Having finally recovered from the Crib Hack, and starting to feel the crunch of the final month of pregnancy closing in on us, Scott’s next big undertaking, The Plycraft Re-upholstery Project, has begun.
Ours : Before
In the past few weeks, we started to doubt our DIY libidos, and thought that maybe this one was better left to the pros, but after having collected some price quotes (minimum of $400, not including the leather!) and consulting some veterans of this particular project, we finally decided to throw caution to the wind, and start dismantling our Eames Chair knockoff. Now, I know that there are design purists out there who are offended by an Eames Lounge in anything but black leather, as the designer intended. But we’re not those people. And this ain’t no Eames chair. (If it was, I might be more hesitant to decimate it…) Plus, our Plycraft version wasn’t black to begin with. So Scott began by unscrewing the pads from the chair, and removing the caramel covered vinyl. We’re saving the welting and buttons to recover in the white leather we scored for free from Scott’s Mama, who found it in the garage of her new house. What luck!
The Goal.
Feeling experimental last night, Scott (who was a leather craftsman in a former life) took our spare piece of leather (which, if we’re being honest, is a little thicker than what would be ideal for upholstery) and started working it around the existing frame and foam (we’re cheap, and since our original foam is in pretty good shape, we’re not going to attempt to re-stuff it.) Despite minor meltdowns during the stapling of the leather, we’re pretty pleased with how it’s shaping up. Hopefully, by the time all is said and done, our little girl will have a swanky white lounge chair to be rocked to sleep on…and when she’s done with it, we won’t be ashamed to display it in our living room. We already have the spot by the window all picked out.
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