Category Archives: mid-century modern

Hans Olsen cane back settee

Posted on May 5, 2013 by MCR

The binder cane on the back on this Hans Olsen settee  was old and brittle with a lot of broken strands.  The settee needed cushions, too.   I rewove the back with new rattan, which will eventually darken in color.  … Continue reading →

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Big round lounge chair

Posted on March 5, 2013 by MCR

You see this 5′ diameter lounge chair attributed to Milo Baughman but I think that’s just one of those internet rumors that gets started and then is perpetuated because it’s just there. Anyway, it had the original frieze fabric from … Continue reading →

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Danish Modern teak dining chairs

Posted on December 10, 2012 by MCR

This is one of a set of six Danish Modern style teak chairs that I got from someone who I think got them at a yard sale.   After the MCR makeover!   This is not the original upholstery.  They … Continue reading →

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Hans Wegner Cow Horn chairs, Johannes Hansen production

Posted on November 30, 2012 by MCR

Long overdue post, but it’s a good one! This is one of a set of six Cowhorn chairs by Hans Wegner that had been in the owners’ family since they were purchased in the late 50s or early 60s.  They … Continue reading →

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new webbing for Poul Volther sofa

Posted on September 26, 2012 by MCR

This sofa by Danish designer Poul Volther was in very nice shape except for the webbing.  It was the Pirelli rubber type and had become saggy and dried out with age.  When Pirelli webbing reaches that state, it has no … Continue reading →

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reviving and converting a set of Møller #75 chairs

Posted on September 3, 2012 by MCR

Home Anthology recently asked me to bring a set of these Møller #75 chairs back to life.  The paper cord seats were very stained and had some broken strands, and the teak had years of grimey build-up. Some people might … Continue reading →

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Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates lounge chair restyling

Posted on August 15, 2012 by MCR

This was a recent reupholster of an Adrian Pearsall lounge chair made by Craft Associates in the 60s.  I thought the back cushion might have been a restyling but no, the originals had that button tufting.  They tended to get … Continue reading →

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a pair of Thonet lounge chairs

Posted on July 5, 2012 by MCR

This is the “after” shot of these two lounge chairs by Thonet, from Home Anthology. As is so often the case these days, I didn’t get a good “before” shot—just the one below of the lovely teal green vinyl that … Continue reading →

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New seats for old chairs

Posted on July 2, 2012 by MCR

Home Anthology had a set of six of these handsome teak chairs with seats that were shot.  The chairs were custom made in the Danish Modern style in India fifty or sixty years ago for someone who worked in foreign … Continue reading →

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Wegner-style Yugoslavian folding rope chairs

Posted on May 23, 2012 by MCR

This vintage Wegner-style folding chair was made in Yugoslavia.  It was one of a pair that I redid recently.   The original cotton cord was very worn with lots of broken strands.  I forgot to take photos of the whole … Continue reading →

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