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The original was posted on /r/nostalgia by /u/fuzzusmaximus on 2024-05-03 04:06:56.
If you blur your vision a bit, the furniture looks like it’s covered in a cheesy sausage and pepperoni pizza.
I thought I was hallucinating at first!
I still have a similar set that I’ve reupholstered with a more tasteful color fabric. I’m in my 40s and the set was my mom’s when she was in college. They are so sturdy.
Misleading thumbnail. I thought this was a bunch of pizzas.
I already saw and commented on this post. then I saw it again whilst scrolling and I thought “pizza”
I would be disappointed every time I walked into the room that it’s not a surprise pizza party.
Yes this is a set I’ve seen somewhere in a relative’s house. Parents had a similar sofa, too. Reupholster that bad boy, wood’s expensive.
If you think wood’s expensive, go get a quote from an upholsterer.
Source- I’m an upholsterer
Yeah. There’s tons of beautiful antique wood furniture out there that nobody wants! Anything with specialized labour? Very expensive!
Hey, have you ever worked on a coil spring swivel chair? I was in talks with an upholsterer about repairing my 40+ year old one but the bearings started falling out and I wasn’t sure if repairing it was within an upholsterer’s wheelhouse.
I have tied springs. I’ve replaced swivels. Tieing springs isn’t really hard, but it is time consuming. I do almost 100% boat upholstery and canvas. People usually choke on the price for furniture but boaters are maybe used to it lol.
Thank you! I appreciate the info.
I can assume it’s a craft that’s not easy to DIY, huh?
you gotta know how to sew and have a Good Sewing Machine. you need an air compressor and tack gun that’ll take multpile sizes. there’s a bunch of little unique tools that most people don’t have, mini catspaw, bent nose pliers, etc.
you need a workspace with big, flat, clean workspaces that won’t mar or mess up stuff.
the materials are not always available and not always in the sizes you want.
now that you’ve spent at least $1000, you can start learning about how fabrics pull, batting lofts, and what “shows” to someone looking at it.
Well, easy is in the eye of the tool holder. It’s certainly achievable to do it yourself, but there is a large skill set involved. Not to mention the tools necessary. A capable sewing machine is a necessity.
Pizza cushions
Oh my gosh so many people had this precise living room set. I vividly remember at least two families with this living room set. One of them finally got rid of it circa 1997. And believe me in 1997 it was far far far overdue for replacement.
My grandmother did. Think about her when I see it, and the smell of cigarettes.
The pattern hides the tobacco smoke stains and cigarette burns.
I loved how easy it was to smack your shins on this set. Oh the happy times!
I worked in a secondhand furniture store. I have seen so, so many of these
A E S T H E T I C.
This stuff was hideous even back then.
My parents have this exact set! It’s ugly as sin
Still got a very similar set, but the fabric is orange/brown corduroy. I miss the matching orange kitchen. It’s was so bright, like Uranium orange bright. Don’t make em like that anymore!
My eyes?!?!?!?!
