Okay, this is the furniture post. I have mixed feelings.
We have had these recliners since 2004. We love the comfort of them. They are seriously so comfy. And I love that they swivel all the way around, which is rare in a recliner, these were a special order for that reason. They are Lane, so they have held up great, but after SO many years and the babies, they were DISGUSTINGly dirty. Not to mention that Robbie's had a huge tear in it that i refused to fix or have fixed as I was holding out to get new furniture. Actually more than once, right after Robbie left for work, I planned to drag his to the back yard and light it on fire. okay, fast forward to just a few days ago, I almost bought a couch. A huge sectional that would be a wonderful addition to our household. Then I looked at these chairs we already have sitting here and the guilt hit like a ton of bricks.
So I called and set an appointment to have them professionally cleaned today. (and got the carpet on my stairs cleaned at the same time, yay for that). And last night I got my hook needle and upholstery thread out, (yes i did own both, surprisingly), and set to work repairing Robbie's chair. It was harder to make myself actually do it, than the act itself. lol. I wanted to pull out all the stuffing or light it on fire. i did neither.
I stitched. and I stitched. and I stitched.
And here are the pics of the finished products. I have no intention of keeping them forever, but they are here for a few more years anyway. And having them cleaned was a pittance compared to a new sectional.
We have had these recliners since 2004. We love the comfort of them. They are seriously so comfy. And I love that they swivel all the way around, which is rare in a recliner, these were a special order for that reason. They are Lane, so they have held up great, but after SO many years and the babies, they were DISGUSTINGly dirty. Not to mention that Robbie's had a huge tear in it that i refused to fix or have fixed as I was holding out to get new furniture. Actually more than once, right after Robbie left for work, I planned to drag his to the back yard and light it on fire. okay, fast forward to just a few days ago, I almost bought a couch. A huge sectional that would be a wonderful addition to our household. Then I looked at these chairs we already have sitting here and the guilt hit like a ton of bricks.
So I called and set an appointment to have them professionally cleaned today. (and got the carpet on my stairs cleaned at the same time, yay for that). And last night I got my hook needle and upholstery thread out, (yes i did own both, surprisingly), and set to work repairing Robbie's chair. It was harder to make myself actually do it, than the act itself. lol. I wanted to pull out all the stuffing or light it on fire. i did neither.
I stitched. and I stitched. and I stitched.
And here are the pics of the finished products. I have no intention of keeping them forever, but they are here for a few more years anyway. And having them cleaned was a pittance compared to a new sectional.
The lines you can see on mine are where it's not totally dry yet. I love that they took them outside to clean them, because I am not even joking, pressure wash, steam, vac, whatever they did was SERIOUS.
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