My first attempt at upholstery - it only took 10 mins!

I'm really chuffed, I recently bought this Edwardian two chair-style sofa, it was quite well upholstered with a white brocade, but I wasn't keen and it didn't really fir in at home. I was a bit bored this morning and suddenly remembered I had a small, wide piece of 19th French century silk & gold brocade and a stapler, so 10 minutes later I have a newly re-upholstered sofa, it looks bloomin' professional even if I do say so myself! Unless you look underneath which looks more like a sows ear... The penultimate photo shows it in its original condition in the Brocante before I bought it.

I sell a lot of antique and vintage fabric to people for upholstery or projects, and it is amazing how simple and quick it is to make a change like this.
It's amazing what can be done with a scrap of antique fabric and a stapler!

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