Ottoman

In 2012 our leather ottoman had finally seen enough cat action that something had to be done about it. My first thought was to reupholster it somehow.

I never think "set it out for trash collection" when it comes to furniture, unless it's a piece that has severe structural damage. The ottoman did not -- it was as sturdy as ever. So I brought it down to the workshop (garage) and got started.

Purple Chair Rebuild, part 3

Continuing with this slowly-progressing project (see the earlier parts here and here), I'm to the fun part of this chair rebuild, where I start adding the wood that will transform this piece into something beautiful!

Since right now I have a mostly-plywood skeleton of a chair (because the original was fully upholstered), I have to make it prettier. There's nothing wrong with plywood as it can make some very attractive furniture -- I'll be leaving some of the stuff visible in this design -- but there's plenty of room for improvement here.