I inherited a house that still has a number of my grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ furniture in it. There are a couple of wonderful and comfy easy chairs I’d love to use in my home, but the upholstery on both looks and smells dusty and moldy. The chairs have wood frames and arms, which are no problem, but what does one typically do to reupholster chairs in this condition? Would a thorough steam cleaning and just putting new fabric over the old suffice, or do I need to strip the chairs of everything, down to their frames, and start fresh with all new padding?
I just purchased wood chairs from a chinese restraunant that have polyurethane and soy sauce on them. I already used pine sol and a scrubie sponge. It took most of the grime off, but they are still sticky. Should I continue or should I stop and use something else? I just want to make sure I’m not damaging the wood before I get a chance to enjoy them.
My mom is making me look up antique chairs for her. She is trying to refinish 2 and sell them. She says that they are probably Antique American Fiddleback chairs. I am trying to look on the internet for some and I havent found a thing. Maybe some of ya’ll might know a good antique website for me. If so please share. Or if you have any info on antique fiddleback chairs that would be awesome. I’ve tried ebay but no avail.
Which do you prefer? This would be for a dining set in cast aluminum that looks like wrought iron and would be used on a wooden deck (not a patio). I like the look of dining chairs (i.e., with legs) because I prefer a traditional style with my old house, but I’m wondering if swivel chairs would be more comfortable and practical on a deck (no legs to get caught in the cracks). Opinions?
One more thing — swivel chairs cost about twice as much as dining chairs.
I have a matching antique dining set and I want to identify the style/period of the furniture. The back of the chairs is similar to Queen Anne however, the legs are turned and straight (plumb from the corner of the seat to the floor) not carved or cabriolet. There is a lot of detail in the turning (wide, narrow, beads above globe and urn shapes with concave cutouts running vertically to the leg). The top of the legs are square as is the point where the cross bracing attaches to the leg. Sorry I am not familiar with antique terminology. Can anyone identify this style (I can provide photos) or point me to an easy to use visual reference?
