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Getting closer. Learning things.... 1. Could have gone for a softer foam, got what people were recommending for Eames restorations, but this is NOT an Eames. It will be fine, but there is a difference. That is why the buttons aren't making the same pressure pattern...

2. Snap buttons don't work. Just sewing vinyl over the old ones and a couple of those, works a lot better.

3. Head foam needs to be recut, too lumpy. Really would have been easier to buy thinner foam to match the middle and head sections. Trying to trim foam thinner is problematic. Bought 5 inch foam to match the seat, but need 2 inch foam for the middle and top.

Started to work on the chair cushions. Not done yet. Shaping the foam was a little harder than I thought. Attempted to pull the buttons enough to cause creases, but doesn't look very successful. (Can try those again of course). And I have a ton of excess material on back after stretching which I need to trim... the vinyl is REALLY stretchy. #reupholstering #diy #project #furniture

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I can already tell this is going to be the difficult part. Arm rest. Most complex part of this chair. Basically it's a bag for the arm, which means it has to be accurate dimensions. Then stretched and stapled in place. Plus it has piping around the shaped edge. Good thing I have extra vinyl if needed. Hope I don't need it! #diy #furniture #restoration

Boston/Cambridge/Somerville peeps:

If you need a futon, or anything futon-adjacent, I want to give a HUGE shout out to Bedworks in Central Square.

Yes, I'm sure you already know about them and I know they've been there forever and I know they're practically an institution (I think I bought my first futon couch from them in the 80s?)...

but it was just *such* a lovely experience to go in and buy something local and spend the time having a lovely extended conversation with the staff person there (wish I'd gotten his name!)

#boston #bostonMA #cambridgeMA #SomervilleMA #futon #furniture #buyLocal

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bedworks.netBedworks Workshop Showroom

#furniture : articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets, curtains, pictures, vases, etc

- French: meubles

- Italian: arredo/arredamento

- Portuguese: mobília

- Spanish: mueble

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The EU targets clothes and furniture in a crackdown on wasteful consumerism.

Textiles, furniture, tires and mattresses will be subject to much stricter design standards to ensure they last longer, as the EU aims to stamp out wasteful consumption, the European Commission confirmed on Wednesday.

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Politico.eu · The EU targets clothes and furniture in a crackdown on wasteful consumerism.By James Fernyhough
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The whole purpose of this machine is actually to reupholster this Eames knockoff chair. 1970's era. It has seen better days. I salvaged this for free off the side of the road in the trash when it had just one small tear in it. Now, it is falling apart. #reupholstering #furniture