Look! : AT'ers Helped Reupholster These Chairs

Susanna wrote in asking for our help reupholstering her parent's chairs in March: Good Questions: Are These Worth a Face-Lift?, and you steered her to The Furniture Joint. The results are now in and the chairs are beautiful. Read Susanna's email and see the "before" pics below....

Dear AT,

A few months ago I wrote in asking whether I should reupholster my
parent's 1960s danish modern chairs. We just got the chairs back from
the Furniture Joint and we couldn't be happier. Matthew and his crew
did an amazing job recreating every stitch down to the tiniest
detail. We couldn't be happier.

Thanks to AT for your advice and suggestions.

- Susan G.

Comments (10)

freaking gorgeous chairs!!! very jealous!!!

posted by polkadot on September 4th 2007 at 6:26am
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wow - stunning. Definitely worth the investment!!

posted by jdryerart on September 4th 2007 at 6:32am
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Worth it? Definitely? But how much did it cost total?

posted by readingglasses on September 4th 2007 at 6:55am
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Is it possible for inanimate objects to look happy and proud?

I think it is!

posted by patrick (the other one) on September 4th 2007 at 7:30am
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Gorgeous! But please do tell us about the cost...

posted by magbot on September 4th 2007 at 7:45am
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It's very green to re-upholster furniture that already exists.

PLUS -- breathing new life into already-good design is really smart, because brand new furniture can cost quite a bit even if it's not well-designed, and sometimes the guts and hardware of that stuff is practically irreplaceable.

PLUS -- there is something really satisfying about getting that kind of project underway and completed, even if you're not literally doing it yourself.

Congratulations! I think they're gorgeous!

posted by Curtis on September 4th 2007 at 8:28am
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So the total cost was $3300. This includes pick up and drop off, taxes, and the leather (which we picked out at global leathers).
Completely worth it, IMO, especially when you compare prices on similar, new chairs.

posted by suG on September 4th 2007 at 8:54am
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Oh wow. I was loving this until you mentioned the price--my mouth dropped open... They did turn out gorgeous though so I'm glad you could afford to do it. But, wow--$3300?!?

posted by Michael W. on September 5th 2007 at 5:00am
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I don't think $3300 was out of line. You'll be handing this pair down to YOUR kids in time.

posted by magbot on September 11th 2007 at 8:50am
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The newer versions seem rather squared out, and I might be mistaken, but they didn't seem to recreate what looks to be welted seams on the originals, which would account for the sharp edges.

Ah well, as long as the owners are happy with it, that's what counts. They're beautiful chairs nevertheless.

posted by GeorgeG on September 16th 2007 at 6:24pm
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