Renovating
Box Seats 2017 Part 1
Sometime ago I found on the market what I shall term a
Box Seat. I am not sure what the correct term is but it is like a mini Ottoman.
I got this for the amazing price of £2 so I snapped it up quick.
The paint was flaky and the material ripped. So I gave
it a good clean and sanded off the loose pieces and painted it over with black
paint. I meant to come back to it sometime at a later date to do the
reupholstering. Then lo and behold I found another one from the same place
about 8 months later. It is slightly smaller and has different arms but I took
it as a sign to get on with the rest of the work.
Box
Seats Before
As you can see I have already rubbed down and repainted
the smaller Box Seat. The next step was to remove the fabric.
First
Layer
It wasn’t until I started removing the material on the
smaller Box Seat I realised there was more than one layer of fabric.
Second
Layer
Then I found another layer below the first.
Third
Layer
Then after removing that I found the third and final
layer which I have to say was horrible and bitty and came away in pieces.
Fortunately the larger Box Seat only had one layer of
material and the padding so took a lot less time.
Larger
Box Seat Pre-wiped
As you can see even with the padding removed it is
pretty filthy. Before I could do anything I was going to have to do some
cleaning.
Both
Box Seats Wiped Down
I gave both Seats a good wipe down and tried to remove
as much of the spare material as possible.
Large
Box Seat With Excess Nails
Even though some nails came out whilst I was removing
the fabric there were still quite a few left. There were also odd bits of
material left attached to the lid. These would all need removing before I could
do the next step.
Small
Box Seat Lid
Argh! Whilst trying to remove some nails the lid came
completely off. This was another job I could add to the list.
Repair
Lid
I also needed to
repair the raised part so it was flat against the rest of the wood.
Small
Box Seat Nails
The above picture shows the Small Box Seat minus its
lid. I have to remove all the excess nails from this before I can
reattach the lid to it. You may also notice that there is paint missing at the back. When
I have reattached the lid I am going to give both Boxes another good wipe down
and another lick of paint.
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