can still give it to a professional upholsterer ... Good Luck with your chairs! It's really fun. :) Hi Eva, I first created paper-patterns of each single form of the chair, before I cut out the fabric and sew the seating and the sides together. The back is made from two pieces of fabric (front and back). I orientated myself on how the chair was “made” and went on little by little. I teared the back apart to stretch the fabric on the seating and the back. And then put everything back together. :)
I thought if I fail I can still give it to a professional upholsterer … Good Luck with your chairs! It’s really fun. :)

]]> By: Bromeliad http://www.designsponge.com/2009/04/before-after-melanies-and-ariels-chairs.html/comment-page-1#comment-74062 Bromeliad Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:47:18 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=21095#comment-74062 The before was very classy. The after - wow. Makes your eyes pop. Love it. The before was very classy.

The after – wow. Makes your eyes pop. Love it.

]]> By: Renee http://www.designsponge.com/2009/04/before-after-melanies-and-ariels-chairs.html/comment-page-1#comment-73941 Renee Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:41:34 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=21095#comment-73941 The new pattern really obscures the lovely shape of the chair. Agree with the bright, solid color with great texture comment. Mustard/ochre would have been fantastic. The new pattern really obscures the lovely shape of the chair. Agree with the bright, solid color with great texture comment. Mustard/ochre would have been fantastic.

]]> By: Angela http://www.designsponge.com/2009/04/before-after-melanies-and-ariels-chairs.html/comment-page-1#comment-73909 Angela Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:21:36 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=21095#comment-73909 Wow! Bravo! I would be so afraid of taking apart the first chair, but it looks amazing! Well done, worth the risk <3 Wow! Bravo! I would be so afraid of taking apart the first chair, but it looks amazing! Well done, worth the risk <3

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