EVERYBODY ENJOYS GOOD UPHOLSTERY

I was tickled to get these photos from my client of her recently completed home office and to see everyone in the family is enjoying the new furniture!

FLASH SALE

Now through Saturday November 14th, all pieces in Salt Lake City are an additional 40% off!  See all the details on this recent post, and remember, its an additional 40% off these sale prices-
http://christapirl.blogspot.com/2015/10/screaming-deals-in-slc.html

NICE FEATURE

Thanks to The Highboy for featuring my 'Aphrodite' settee in their recent article on sofas and settees! Read the article here.

SCREAMING DEALS IN THE SLC

If anyone is in need of some chairs or footstools in Salt Lake or Park City, several of my pieces are on sale through November 5th.  All the below pieces are 30% off, with an additional trade discount available.  All are available to see in person at CG Sparks in downtown SLC, and ready for pick-up.  And if you want to take advantage of the sale and are not in Utah, no problem, we are happy to offer you the discount as well, but will need to charge a shipping fee.  Still a great deal!

Please contact me if you want more information!

Set of four Bentwood dining chairs, regularly $2,800, now $1,960.  Also available as singles.

A pair of Eastlake side chairs, regularly $1,950, now $1,365, also available as singles.

A single Bentwood cafe chair, regularly $650.00, now $455

And these cutie footstools-

regularly $495, now $345

regularly $475, now $332

regularly $350, now $245

MY LATEST POST ON 'THE WEEKLY'

I am excited to share my second contribution for The Highboy's wonderful blog, 'The Weekly'!  There are lots of great insider tips here...

http://blog.thehighboy.com/what-to-consider-when-reupholstering-antiques/

PROUD COUSIN

I am so in awe of my wonderfully talented cousin (the beauty with the long blond curls), part of the amazing all-female band, Katzenjammer.  They just released a new single, and in addition to loving the song, of course, I was pleasantly surprised to see their new video featuring some great shots of the band surrounded by a wonderful amount of vintage furniture!  So for no other reason, get a peak at a lot of great vintage Norwegian pieces, but enjoy the great music as well!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8uTOKzE-uI

NEW WORK ALL DONE!

I am happy to share some new photos of some great upholstery work completed!  My client had some pieces with good bones, but all were in need of an update.  We wanted to stay neutral in color and tie in with the chair frames, but really add some depth of texture and pattern over the original fabrics.

Before-

After-

All photos by Michalene Homme Photography.

WANT YOUR OWN FABRIC ON IT? DONE. ONLY WANT THE FABRIC? ALSO DONE.

I have found a small business is an ever-evolving thing, at least for the first five years or so.  When I started up my interiors business I was unsure of who to market to, homeowners or home builders, and whether I should work on remodels or new builds.  It all sorted itself out after a few years.

I am now in that exploratory period with Christa Pirl Furniture, and after a busy month talking to lots of designers and homeowners, I have gained some valuable insight and have decided that I will now be offering -

1. Chair and sofa frames before they are reupholstered.  This gives both designers and homeowners to customize pieces to suit.  Send me the fabric and I will send you the finished piece, or just purchase the frame alone and have it reupholstered yourself.  These will be on the website soon, but in the meanwhile...

A lovely set of four Thonet bentwood armchairs, circa 1960, they need reupholstery and refinishing-

An Eastlake/Aesthetic Movement Settee and two matching chairs with original black lacquer, needs lacquer touch-up, springs and foam need some work under the seat, and desperately needs new upholstery!  See two chairs in the set that are complete here.

Two fantastic mid-mod armchairs, circa 1960, these are already refinished in a dark walnut stain, but will need new upholstery, see two almost identical chairs complete here.

A statement baroque side chair with dramatic high back, in need of refinishing and upholstery-

And an early 20th-century Eastlake style armchair.  This one needs some work to the seat, the wood only needs a bit of touch-up and of course, reupholstery-

2. My favorite fabrics from my favorite suppliers, prints I feel are unique and work well with lots of frames.  These will be on the website in the next few weeks, and stay tuned for more info on my own line of fabric designs, coming in 2015!

Give me a call or email for more info on the frames shown!

FAMILY HEIRLOOM LOVE

On my last trip to Norway I checked out some family heirlooms I always loved as a child, and looks like I might the only one in the family interested in keeping these (the only one that did not find them spooky as a child!)...  They need some TLC, but just imagine the possibilities!  Now just have to figure out how to get them across an ocean!

LEARNING THE ANCIENT ART OF CHAIR CANING

I just began a class and in a few weeks I will have completely caned a chair seat!  I have to say it is quite a relaxing and enjoyable task.  While time intensive, it is quite a simple and straightforward process compared to upholstery.  And caned furniture always makes me long for the British Colonial era, sitting on some Neoclassical veranda with a cool cocktail dressed in white linen...

I was happy to stumble over this quite excellent Apartment Therapy article about the history of caned furniture.

Stay tuned for the final result soon!

GREAT TRANSFORMATIONS IN OGDEN

I recently completed a project with a wonderful client in Ogden, UT in which we were able to reupholster several family heirlooms as well as purchase some mid-mod and contemporary pieces to round out the desired eclectic mix of modern and traditional, with an overall clean feel.  I am quite pleased with the results, and while there are still a few finishing touches to complete, the space and the furniture has completely transformed.

Here are some before photos (taken by me) and some stunning afters taken by my photographer extraordinaire, Michalene Homme, visit her website here.   Thanks to a wonderful client and photographer!

Overall Before (with large bookcases and heavy furniture which overwhelmed and cluttered the space, and lots of warm tones that blended with the wood walls and ceiling)-

Overall After (with new petite but very comfortable loveseats the client inherited, a simple textured rug, small matching coffee tables easy to move when needed, and fab new lounge chairs in cooler tones, highlighting the rich wood throughout the room)-

Family Heirloom Chair Before (while it still looked quite good, the fabric was better suited to another decade, and the springs squeaked and moaned upon sitting)-

Family Heirloom Chair After (all the innards were fixed up and a gorgeous crushed velvet abstracted flower pattern was applied, with accent welting to give some extra definition to the chair's lines.  The fabric complements the piece so perfectly now, it has a soul again!)-

Mid-Century Chairs Before (sourced from the wonderful SLC shop Mod a-go-go)-

Mid-Century Chairs After (those skirts just had to go, with a clean tapered midmod leg hidden below)-

Custom upholstery and throw pillows make all the difference!