I love this! Smaller scale furniture with comfortable cushions can be tricky to find. I love the fabric, as well as the choice to use single cushions--it's not only more attractive, it's likely much more comfortable. And I think the white paint helps avoid any dated look to the scroll work along the bottom of the wooden frame. Great job!

Is it bad that I click to the comments just to see how many "OMG, the wood was better" comments there are?

BTW, it looks great! It has a sweet cottage vibe. . .

adorable!

Looks good! If you like it, it's great!. Agreed that the white paint avoids the dated look.

And I'm in before the 'painting wood is the 11th deadly sin' brigade, double plus.

Don't like all the swirly floraly print stuff though. One is enough for me, thank you very much.

Cute settees, though they look odd side-by-side. They'd look better forming a right angle.

Also, those two prints together are a nightmare.

I think that the fabric is too busy when juxtaposed with the rug beneath, but well-done nonetheless.

And while I am an associate member of the "don't paint wood" brigade, there's nothing about these particular pieces that makes painting them a tragedy. They're too "grandma's house" as they were.

Great job! I love these. Also, what a bargain. As far as painting the wood is concerned, I really think it depends on the piece. Not all wood is beautiful and, while the original wood on the settees looked nice enough, I do think the white paint gives it a fresh face. I'd be very happy there, drinking a cup of coffee with a good book in hand.

Cute chairs. Like the change. Lose the rug.

The number pillows don't see to go with the pattern of the new fabric.
Not wild about the transformation but applaud you for the taking this on...reupholstery can be a battle.

looks AWESOME!

CUTE!!

Brilliant. Can't believe how much better the paint makes the scrollwork look.

I think the number-pillows look great.

I'd never have thought of changing the number of cushions, unless just by chance. Congrats.

GREAT job!

I like seeing this kind of "Early American" furniture being revamped. There's so much of it out there and a lot if is very well constructed and durable. Painting it seems to be about the only way to bring it up to date for today's styles and tastes. And I'm one who usually prefers to avoid painting nice wood which a lot of this style often is (usually maple).

Lovely job! I actually like it all...together.

the new fabric is actually the same as the old fabric, different color. I was hoping for more of a surprise......Cute nonetheless.

I agree that there is a lot of this style of furniture out there and that it's hard to make it look modern, and that this is a success. FURTHERMORE... to the people who really do find it offensive to paint wood, the wonderful thing about wood is that if someone one day finds one of things pieces to be so wonderful in a wood way, they can eventually strip it and find that beauty that means to much to them. I've done both -- painted wood and stripped wood -- and different pieces need/want different things at different times, and sometimes the current treatment is a great way to keep furniture in use and in circulation and off the burn pile or out of the landfill!

So good!
I think that the pillows make the look.

the OCD in me is just twitching that the number pillows are out of order, but then, that's why I don't have number pillows :)

Well done on the revamp. The gray is lovely.

I'm in the "if it looks better painted, then paint it" camp...and these look better painted. That said, the cushions look...er, uh, not so hot in a print, still kinda grandma-ish. I would've gone with a solid...maybe a vintage French grainsack look. DEFINITELY do away with that rug. YIKES!

This just goes to show that some bad furniture is still bad, no matter WHAT you do to it or how much effort you put in.

They look so cute! Although I don't like how the pattern on the new cushions clashes so spectacularly with the pattern on the rug...

Your work and level of handiwork are impressive. In the spirit of sharing ideas for alternate finishing ideas and being fond of Amishly inclined industrial looks (spartanly warm), I believe I would strip the wood to update, apply a (white) liming wax or maybe just wax if the base wood color appealed, then cover with a strong color patterned print (paprika). I do think I would add considerably more batting to the cushions, make the back cushions unattached, perhaps lower and rectangular to show the back of the piece. Lastly, I would consider adding wheels to modernize the look. Oh, and I would separate the pieces and face a focal point, angled a bit, like facing a fireplace, or consider gifting one - sometimes less is so much more. Would make the piece jump out to be singularly great.

LOL!

Can someone point out a good online/print source for do-it-yourself upholestry? I am considering buying a set of heywood wakefield chairs/sofa, and I can't afford to have them professionally upholstered. Thanks!

I feel as if I would like it more if the updated fabric was a solid color. The print IMO clashes with the rug. I commend the effort though.

This gives me hope! I have a large amount of old, colonial Ethan Allen furniture (in showroom condition) headed my way in the next few years. Glad to know that I'll be able to salvage it with some refinishing.

I wouldnt have looked at these twice in their original condition,fantastic job!

I like the redo!

wow you have done great job here , whats not to like ? love it great way to revamp a daggy lounge love the grey :)

I was anticipating something more bold, this is practically the same settee in negative. Color, scale, pattern, that's what makes good design. Overall, yawn. Sorry.

Nice...

I love it..... Could someone please deliver them to my apartment? I would never have imagined that those "ugly" settees could be transformed into such nice pieces. Very Clever .