Furniture repair, refinishing, and re-imagining in Windsor & Essex County, Ontario
This bench/ottoman was made from an old lobster trap. We love it when clients bring us odd projects to challenge our creativity! The lobster trap is actually upside down in the final product. As you can see, the “top” of the trap is round . . . which is why I went with a simple cradle design for the base. The cradle is made from pallet wood and stained to match the aged wood of the trap itself. The ends of the base had to be custom cut to match…
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This little stool was left at our house by the previous owners. It had seen better days, so I recovered the top with farmhouse fabric, and painted the legs in a steely grey acrylic.
This poor couch got attacked by a Doberman! Fortunately we were able to replace the torn fabric so my client didn’t have to throw it out.
These mismatched pieces were painted using Aspire mineral chalk paint in wisdom (dark grey), waxed, and embellished with farmhouse themed fabric to make a cute little conversation set.
This tiny chair was no tiny task to reupholster! But it definitely looked better after an update.
I picked up this chair not realizing that it is actually a sewing chair equipped with a drawer for storing supplies and spools of thread. I gave it a face-lift with black chalk paint and a fun fabric.
I picked up this dining set from a local painter for a fantastic deal. The table top was stained and scratched, the leather on the chairs was cracking, and it definitely needed a face-lift. I sanded and stained the table top, reupholstered the chairs, and painted the table base and chairs. I gave it a chippy look using light grey chalk paint, but then glazed the painted surfaces with an antiquing glaze to give them a more aged look.
So a friend wanted her grandmother’s wood dining table and six chairs updated. I painted them with Aspire endless and final finish, and then reupholstered the chairs to give them a more contemporary look.
This old rocking chair was in need of help. The joints were creaky, the finish was marred and the upholstery was dated. Luckily the owner had a great style already in mind, and brought us the fabric she liked and requested white paint with a lightly distressed finish. After repairing the woodwork, sanding, painting, and reupholstering, it turned out beautifully.
This old rocking chair got a facelift with a coat of Aspire vitality and brand new fun upholstery.