My Own Before and After Parade - A Tribute to Refurbishing

My passion is to find great, usually American-made heirloom quality upholstered furniture that is no longer useable but has good bones and a solid foundation.  It is lovingly restored for at least one more life - hopefully, more. It is such a GREEN way to decorate a home!

I am constantly impressed with the magic of the restoration process.  I find that this time-honored tradition is often a component of decorated spaces in major decorating magazines, websites, etsy and eBay stores and pinterest boards - check out several of my boards here.  I use estate sales, garage sales, craigslist, goodwill and other sources of well-priced heirloom pieces.

Every so often, I compose a posting of just my own "before and after" images and here is one that covers pieces completed over the past several months. I do not do my own upholstery work - I use the fabulous Lees of Norcross, Georgia. I do touch up (and sometimes refinish) the woodwork but generally do not buy any piece that has damaged woodwork (even if repaired) or badly scarred woodwork that cannot be refinished.

Vintage Channel Back Chair - Craigslist Purchase - available for sale through eBay and Etsy 

Set of Lee Industries Club Chairs (with Ottoman) - Estate Sale Purchase - Available through eBay and Etsy 

Set of Classic Wingbacks - Craigslist Purchase - Available through eBay and Etsy

Gooseneck Martha Washington - Consignment Sale Purchase - Available through eBay and Etsy

Sherrill Tight-seat Chairs - Craigslist Purchase - Available through eBay and Etsy

Sette and Ottoman - Garage Sale Purchase - Available through eBay and Etsy

Cane-sided Wingback Chairs - Craigslist Purchase - Available through eBay and Etsy

Club Chairs - Estate Sale Purchase - Available through eBay and Etsy

I think these transformations demonstrate how nicely these great pieces can be transformed and hope the results inspire others to do the same!  They truly do not make them like this anymore and certainly less and less in America!

This posting is linked here - Savvy Southern Style.