An antique settee: how to get around fabric that isn't wide enough and restoring the seat.
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2022 12:25 pm
I have an antique settee that I picked up cheap on Facebook marketplace with a view to reupholstering it. I'm very new to this and I'm hoping you can give me some advice on how to approach the project.
My first obstacle has been to find a fabric a like that is wide enough. I have been looking for plain fabrics or fabrics with a non-directional pattern that I could rotate, but so far I haven't managed to find something I like. I have found a fabric I like that is 138cm wide (Ruskin from JustFabrics), but the width I would require is 146cm. So, I was wondering if you thought it may work to have two or three panels across and if you have any suggestions about where would be best to place the seams? Should they be obvious, or should I have them near the edges, where they could be hidden by some scatter cushions. Also, if you think it's a terrible idea, please do let me know.
The settee was reupholstered at some point previously and the seat has a foam cushion that I think looks completely wrong. I found a similar settee online (possibly the same model)
, with a fixed seat instead of a cushion and this looks much more appropriate in my opinion. I was wondering if you could give me any ideas on how to approach this.
The settee only cost me £30, so I'm not too precious about it, but I don't want to make it any worse or waste loads of materials.
Thank you for your help
P.S. apologies for the messiness in the photo, just storing it until I work out what to do with it.
My first obstacle has been to find a fabric a like that is wide enough. I have been looking for plain fabrics or fabrics with a non-directional pattern that I could rotate, but so far I haven't managed to find something I like. I have found a fabric I like that is 138cm wide (Ruskin from JustFabrics), but the width I would require is 146cm. So, I was wondering if you thought it may work to have two or three panels across and if you have any suggestions about where would be best to place the seams? Should they be obvious, or should I have them near the edges, where they could be hidden by some scatter cushions. Also, if you think it's a terrible idea, please do let me know.
The settee was reupholstered at some point previously and the seat has a foam cushion that I think looks completely wrong. I found a similar settee online (possibly the same model)
, with a fixed seat instead of a cushion and this looks much more appropriate in my opinion. I was wondering if you could give me any ideas on how to approach this. The settee only cost me £30, so I'm not too precious about it, but I don't want to make it any worse or waste loads of materials.
Thank you for your help
P.S. apologies for the messiness in the photo, just storing it until I work out what to do with it.