Mrs. Beksted's panel accent chair had been on quite a journey. Since the early 1970s, Mrs. B. can remember this chair in her mother's home, as part of a matching pair that she inherited and loves.

The original set, though in great shape, was a bit dated for Mrs. B.'s beautifully decorated home. She had a vision in mind to complete her tranquil guest room and was on the hunt for the perfect fabric to add that much needed "pop" of color.

Young's Upholstery recently spent some time getting to know a tufted leather sofa quite well. Our furniture upholster Debbie, or sometimes know as "Sofa Lady" did an amazing job bringing this sofa back to all its original glory.

What we had to do was a complete tear-down of the sofa bottom and arms. We used two new leather hides to re-cover the long bottom cushion, all the work is done by hand--Sofa Lady's hands.

Debbie had to fold the leather and work it into place to get the "tufted" look this sofa is known for. Getting all the tucks and buttons just right is more of an art than a science. All of the buttons were made here in the shop by cutting small circles out of the leather and using a button machine we press them over metal buttons to achieve a finished look. Debbie also put each one of the decorative nails in by hand. Once the upholstery side of the sofa was finished it was up to our leather guy to refinish and recondition the back of the leather sofa, with the bottom looking so good the back need a little TLC too! The finished sofa was delivered to a very happy Mrs Hess.

If you want to see the video journey of this complete sofa makeover please visit our videos tab from the home page.

~Carolyn

To see more about our leather sofa makeover visit our before and after photos or video gallery.