Eames shell restoration

30Mar09

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My friend Baz Mcm shared a great link with me on how to restore a eames fiberglass shell chair. I’m a big advocate of restoring old furniture when possible, not only is it often times the most affordable route, but its a good feeling to breathe a fresh breath of air into an old classic. Even though I got a great deal on my set of Emeco’s, I still think the best furniture deal I’ve gotten to date is our set of bentply chairs that set me back around $10 each. I admit that often time the hardest part is just finding a good used chair, although some people are better at it than others.

Once you get the classic piece you want to restore, where can you go for advice/ parts?

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One Response to “Eames shell restoration”

  1. melissa on April 3rd, 2009 9:53 am

    Hey Creede,

    Been a while since I visited…hope your Emeco chairs are still making you happy :)

    We actually did this exact restoration from chairfag.com, and it was just blogged about on Apartment Therapy, as well as Plastolux:

    http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/flickr-finds/flickr-find-restored-herman-miller-fiberglass-shell-chair-080879

    http://plastolux.com/modern-chair-restoration-herman-miller-fiberglass.html

    Hope your readers enjoy and are inspired to DIY!

    melissa

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