With the clients great vision, this ‘seen better days’ sofa / chaise combo arrived at the ladyshed along with 30+ mts of the finest Italian Lizzo velvet.

The rest of it was my pleasure :)

Grandma’s Parker knoll; no longer dated and frumpy – now she seeks attention!

Just a quickie but enough to add a pop of colour around the kitchen table :) 

This dated but still perky suite was refinished in a tactile peachy fabric with a fruity array of scatter cushions :)

Once clapped out and drab; new cushions and a brand new attitude give this suite a whack with the wow wand; love it or hate it, you won’t ignore it ;)

A dreary office chair? -never!
A large portion of pizzazzzz and mock crock chenille and this baby’s ready to disco ;)

Where once the seat was saggy and droopy, new springs traditionally lashed and freshly teased stuffings ensure ‘buns of steel’ – firm and perfectly formed ;)

This dowdy Victorian little old lady is now the ‘belle of the ball’ with sumptuous hot pink velvet and glitzy crystal buttons – I called her Barbara Cartland; old but incredibly glamorous :)

This camel back sofa has been stripped and recovered in a Laura Ashley striped fabric.

The old dogs bed reborn ;)

Buttoned bouffant banished! -Now a neat and stylish boudoir chair :)

With methods of construction that span all the upholstery ages: 
from an iron-back victorian ladies crinoline chair and traditional tub chair; through the mid-century modern classics of a sky blue egg chair and a pair of centa easy chairs; then bang upto date with a trio of sofas and a set of dining chairs.
– interspersed with two pairs of high revving, racy red, Ferrari  F40* seat covers. (*I really wish I could have written Delorean 

here)

Like I said, variety ;)

  

   

             

And with a very long & patient waiting list 2015 looks to off to a strong start!!

Ever wondered what a record breaking England rugby player would sit on to eat breakfast?? ;)

It’s not just chairs that need upholstering …….
This charming vintage pram has had a total restoration starting with a repaint and then a super comfy new lining :)

Creative diversity!!

One of a pair of speaker covers for hard rockers ‘toseland’ completed to deadline & in time for their (part of the) world tour.

Before and almost after the recovering of part of a three piece suite which included new taller feet.

A pair of much loved little Parker knoll chairs shipped in from Greece to be transformed & shipped back in time for a special birthday.

A kitchen stool, rescued & given a new lease of life :)

Protective fitted seat cover, tailored in every way for a classic Italian sportscar.

From a pile of mouldy rags, a new roof for a gazebo was created.

From bland cream to eye popping wow !!

Waffle and wine; the colours of these faux roman blinds.

A Jedi utility belt, researched and constructed as close to spec as can be; ready for knight/ warrior / fighter type action.

An ikea chair, revamped with waterproof fabric to give hours of comfy garden relaxation to a well deserving grandad ;)

Piano stool to match the newly covered sofa.

New feet and cushions give a luxurious bouffant look.

Ahhh, more bouffant!!

A selection of roman blinds in classic fabrics.

A newly recovered sofa awaiting delivery.

The constant creativity and dizzying diversity of the last six months in the ladyshed has looked a bit like this:

The tunes were blasting out around the clock to get these two chairs delivered on time – recovered in a blue moire and trimmed with ‘self’ double piping they looked a treat :)

The sun is shining on the ladyshed and my machine is cheerily chugging through heaps of roman blinds.
Happy Thursday to you all :)

A three metre long box cushion, made from a perfectly matched duck-egg stripe fabric gives the finishing touch to this stylish setting :)

The ladyshed is always running at full speed and the last few weeks have been no exception!
I very happily delivered a set of vertical blinds which had caused no end of head- scratching.
With no opportunity to pre-hang, I had no idea that the pattern match would be so ‘bang on’!