Before & After: Theater Seats Get a New Featured Attraction

Dabney Frake
Dabney Frake
Dabney is a Southern-born, New England-raised, current Midwesterner. Her dog Grim is part terrier, part basset hound, part dust mop.
updated May 4, 2019
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Dusty gray chairs stacked in a cluttered storage room with wooden walls.
(Image credit: Natasha La Roux)

These conjoined movie benches sat in Natasha’s garage for a while, just waiting for inspired intervention. It turned out that all they needed was a fabric good enough with which to reupholster them. Although they look like classic corporate waiting room fixtures here, the end result is far from staid…

(Image credit: Natasha La Roux)

Straight from the Brenda Starr book of decorating, this comic-themed fabric is fun and unexpected. It was Natasha’s first upholstery job, and she didn’t do a wallflower deal; she went with something that speaks volumes and makes a statement.

Many thanks to Natasha for sharing her project with us!