Please help me with this Mid Century lounge chair. It appears to be from a Scandinavian maker because of the continuous coil loops in the seat.
The wood appears to be maple or beech? I would love to know if anyone could i.d. I didn't know if this was worth having new cushions made and refinishing, but I will defer to you experts.
Thanks so much in advance! 🙂
I would guess Yugoslavian, not
Scandinavian, just because of the wood. It looks like a light colored wood with a tinted lacquer on it, which was commonly done on Yugoslavian Danish-modern-style furniture. It is hard to make that particular finish look good again without stripping completely and redoing (and I wouldn't redo as it will just get scuffed and scratched again).
So, add the cost of refinishing into your calculations. I dunno what the average cost of having cushions made is---i know it varies a lot by location. You will need 1.5 yards of a decent fabric---could cost $10/yd if you're really lucky or it could be $40/yd or more. That's without welt (the piping around the edges). Add another 1/2 to 3/4 yard for making the welt.
I'd pass. Or I'd strip it myself and then ebonize it with India ink since it's not a high end chair to begin with, and then I'd make cushions myself and sell it (though it would barely be worth it even then). It'd look way better ebonized, in my opinion.
Paint it black
That thought did cross my mind Spanky to paint it black and I thank you so much for your fine feedback and expertise.
I will follow your advice and do the india ink stain/paint because the chair's lines I think are quite nice? Also, because the wood species used is rather bland.
Will have to research that process though.
So the Jugoslavians used the continuous coil as well? Interesting !
Thanks again for your feedback!
If you do India ink,
you have to strip all of the existing finish off. India ink won't adhere to anything other than bare wood. Lacquer is pretty easy to strip with lacquer thinner or acetone but it's tedious because the stuff evaporates so fast.
It does have a nicer look than paint, though, and it's easy to touch up if you get any little dings.
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