As received, the chair had clear signs of a poor upholstery job. If you look carefully, you can see a lot of uneven bumpiness, loosely stitched corner joints, and some other issues.
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wTEs7gd_rDw/UoWah0V_74I/AAAAAAAAFWw/IlR5UNczj9Q/s800/PA190476.jpg)
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-UQdBAaTgeB4/UoWaiVudc_I/AAAAAAAAFW4/A2rWadp2f4w/s800/PA190477.jpg)
Legs (before touch-ups):
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QM5n9iR73kc/UoWaigF1F4I/AAAAAAAAFXA/24EQUViHn_8/s800/PA190479.jpg)
Lots of wrinkles and lumps:
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-c7F2XvQFaE0/UoWai15LSFI/AAAAAAAAFXI/CyDpRbJ1Ulk/s800/PA190480.jpg)
The back looked pretty bad. Notice how the top follows just down half the wing, then makes a loose curve away from the edge. Check the last photo of this post to see a much better finish for a curved back panel.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gjI9h_hUUBU/UoWajGBTP8I/AAAAAAAAFXQ/JAdRq75KyoE/s800/PA190481.jpg)
Pierre knew immediately that this was a terrible job, and he cut a few exploratory holes into the upholstery. Here's what we found:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vudFPC-vYHA/UoWajqiHZaI/AAAAAAAAFXU/Dvl-UeymbD0/s800/PA190482.jpg)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-APZyTc5K2vc/UoWakEmIvZI/AAAAAAAAFXs/f5WI1BqXDN0/s800/PA190486.jpg)
After removing the pink layer and extra padding, he had most of the original green embroidered (and quite beautiful) original fabric:
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AAMU83GHBow/UoWakjsSPOI/AAAAAAAAFXg/ttT1yqXOkMo/s800/PA200493.jpg)
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--AWsVSe_Gx8/UoWakzLk_EI/AAAAAAAAFYA/e9gYa_UOM_Q/s800/PA200495.jpg)
Here's the chair completely stripped of the green (which we were able to use for our patterns).
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nBLmcmCA5Ms/UoWalcO9SxI/AAAAAAAAFX0/GcSMAZyvPQg/s800/PA200499.jpg)
Thin new layer of padding over the original cotton.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JO0sGpulOmQ/UoWal8jY5sI/AAAAAAAAFYg/MFt9-Bk-zK4/s800/PA200502.jpg)
And finally, the completed chair. What a difference!
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hUEq3Hxd7q8/UoWamGNsdfI/AAAAAAAAFX8/Zlf0cVnHcpk/s800/PA220604.jpg)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7ItZchMxPDk/UoWamse_G3I/AAAAAAAAFYQ/NVcr9foIdBI/s800/PA220606.jpg)
The legs were touched-up with a very dark stain (near black), and waxed for a soft sheen.
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-DrwB7jGQaq4/UoWamwGd2zI/AAAAAAAAFYU/PUZE7pN5r3c/s800/PA220608.jpg)
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rH-gAMljPr8/UoWanZ9WawI/AAAAAAAAFYc/3zNC62Vmvcg/s800/PA220610.jpg)
Note how the back now follows the beautiful curves of the chair frame.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3yBcv6yQzW0/UoWanqS_c6I/AAAAAAAAFYk/tONQsTW6kxI/s800/PA220613.jpg)