Reupholstering 6 chairs, please help with cushion color
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Never had a chair reupholstered before , Need help
Comments (14)I agree with Oceanna that it would be a relatively easy project to do yourself if no structual repairs are needed. There's no separate cushion, no seams, tufts, channels or other tricky elements, and the arms are open. It also doesn't take much fabric, which will save you money (compared to what you'd spend reupholstering a different style chair). But given the low estimate from your upholsterer, I'd happily let him do it. See what fabric he suggests and what he'd charge you for it. It's true that he'll probably mark it up a bit, but he would also be able to buy it a discount. Even if you don't like his fabrics, looking at them may help you figure out what you do want, so you'll have an easier time shopping. Whether you purchase your own fabric at a store or go with one of his, be sure to borrow a large sample overnight so you can see it in your room under different lighting conditions. If you buy fabric online, order a sample first. (Most stores sell samples for a smalll fee.)...See MorePlease Help Me PIck Out Fabrics for Reupholstering
Comments (86)Brutuses, I'll try to answer this as an interested consumer. I am by no means a scientist, and I can't vouch for the veracity of the tests/reports quoted in the articles I've read and linked to. If you google this, you can find a lot of alarmist type reports, which I tried to sort through and not include here. I am a fan of natural and organic, just because it makes sense. I don't want to unnecessarily alarm anyone with this info, and urge you all to do your own research on this topic. Basically, the chemical that kept stains from adhering which was used in Scotchguard in until several years ago was found to contaminate human blood and wildlife. Over 90% of the population in the late'90's had the chemical in their blood (also used in Teflon, etc). Testing revealed it to be lethal in high doses to animals, however Scotchguard, Teflon, etc used much smaller doses. The new formula does not contain those chemicals, though it has been criticized for not working as well. Furthermore, the company hadn't revealed the test results for the current chemicals, though they will say that these new chemicals do not stay in the body as long as the old ones and that the new chemicals are safe. There is some uproar over why these chemicals do not have to be proven safe before they are used and just who is responsible, if anyone, for monitoring companies like the makers of Scotchguard. The EPA concluded around 2000 (? not sure of date) the chemical was toxic and was linked to birth defects. It is no longer used in Scotchguard. These chemicals are in carpet, clothes, etc and have entered the food chain to the point of being found in baby eagle's blood (who have never left the nest, thereby leading researchers to conclude that the chemical has entered the food chain). They are not sure yet HOW these chemicals enter our bloodstreams (water, air, etc). Given this info, I'm not sure how much impact it has to choose to not use these items in our homes. Clearly, there is so much we do not have control over and therefore can't impact through our choices. But for me, it makes sense to opt out of stain/water/oil repellants whenever possible. links: http://www.enviroblog.org/2007/06/ask_ewg_why_is_there_teflon_in.htm http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/2005/02/toxictraces/ http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/02/22_edgerlym_3mscience/ http://www.ewg.org/reports/pfcworld/ http://www.protectingourhealth.org/press/2003/2003-0622-SJMN-scotchgard.htm Here is a link that might be useful: stain/water etc replellants...See MoreHelp with chair cushion color, please.
Comments (7)I'm not sure I'd like black and white and I know you said no blue...or burgundy, but what about something like this this? Maybe it's non-boring. This has many of your colors, including the green in the rug (not sure of the scale of these): Here is a link that might be useful: Navy zebra...See Morehow thick of a fabric for reupholstering a chair?
Comments (7)In case anybody's interested, here's what my final decision was. I actually found this very fabric at a store here in NYC, for $35/yd. I didn't get a "double rubs" rating, but it was comparable to all the others in weight (the one I had a remnant of is *very* thick). I also got the suggestion from the woman there that I use my remnant for the center sections of the chairs and find a coordinating one to use for the outer shell. I thought that was brilliant, and went looking. (but I wasn't actually sure I'd have enough remnants to do the interiors both chairs. I think I have enough for the wing chair.) But I decided that if i bought the 2nd fabric at $35/yard (estimate just under half the fabric, I'd still be spending more ($189) than if I bought the online fabric I really liked at $6/yard. I could even buy extra and have a second seat cushion made, and extra arm covers. And have some extra in case one section got really worn and I wanted to see about slip-covering the upper section only. (true, there could be some fading, but I figure I'll deal w/ that when I get to it. So that's what I did--I ordered 5 extra yards, and I'll have him make extra seat cushions and extra arm covers....See Moremrykbee
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