re-upholstery

vw campervan - bunks restoration

7 October 2012

Unless you own a vw camper or want to restore one...you will find this post really boring!

A project for this dull autumnal Sunday was to finally get around to renovating our bunk beds that belong in our Camper van. They fit into the sides and fold out thus accommodating kids or 'small adults'.

When we bought our van and stripped out the interior, the bunks were in a terrible state...all the white plastic coating was flaking off the frames, revealing rusty pipes, and the orange fabric, though truly chic in 1978, was not quite in keeping with the rest of the decor we had planned.

Its taken us a year to get around to do this!

I would show you 'before pics' but someone decided that our camera should belong to them instead, and therefore stole it from our car...bastardos! : (

anyways, while Mister got on with re-painting the metal work, I whizzed up the new covers in my shed.

The fabric is linen based, stripey, and from the Cloth Shop in notting hill.

Cutting them out on the floor was quite a job when heavily prego I can tell you!

I had to double stitch all the seams to make them stronger.

we tried one out to make sure it fits ok...

This will be the view from the top {i.e. the side you don't see, with the seams}

I'd love to show you them fitted back in the van, but one bunk is not dry yet, so it will have to be another day. Just wanted to post these piccies in case the babe turns up, and I might not get the chance for a while ; )

meanwhile...

Plimsoll takes full advantage of the soon to be extinct 'peace and quiet' in the flat.

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finished chair re-upholstery!

5 May 2010

Hoorah, hooray! etc... etc... I finally finished THE chair! and blimey was it a job! I'm not going to lie and say this was easy-peasy, it could quite possibly be the most difficult thing I have ever done and I can't say i would recommend someone to take on this either...it was back breaking.

This chair we bought in the market a few years ago. We liked it's extreme dishevelled look and used it as a display for our jewellery, with stuffing hanging out and all! For the new shop, we are going for an all over upper class feel...as we are now selling expensive items, and when customers are purchasing diamond rings, they may need a suitable chair to sit in me thinks?

I used totally impractical fine lawn cotton from Liberty's of course! Jewellery is impractical {that's why we love it, isn't it?} so I think this chair is just right for a jewellery shop.

...and the cushion I made on the weekend was for this chair too!

Although it was hard work and took me three days...I'm very very proud of my little self for managing to at least make a half decent attempt at something I had never broached the like before!

There are a few things I wish I'd done differently, but generally speaking I'm pleased with it.