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.

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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