Jeg bor småt, som I ved, og når jeg har gæster, er det godt at sidde ved et bord med gode stole, for der er ikke så mange andre steder at flytte hen, da jeg ellers kun har en bambusstol og en 2 personers sofa (og nogle stabelstole i tilfælde af det store ryk-ind af venner og familie!). Men det er heller ikke noget problem.
Men de trænger til en opfriskning! De er gamle, de er slidte, og de er ikke pæne mere. Men de er gode, så de fortjener det.
Dog synes jeg, at man altid skal gøre op med sig selv, hvor meget det kan betale sig at gøre. Somme tider har ting levet sit liv ud. Men disse stole bliver istandsat nu. På forskellig vis, for tre af dem er betrukket med stof og 3 med læder. Jeg har besluttet, at jeg ombetrækker dem med stof selv - det har jeg gjort før - og de, der er læderbetrukket, er i meget forskellig stand. En er nærmest perfekt, og de to andre har krakeleringer.
Jeg starter ofte sådan et projekt med bævende hjerte, men med god hjælp og vejledning fra Skindhuset i København er jeg nu begyndt at farve stolene, og det bliver rigtig godt. Jeg har farvet et sæde, og selv om jeg endnu ikke har givet det læderfedt, er jeg virkelig henrykt over resultatet.
Så om ikke ret lang tid er 3 af stolene, som de skal være mange år ud i fremtiden, og de andre tre har jeg allerede fundet stof til. Det er dog ikke købt endnu, for jeg skal kigge lidt mere.
En ting ad gangen, så bliver tingene gjort!
My beloved chairs! The chairs, which are dated from some time in the 1960s. I haven't had them for that long, and I started out with two, and now I have six. Because you sit so well in them.
I live in a small place, as you know, and when I have guests, it is nice to sit around a table with good chairs, because I don't have many other places to move guests to. I only have a bamboo chair and a two-seater sofa (and some stack chairs in case of an invasion of family and friends!). But it isn't a problem at all.
But they are old, they are worn, and they don't look good any more. But they are so nice, that they deserve to be taken care of.
Though I appreciate my chairs, I think, that you should always consider, how much you want to keep repairing things. Some times an item has lived out its life. But these chairs will get a shine up now. In different ways, because I have 3 chairs with leather and 3 with fabric. I have decided, that I will reupholster the fabric ones myself - I have done that before - and the leather ones are in different conditions. One is almost perfect, and the other two have grazing.
I often start projects like this with a shaky knees, but with great help and guidance from Skindhuset, Copenhagen (of course, if you don't live here, this address is no good, but there are a lot of good information on the website) I have now colored the first seat, and even though I haven't given it leather grease yet, I am so happy with the result.
So in a short while 3 of the chairs are in a conditions, which will take them a bit further in life, and I have already found the fabric for the 3 other ones. I haven't bought it yet, because I will browse around for a bit longer.
One thing at a time, then things get done!
SÅ flot!! Selvgjort er velgjort :-D
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