this before and after makes me want to scour every thrift and antique store in my borough to find chairs as cute as these. heather moore of skinny laminx really underwent a major reupholstery project using her own sevilla rock print fabric, which is available as yardage in her etsy shop.
quick note: next week i’ll be in montana for our honeymoon, but i’ll be posting like always. so i’m saving up the rest of the before & afters for next week, since i won’t be around this week to collect new ones. so stay tuned for normal before & afters and weeder’s digest (which is on hold this week). sorry for the delay, but i didn’t want to leave the site without content next week so we’ve been saving up a bit ;)
heather’s glider is upholstered in her grey ‘herds‘ fabric.
heather’s fiberglass chair is upholstered in aloe red ‘duikers‘ fabric.
an armchair heather had upholstered for peter slingsby as a thank you gift for allowing her to use his records of the cederberg rock art. it’s upholstered in ‘mongoose‘ in khaki.
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love the armchair! so adorable.
Love the first after! the third one, not so much :(
the fiberglass chair looks great! any step by steps? did you keep the foam?
Wow, I’ve loved Heather’s work ever since she participated in the tea towel exhibit I curated. It’s great to see her branch out into textiles, and I absolutely adore these reupholstery projects! The first chair looked a bit like a torture device in the “before” photo but then became cute!
That first chair is probably my favorite before / after ever. very classic and beautiful!
The first chair inspires me–we have an old glider rocker that could use some love…and some style.
love love love them all–that first one is an incredible chair made even neater!
crafty!
They’re all great! Wonderful textile prints too, kudos!
Hands down the best before-and-afters I’ve ever seen! Those patterns are gorgeous and I love the white paint job on the first chair. Amazing.
To my great surprise, I really dig these! The animal prints are different, but subtle enough not to be like, “OMG AMINALS?! FOR SERIOUS!?”
(Well, okay, the 2nd one’s not all that subtle. But it’s just awesome!)
yes, they’re lovely, no surprise with Heather at the helm!
wonderful – love heather’s work!! love seeing it in action even better!
Mmmm. Beautiful!
The fabrics are really great and different. Love that about them. How creative to give these classic chairs new life!
I love that she didn’t repaint the white, chipped woodwork in the first chair.
Very cool.
Oh, wow! I love love love those patterns! Especially the first one. Whether those are llamas or cows, they are darn jaunty!
I LOVE those fabrics…how fun! always nice to see vintage chairs getting some new life.
so cool so creative great job!!!!
Ooh i love the red deer fabric best. they are all lovely though.
Brilliant.
YES! The animals are an instant improvement. Love this fabric.
Happy Honeymooning to you. PS The chairs are really great fun.
Very nice! Especially love the lines of the last chair.
Wow great before and afters!
I dig the chairs, but I’m mostly interested in the Montana honeymoon. Glacier? Yellowstone? It’s where I’ve lived most of my life, and it’s not all that often it’s mentioned on design blogs (well, any blogs…) Enjoy it!
emily,
we’re going to paw’s up outside of missoula :)
grace
these are to die for! I love them all!! have a good honeymoon!
These are absolutely beautiful!!!!
How great! Now I totally want her fabrics! ;)
Heather Moore is so talented — love these chairs!
And, enjoy your honeymoon, Grace!
Wowww what beautiful transformations! I have bought fabric from Heather and I can tell you it is even more gorgeous in person.
Loooove this…I have her yardage on my little birthday wishlist, and have been scouring flea markets for a few weekends now to find an ottoman with *just* the right lines to re-cover with the fabric…not having much luck so far in San Diego, but I think the effort will eventually pay off!
I love this!! ill do that with my old sofa… awesome fabrics
my goodness… these are super fantastic!
Major improvements! I love the fabric in the second makeover :)
I’m quite overwhelmed with all this amazing feedback! Thanks so much for posting these images, Grace, and thanks to everyone for your comments. What a brilliant start to my weekend! xxx
Wow – amazing fabric!! I have two wingback chairs that I am planning to re-upholster but have been struggling to find the perfect fabric. I absolutely love the Colts fabric in goldenrod and teal that she has in her Etsy shop. Just perfect! I might finally be able to crack on with the project now!!
So inspirational. Makes me want to try to breathe new life into a piece of my own!! Stunning mix of fabric and paint.
I want to see all three together in a room!
Great fabrics!
These are great!
I am all about the DIY attitude – I love thrift stores, vintage furniture, picking out fabric and paint…the gamut.
My problem is that I am a grad student that doesn’t have the material resources to do them! (as in, a staple gun, sander, space to to these projects…my dad has all these things at home and I do know how to use them, but they are either expensive, take up a whole lot of room, and no one wants to lug an air compressor up three floors)
I live in a 400 square foot apartment, and I’d really like to do some of these projects — any advice?
Grace-
The weather in Missoula and its surrounds is supposed to be beautiful this weekend. If you have a chance, make time for Missoula–it’s a little hotbed of funky shops, three great farmer’s markets on Saturday, a bustling downtown, good food, great bars –all within walking distance in town and about 35 minutes from Paw’s Up (it also happens to be where I live…for a reason!)
The armchair is so nicely done! I’d love to be able to do upholstery but I guess it’s not that easy…
the fabric on that second chair is amazing!
Oh I LOVE this!!!! I did not think I would like the after but they are stunning.
The first “Herds” chair will be in S.A Oprah Magazine in July! Check my site Mid June for the shoot!
Wow! Coolest fabrics ever!
Hi! How much would it cost to have someone reupholster a wing back chair like that? I’ve never done something that big myself and think it may be safer to pay someone.
These are SO super. Where did you find the cool fabrics? That’s my biggest challenge here in Denver….so I grab lots when I’m in NYC or LA. Have a great honeymoon. Bring warm clothes.
Who would of thought that the chairs in the before photos could be saved & end up looking so terrific? The fabrics are great, I’ll have to check out the shop!
I am loving the fabrics, especially the last one – mongoose. I have to get my hands on some of this. I’ll worry about what to make with it later, but its too good to pass up!
I can’t believe what a great job she did of the reupholstering as well – I’m extremely impressed! Congrats on a great job.
Somehow most of the befores seem much nicer to me!
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