Is this a Diamond in the Rough?
Maybe...
To some~ it shows great potential.
To others- it should go to the dump.
I have what some might call an interesting definition of 'potential'
I see potential to a fault.
Pieces that really should be tossed find their way home with me to
be repurposed, re used, re discovered.
I found this French Sofa and it's matching chair on craigslist and absolutely fell in love!
There was just something about it.
Something so feminine and timeless... that I managed to overlook quite a bit.
Stained, smelly, way beyond salvageable red velvet fabric,
chips in the frame and springs coming through underneath.
From a usable standpoint- a disaster.
Ever the 'potential' visionary, I was somehow able to see beyond all the work
the smells, the grunge...
I saw a gorgeous carved frame, curvy arms and the perfect petite size
Within 1/2 hours of first looking at it,
I reupholstered in my mind
in a bold red and white buffalo check fabric.
It was a perfect French country piece.
I knew it was a find.
After convincing my husband, I carted it home and ordered yards of fabric.
Then began the task of taking off all the old.
Wearing thick gloves and a mask~ I pulled the pieces off carefully to
be able to keep them for patterns for the new pieces.
There was old cotton batting lining each section and TONS of horsehair stuffing.
I re-used the horsehair ( after a couple SUPER DUPER SIZE cans of Lysol and bottle of Febreze!)
but replaced the cotton batting.
Next were the old spring filled cushions.
They were much better quality than what you find today in plain foam
so I decided to keep them.
I pulled off the old batting, rewrapped them in new
and made new covers edged in red cording.
It is just as gorgeous as I imagined it would be in the red check.
And placing it at the foot of my bed ~
my room feels like a French Cottage instantly.
