(Re) Style Your Heirlooms

Does a beloved piece of furniture need a modern update? On a tight budget and need to make do with what you already own? Finely Feathered also offers furniture rehab and custom redesign services.

With a furniture rehab, I can…

• take your cherished pieces (or dig up flea market treasures) and give them new life.

• paint, refinish, reupholster, and/or add new decorative elements like hardware and fretwork.

• create custom fabrications such as pillows, table linens, and window treatments.

• help save your stuff and save the planet by reusing what’s available.

• transform a Facebook Marketplace dud into a one-of-a-kind jewel.

If you are in the market for designer-quality items but can't handle the hefty price tag, request a quote to find out how I can help.

See a few examples of my upcycled creations down below, and check out the full gallery here:

Example 1: Dining Room Chairs

I scored these 4 dining chairs at a resell store in Baltimore for $75 total. I was attracted to the decorative lute design of the chair backs, and knew that some paint and some new fabric for the cushions would spruce them right up. I chose a matte black paint to cover the light blue painted wood, and swapped the red seat fabric for a silk pagoda toile fabric in turquoise and chartreuse. See the before and after below:

Example 2: Asian-Inspired Buffet

This solid wood dining room buffet was dying for a makeover. Purchased for $60 at a flea market, I saw the potential of the American Federal-style piece despite its many dings. To match the room’s newly refurbished dining chairs (above), the entire buffet got a coat of robin’s egg blue paint. I then painted pagoda-shaped decorative fretwork panels from Overlays gold and adhered them to the the front cabinet doors to add some pizzazz and coordinate with the pagoda chair fabric. A little brass polish on the hardware and voilá.

Example 3: Mid-Century Lounge Chairs

These mid-century wood and cane chairs had great bones, but the upholstery was in need of a refresh. I swapped out the faded blue tweed for a combination of fabrics on the seat, back pillow, and attached rear panel. A cut velvet fabric in a retro peacock design worked great with the ‘60s-era chairs. To compliment and tone down the busy pattern, I went with turquoise and chartreuse tweed fabric on the back panel and piping. Boom!