Comments on: Reader Redesign: Upholstered Elegance

By: Paige Cotney

Paige Cotney — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:45:13 +0000

Thank you so much for always responding so quickly! I look forward to you guys doing a tufting project so I possibly can! Thanks again!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:26:18 +0000

Hey Paige,

We actually haven’t tacked tufting yet… so it might be hard to whip up a tutorial with zero experience! The good news is that we always love taking on new projects, so if and when we roll up our sleeves and get tufting we’ll definitely blog about it and include all the step-by-step details for ya!

xo,
s

By: Paige Cotney

Paige Cotney — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:49:27 +0000

Hey! I was wondering if yall could do a little tutorial on this tufting business. I have a papasan sun that I would really like to recover myself instead of paying an upholstery store to do it or buy a whole new cushion because my cushion is perfectly ok but the fabric is old. I’m just not sure how to do the tufting thing.

By: Christina

Christina — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:41:09 +0000

Hi, I couldn’t help but leave a word of advice. The chair looks great and upholstery is no easy task (as you know). If you haven’t already done so, buy some Dacron batting to wrap around the cushion before you stuff it into the casing. It will look nice and tight and cover over any imperfections. Enjoy!

By: Brigitte Dussert

Brigitte Dussert — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:04:15 +0000

Félicitations pour la rénovation de ce fauteuil un travail de professionnel
Brigitte

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:40:34 +0000

Hey Melissa,

It’s a sign from the chair gods! You must snatch those chairs up asap. Thanks so much for the kind words about our blog. We love yours right back!

xoxo,
Sherry (& John)

By: Melissa Anderson

Melissa Anderson — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:36:17 +0000

Oh my goodness that is the chair that I’ve been begging my hubby to let me buy. I found 2 of them on Craigslist and both are selling for $250 and they were regularly $299/each. I actually posted the pics on my blog about a week ago and no one liked them which was really disappointing, I think I need to rethink this and get them since I do love them.

P.S. I featured your site on my blog on Friday since it’s my #1 favorite site.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:29:51 +0000

Wow! Congrats on the little bundle of joy that’s headed your way! I’m sure that your wee one will love his or her chair, as long as the cat is game to share it!

xoxo,
Sherry

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:16:22 +0000

Wow! Thanks so much to the youngsters!! I never dreamed this would make it onto your blog. My whole family in Europe and California will be clicking on soon.

I am VERY happy that so many people are inspired to try a little upholstering because of this. It is definitely something that most people could manage. I will, however, most assuredly look into the staple removing tool. I still have a red mark on my thumb!

So…secretly, I had originally wanted to buy the Target chair for a nursery. :) That was a while ago, and we had no reason to hope at that time. However….. we found out that I am finally pregnant last week. So, this baby will be nursed on a chair it’s mama upholstered for it! The only problem is I really wanted to spray paint some lamps this weekend, and now I think it might not be entirely safe. Time to lure the husband over to the spray paint!
Thanks again youngsters!!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:01:34 +0000

Hey Sibylle,

It seems like their site has either been removed or is temporarily down, but here’s their address/number in case you’re a local and want to swing by in person:

1312 Pillsbury Dr
Manhattan, KS 66502
(785) 539-4489

Hope it helps!

xo,
Sherry