Eames Update

First, let me apologize to anyone anticipating finished shots of the Eames chair … it isn’t there yet. I appreciate you sticking with me!

This weekend got a little sidetracked because David had to finish some work from his day job and I had a 24 hour bug. So project time was confined to only Sunday afternoon.

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Here’s a little chair update.

The quote came back from the upholster specializing in Eames restoration as I expected, high. Spending over $700 is not an option, especially combined with the price of the chairs plus shipping would be nearing $1,000. Yikes!

After a visit to an upholstery supply shop and speaking with an associate there, I realized that not replacing the foam was not a good option. At the shop I found, a high density 1″ foam, trim to clamp the fabric onto the shell, and adhesive to attach the foam and fabric. Total cost would be around $75, a lot better than $700, but more than I was anticipating.

I used a plastic kitchen scrapper to remove most of the foam. Yes, even though it only took about 45 minutes, my hand is still cramped! Now I have the left over adhesive to remove.  

At this point, believe it or not, I started thinking about how great it would look, all white with a sheepskin pillow for the bottom and the aluminum base. 

Kinda like this. Except it would be a cushion on the bottom, but same feel.

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