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4 guidelines to deconstruct a new piece of furniture
1. Investigate
• Feel around and crawl around figuring out what your furniture is made out of and possibly what is beneath your fabric
2. Make a plan
• Decide what you want to remove and what sections you want to keep
• Keep sections you will touch when seated and remove everything else
3. Stay away from seam
• When removing sections give yourself plenty of space away from seams or sections you will be keeping
• Once a section is roughly removed go back in and clean up cuts with a better vision of what needs to go and what you want to stay
4. Add textures, angles, and layers
• Use fabric like jute and burlap- materials that would have been used on antique pieces
• Layer and angle fabrics to create more depth and interest
• Use brass or iron tacks to give an old world look
Materials
BEFORE
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