Sunday, April 1, 2012

The Radiant Recliner

It's another recliner! This one was actually brand-new, just off of the show room floor...nothing wrong with it at all, except the fabric was totally wrong for the owner. That's where I come in to play.



This chair is the Chloe Hi-Leg Recliner by Lane Furniture. It's a compact, stationary chair that does not look like your typical recliner. G.E's chair required 7 yards of 54" wide fabric to re-upholster. She chose a black, diamond patterned fabric with red and gold accents. The fabric is called Arden, Black.


Head, shoulders, knees and toes...knees and toes!
A word to the wise: to get started with a re-upholstery project, make sure to take lots of pictures, measure and label every piece of original fabric. Once everything is measured and labeled, begin taking out those staples, starting at the bottom. As you remove the fabric, make sure to save it. You will use it as a pattern to trace onto the new material in order to keep the pattern exactly the same. Since this chair was brand-new, I did not need to replace any of the stuffing or cushioning (Oh yeah!) This was BY FAR the cleanest chair I've ever taken apart!


Chair frame (arms and center support) separated
from chair center (seat/back).

Chair center (seat/back)
This part was pretty cool. If you're wondering how to tackle a recliner, the chair's seat, back, and reclining mechanisms can usually be detached and upholstered separately. For this chair, the seat, back and foot rest with the reclining mechanism came out as one unit. I didn't even have to detach the seat and seat back to do the re-upholstering. I did have to detach the foot rest, though. However, all of this made for a much easier reassembly. Be sure to save the screws & nuts for reassembly!

 

Recliner is starting to look more radiant, don't you think?! Finished chair center.

I got busy re-upholstering and forgot to take more pictures of the process...but here are some shots of the finished version. Put out the red carpet! 














Yes, this chair is a star in the making! Thank you G.E. for the opportunity to give your new recliner a make-over. Here is one more before and after for your viewing pleasure!






All for now...until next time!

Ciao,
-Jess