Back alley chairs

Joel loves mid-century modern chairs.  He has been collecting them at every opportunity lately and often manages to acquire them in creative ways.  I think he sort of looks at is as a rescue mission for under-appreciated iconic chairs. 

A few weekends ago we finally decided to tackle the crowning glory of his mcm chair collection...an Eames-style lounge chair found in a garbage pile!  He caught a glimpse of it as he was driving past and sent his dad on a recon mission to get it the heck outta the garbage and the rain, and into the safety of the shed. 

It might be a knockoff, but it definitely screams Eames with its curved wood shell, so we decided to relieve it of its hideous 90s upholstery and give it a new life with some buttery white vinyl. 

All it took to take it all apart was a few tools, some good tunes, and a whole lotta patience.  There were tons of staples that had to come out.

Below you can see the top pieces of the matching cordurouy ottoman.  Ewwwww.

The cotton and foam underneath was clean but it's still gross to touch old cotton and foam that used to belong to someone else...

And here's the vinyl!  Our friend Dawn helped him pick it out.  She's a designer with excellent taste.

It's not done yet, but there are in-progress pics to come!