It was in our basement when we moved into our house. I will try to get pictures posted of it asap, right now it's out at my uncle's barn where we are refinishing it (the finish was really scaly and stuff and was pretty icky looking), but I'll get them up as soon as I can. Thanks!

Aww...some of the Heywood stuff is really decent:) Its very sturdy. I ended up doing H-W in the bedrooms on a project because it was inexpensive, it went with the house...and it *fit *up *the *stairs 8[ I work in an urban area where there are small stairwells, narrow halls, and (normal IMO) sized bedrooms. My client had somehow gotten a dresser, bed, and night table of 1990s gigantor furniture into her BR and the door barely opened. We replaced it With A HW set with 2 dressers, vanity and stool, bed and night tables, and there was *still more space than before. It is a specific look, but it has its place:)

Do you have a picture of the chairs, or something similar? I just finished reupholstering a set of shieldback dining chairs for my dining room; I bought them from an antique dealer at a local flea market because I fell in love with their lines, but like your MIL's chairs, they were hard and uncomfortable. I removed all of the stuffing and prior upholstery (taking it down to the bare wood seat), added 2" high density foam, and covered that with batting and fabric. I probably should have used 1.5 inch foam but the fabric stores in my area only had 1 and 2" in the foam that I wanted. The thickness of the foam, paired with the shape of the chairs and the stiffness of my upholstery fabric caused me to have trouble pulling the corners taut; so I had to fold & crease the corners (I've never had that problem recovering prior dining chairs), which annoys me because it makes them look less professional. Like Lindac suggets, the electric knife worked well to cut and shape the foam. The front of my chairs curves, like a bowfront chest, so I traced that shape onto my foam (using the bare wood of the seat base), then used the electric knife to cut in the curve. The electric knife was key; the foam was too thick to cut the shape with scissors, and my utility knife gave me uneven edges. Once I switched to the electric knife it was smooth sailing.

Good structure , good looks , a lot of good ideas and a myriad of fabric to choose from anything is possible with the help of creativity and taste and you certainly got a lot of ideas to go by but the final choice is totally yours , you know your needs and your life style . This sofa is elegant and refined and it wasn't made to be used as most of us use our sofas ….sit on with work clothes, lay on it ,have kids and pets jump on it, I don't see any "Granny Style " in it but I do see Aristocracy. One word of advice !! Please do not slip cover it because it will live up to its name and do exactly that "Slip" Of all the fabrics that I have seen on here my pick is the one that Norwood Architect has posted.