Comments on: Gorgeous mid-century sectional sofa + special offer to readers http://retrorenovation.com/2009/09/18/gorgeous-mid-century-sectional-sofa-portland/ Products and ideas to remodel your mid century home in authentic vintage style Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:19:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marcey http://retrorenovation.com/2009/09/18/gorgeous-mid-century-sectional-sofa-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-77236 Marcey Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:26:31 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=17248#comment-77236 I have my grandmothers sofa. Its similar to this one in shape only it doesn't have the high legs, there is no ottoman and it has been reupholstered - sometime in the late 70s I think. I LOVE this sofa, but I'm going to have to get rid of it. Last weekend we had to throw out the cushions and the upholstery is coming apart. (For 25 years Grandma had it in her CA home in a room that got the full brunt of the western sun, then it moved to NM and sat in storage for 2 years, then moved to PA 10 years ago and has endured life with my two kids for most of that time!) In addition to new cushions, it would take about 20 yds. of fabric. The back is only tufted with 2 buttons in each section. My husband hates this sofa and though I love it, it is really the wrong shape & size for our house - otherwise I would put the $$$ into redoing it. I would love to sell it to someone who'd also love it as much as me. Anyone have any suggestions as to the best place to find such a person? I live in Central PA... I have my grandmothers sofa. Its similar to this one in shape only it doesn’t have the high legs, there is no ottoman and it has been reupholstered – sometime in the late 70s I think. I LOVE this sofa, but I’m going to have to get rid of it. Last weekend we had to throw out the cushions and the upholstery is coming apart. (For 25 years Grandma had it in her CA home in a room that got the full brunt of the western sun, then it moved to NM and sat in storage for 2 years, then moved to PA 10 years ago and has endured life with my two kids for most of that time!) In addition to new cushions, it would take about 20 yds. of fabric. The back is only tufted with 2 buttons in each section.
My husband hates this sofa and though I love it, it is really the wrong shape & size for our house – otherwise I would put the $$$ into redoing it. I would love to sell it to someone who’d also love it as much as me. Anyone have any suggestions as to the best place to find such a person? I live in Central PA…

]]> By: natschultz http://retrorenovation.com/2009/09/18/gorgeous-mid-century-sectional-sofa-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-54179 natschultz Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:06:41 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=17248#comment-54179 Re-upholstering antique sofas is very expensive! It usually ends up costing a lot more than high-end new furniture. We have an 1800's carved English mahogany sofa and chair that we got at an estate sale in the 1980's and had upholstered (boring brocade). The upholstery on those has held up ok, but another chair done by the same upholsterer barely lasted a few years (definitely invest in heavy-duty upholstery). The sofa required 20 yards of material and a few years ago I got a super deal on a cashmere-wool blend camel-colored coating fabric ($15/yard) that I purchased to re-upholster the sofa, and a nifty modern chenille inspired by morrocan tiles for the chair. The problem is that the cost of re-upholstering these items is more than a new sofa and chair! (not including the fabric). I plan to have the chair re-upholstered, but may just buy a new sofa instead (to be honest, it has never been very comfortable to sit on). The biggest problem is that a lot of the highly-skilled upholsterers have retired / gone out of business because they just cannot compete with the new, cheap furniture on the market. So you have to be careful that you hire a skilled upholsterer, and that will cost a fortune! Otherwise your "investment" may not last :( Re-upholstering antique sofas is very expensive! It usually ends up costing a lot more than high-end new furniture.

We have an 1800′s carved English mahogany sofa and chair that we got at an estate sale in the 1980′s and had upholstered (boring brocade). The upholstery on those has held up ok, but another chair done by the same upholsterer barely lasted a few years (definitely invest in heavy-duty upholstery).

The sofa required 20 yards of material and a few years ago I got a super deal on a cashmere-wool blend camel-colored coating fabric ($15/yard) that I purchased to re-upholster the sofa, and a nifty modern chenille inspired by morrocan tiles for the chair. The problem is that the cost of re-upholstering these items is more than a new sofa and chair! (not including the fabric). I plan to have the chair re-upholstered, but may just buy a new sofa instead (to be honest, it has never been very comfortable to sit on).

The biggest problem is that a lot of the highly-skilled upholsterers have retired / gone out of business because they just cannot compete with the new, cheap furniture on the market. So you have to be careful that you hire a skilled upholsterer, and that will cost a fortune! Otherwise your “investment” may not last :(

]]> By: Jason http://retrorenovation.com/2009/09/18/gorgeous-mid-century-sectional-sofa-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-51943 Jason Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:15:47 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=17248#comment-51943 I bought a Krohler 3 pc sectional on Ebay for $800, then spent an additional $3K+ in good fabric and reupholstery. I often consider the price of a well cared for original Vs the cost to reupholster. I bought a Krohler 3 pc sectional on Ebay for $800, then spent an additional $3K+ in good fabric and reupholstery. I often consider the price of a well cared for original Vs the cost to reupholster.

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