Give your old furniture a new lease of life: restoration, chalk painting and upholstery courses
Old furniture doesn’t have to die! Indeed, a re-varnished and re-upholstered chair can add a wonderful, homely look to a bedroom or living room which could never be achieved with the modern, flat-packed alternative.
Dublin Locations
Leinster Locations
Scoil Mhuire, Clane
Contact Details:
- Edmond Behan
- edmond.behan@clanesm.com
- https://www.scoilmhuireclane.ie/
Comprehensive Schools
Newpark
Comprehensive
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And the even better news is that you don’t have to have a degree, or have served an apprenticeship, to bprofessionally restore old furniture. You can pick up all the disassembly, treating, varnishing, french polishing and upholstery techniques in a simple adult education evening class at your local community or comprehensive school.
Upcycling, using chalk painting and other techniques, is other simple ways of turning new furniture into modern features. While furniture restoration seeks to return the item of furniture to it’s former glory in keeping with the original design, style and craftsmanship, upcycling gives a whole new look to old, plain or unloved furniture.
Upholstery, the process of applying padding and fabric to chairs and seating, is incorporated in many furniture restoration projects, but can also be used for new furniture projects, bed heads and other interiors.
During a typical furniture restoration, upcycling or upholstery course you will be guided through a restoration, up-cycling or upholstery project, learning all the required skills along the way.
You will usually work on an item of your own furniture, which will need to be small enough to transport to and from the school each week.