Upholstery
Side Chair with TacksThis side chair was reupholstered for the LSU MainStage production of The Fifth of July. Using a thinly weight green upholstery fabric, this chair took on the new fabric with ease. The difficulty was in the brass tacks which were individually placed on the chair arm rests and on the back of the chair.
Antique SofaThis sofa was in LSU's prop storage, longing to be revived from its chains as a broken antique. In order to meet the show's stage acrobatics, a plywood seat was installed to allow the actress to stand on its delicate frame and be a great stock piece. It was used first at LSU's Stick Fly, and then again saw the light of day for the following Fall production of Fifth of July. Construction methods used included a traditional spring tied back with a plywood box inserted into the base. The seat cushions were wrapped in fabric to adhere to a fast production schedule, in lieu of creating three individual box cushions.
Hepplewhite Upholstered ChairUtilizing the plans in Making Antique Furniture Reproductions, I crafted this chair using traditional mortise and tenon joints. I stained using Minwax's red mahogany, then sealed it with a high gloss polyurethane. After the finish work was done on carpentry portion of the chair, I began upholstering the chair using jute webbing, springs, and pneumatic staples. Originally a class project, the designer for Stick Fly saw the chair, and put it in the show. It was upholstered according to his design rendering choices.
PouffeThis pouf was built per the designer's sketch for the Drowsy Chaperone in LOOK Musical Theatre's Summer 2013 season. It was built with 3/4" plywood, 2x4s, bendy plywood, and pneumatic staples of various types and sizes.
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Settee ReupholsteryThis settee was used in Swine Palace's production Dove. I was a Properties Artisan for this production, assigned this project by Properties Master, Matthew Duvall. This project utilized pneumatic staples and hand stitching.
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Reupholstery of an ArmchairI reupholstered this chair in the Spring of 2010, under the direction of Malcolm Callery at California University of Pennsylvania. The arm chair was repaired to be restocked, and only given a muslin cover as a finish for storage. It is now available to utilize in a show, instead of in need of repair.
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