1950s Boudoir Chair

A heart-backed 1950s boudoir chair taken down to the frame and reupholstered with button tufting, a serpentine band and a pleated skirt.

Era
1950s
Work
Stripped to the frame, reupholstered with tufting, serpentine banding and a pleated skirt

Kim took this heart-backed boudoir chair down to the bare frame and rebuilt it in gray, with button tufting across the back, serpentine banding and a pleated skirt.

He filmed the tufting, banding and skirt for his YouTube series on the chair.

1950s Boudoir Chair, finished

From the bench

7 photographs of the work, in the order it was done. Swipe or use the arrows to browse, and select any photo to enlarge it.

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