Old Furniture, New Furniture

When my mother passed away, Kenneth practically furnished his apartment with her couch, two chairs, and table.  They moved around Kansas City with him, going to four different apartments/houses that he shared with various friends.  And although he roomed with very nice young men, young men are hard on furniture at times, so even this furniture was a little worse for wear.  Then he and Melinda took it with them to California and back to KC . . . so it has had some miles put on it.

By the time we purchased the condo for Di, Kenneth and Melinda were ready to purchase their own furniture.  We talked to various people about Mom's items, and they all suggested that we reupholster rather than get new.  If the old frames were good, they would hold up much better than new would, unless we purchase top of the line furniture.  So we began to look for material.

Diana pretty much knew what she wanted, so it wasn't too hard, except that it was long distance.  She finally chose the materials she thought would look best . . . and I remembered to take before and after pictures of most of it.  Here are the before pictures of the chairs and the couch.

Tomorrow, I will share with you the after pictures.  It is amazing to me how different something can look with just a little work.