Comments on: To Re-upholster or Not, This is the Question http://www.green-talk.com/2008/03/18/to-re-upholster-or-not-this-is-the-question/ Turning the Planet Green, One Conversation at a Time Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: new zealand tourism http://www.green-talk.com/2008/03/18/to-re-upholster-or-not-this-is-the-question/#comment-1909 new zealand tourism Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:26:26 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/2008/03/18/to-re-upholster-or-not-this-is-the-question/#comment-1909 It would be a tough decision to keep or throw out. I would probably lean toward getting rid of the couch. As much as I hate to waste things too many fabrics from that era are just not safe. Also molds, bacteria and things can contaminate them over the years, putting your family in danger. It would be a tough decision to keep or throw out. I would probably lean toward getting rid of the couch. As much as I hate to waste things too many fabrics from that era are just not safe. Also molds, bacteria and things can contaminate them over the years, putting your family in danger.

]]> By: Las Vegas News http://www.green-talk.com/2008/03/18/to-re-upholster-or-not-this-is-the-question/#comment-1899 Las Vegas News Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:22:07 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/2008/03/18/to-re-upholster-or-not-this-is-the-question/#comment-1899 That's a tough one. Probably the best thing would be to buy new and put the old in the basement with a slip cover. <em>Las Vegas News's last blog post..<a href='http://www.lvrealty.net/news/las-vegas-monorail' rel="nofollow">Las Vegas Monorail</a></em> That’s a tough one. Probably the best thing would be to buy new and put the old in the basement with a slip cover.

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]]> By: nadine sellers http://www.green-talk.com/2008/03/18/to-re-upholster-or-not-this-is-the-question/#comment-1897 nadine sellers Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:16:03 +0000 http://www.green-talk.com/2008/03/18/to-re-upholster-or-not-this-is-the-question/#comment-1897 why not engage the artisan community and have a couch built from scratch to your own specs and personal needs? look for ads in trade papers or call the Arts Council, tell them you need an artist furniture maker. or call for the Architectural society who do custom decor. if done with taste the artist may not charge anymore than any mainstreet store and probably far less than a conventional re-upholsterer. why not engage the artisan community and have a couch built from scratch to your own specs and personal needs?
look for ads in trade papers or call the Arts Council, tell them you need an artist furniture maker. or call for the Architectural society who do custom decor.
if done with taste the artist may not charge anymore than any mainstreet store and probably far less than a conventional re-upholsterer.

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