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nostalgia noun nos·tal·gia nä-ˈstal-jə nə-, also nȯ-, nō-; nə-ˈstäl- 1: a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition also : something that evokes nostalgia
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Yes this is a set I've seen somewhere in a relative's house. Parents had a similar sofa, too. Reupholster that bad boy, wood's expensive.
If you think wood's expensive, go get a quote from an upholsterer.
Source- I'm an upholsterer
Hey, have you ever worked on a coil spring swivel chair? I was in talks with an upholsterer about repairing my 40+ year old one but the bearings started falling out and I wasn't sure if repairing it was within an upholsterer's wheelhouse.
I have tied springs. I've replaced swivels. Tieing springs isn't really hard, but it is time consuming. I do almost 100% boat upholstery and canvas. People usually choke on the price for furniture but boaters are maybe used to it lol.
Thank you! I appreciate the info.
Yeah. There’s tons of beautiful antique wood furniture out there that nobody wants! Anything with specialized labour? Very expensive!
I can assume it's a craft that's not easy to DIY, huh?
you gotta know how to sew and have a Good Sewing Machine. you need an air compressor and tack gun that'll take multpile sizes. there's a bunch of little unique tools that most people don't have, mini catspaw, bent nose pliers, etc.
you need a workspace with big, flat, clean workspaces that won't mar or mess up stuff.
the materials are not always available and not always in the sizes you want.
now that you've spent at least $1000, you can start learning about how fabrics pull, batting lofts, and what "shows" to someone looking at it.
Well, easy is in the eye of the tool holder. It's certainly achievable to do it yourself, but there is a large skill set involved. Not to mention the tools necessary. A capable sewing machine is a necessity.