I can't even explain what a pain in the arse it is to take the upholstery off of a wingback. I'm trying to salvage the ply-grip (metal teeth) and reuse it when I finally get to upholstering this monster, but it's getting pretty beat up by all my pulling and prying. Staple count is probably up to around 300+ now. Injury count is 2, and I'm only counting the injuries where I bled my own blood.
To sum it up, I've worked about 1 or 2 hours everyday and have only stripped the back and left side of the chair. I still have a bajillion staples waiting for me to pull out before I can even think about reupholstering my wingback. Sigh, well back to work. Lets hope it takes less than a week to get rest of the purpleness off.
Love the Beasts,
Emily
I've done this before, and I feel your pain. I'm anxious to see the end results.
ReplyDeleteEmily, I had to hunt you down :) I was wondering what was going with you, I should have known you were up to something really big :) Staple pulling is the pits, I just finished a six week upholstery class so I know all about the staples. Enjoy the process!
ReplyDeleteThe beast is fighting you back! The princess will win! You will do a great job, just stick/staple with it. andrea@townandprairie
ReplyDeleteI know this is going to sound crazy, but lately I have been totally enamored by Deconstructed Style & I'm almost preferring some pieces stripped down past the exterior uphostery and left 'as is'.
ReplyDeleteDawn... The Bohemian
Oh dear! I hope you feel better soon. I'm sure you will turn it into something fabulous and it will all be worth it in the end:) God bless x
ReplyDeleteoh my Emily, what a big piece of work - you have the heart of a lion and an extraordinary sense of style. You'll make it SO beautiful :) xo, diane
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