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I had the opportunity to restore this antique “chamber-pot” chair for a customer, and here’s one of her photos she had sent me prior to delivering it.
While I had heard of upholstered chamber-pot chairs, I had never seen one for myself, much less restored one!
While the fabric was obviously worn out, there were also some frame repairs that were necessary after it was torn down to the bare frame.
This piece was presumably built in the late 1800’s (based off the wood it was composed of, its hardware, padding, and assumed use).
Other upholsterers might not want to restore a “toilet chair”, but it had so much potential, so after it was disinfected, I got to work!
The seat cushion frame was also old, brittle, and crumbling in places. It also needed to be repaired, strengthened, and reinforced before it could be reupholstered with new webbing, padding and leather.
The old finish was stripped off the show wood and the entire frame was also sanitized before proceeding with the restoration process.
There were so many details and neat carvings in the mahogany show wood. It cleaned up well (and it’s always nice when the old stain and finish comes off easily), and the new stain and finish took to nicely.
This was such a fun piece to bring back to life!
Aside from disinfecting, the “chamber-pot” part of this chair was left as-is in order to preserve its historical past life.
There was so much history in this piece. I always wonder what these pieces “have seen” during their lifetime.
I always love when a hair-on-hide has a clear brand on it (in a good location) to be able to include in the upholstery.
This piece was one that “wanted” to come back to life and made the process easier than most of the same era do.
The colors and hues its owner selected to update the upholstery with all went together so well, and it is definitely a one-of-a-kind piece that was well deserving of restoration.
Until the next one!
