The Reupholstery of Antique Furniture and how it is different

Antique Furniture is not so common nowadays. The furniture that used to be high in quality and extremely durable slowly and steadily moving out of the scene due to the passing time and lack of effective maintenance. Many would suggest that name of the upholstery for the durability of Antique Furniture. However, the professional upholsterer is not doing justice to the Antique Furniture that also speeding the process aging and ruining of high quality items.

How Antique Furniture is different than the others

Antique Furniture is different than the others, especially from the modern furniture. Even with advanced technology and equipment, the modern furniture lacks the comfort. The Antique upholstery used to be made of the hourglass style springs unlike the modern zigzag or mesh springs. They are advanced but not as comfortable as the antique one. It is same with the padding as well. Padding with Horse Hair and cotton was the unique style for the Antique Upholstery which has been replaced by the Foam now.

It is relevant to say that with time the methods and the procedure changes. One cannot compare the process of the antique furniture and the modern one. However, when it comes to reupholstery process, the entire scenario gets changed. The reupholstery of antique furniture needs the traditional method and most of the professional upholsterers make the elementary mistake and ruin the antique furniture.

How reupholstery of antique furniture is different

You give a good sofa to a professional upholsterer, he will work efficiently and you will be amazed to see the job done. But give the same persona antique furniture, he will just ruin it. The problem is with the way you approach the process. The antique furniture is made in the traditional way and you should carry out the reupholstery process with traditional methods. The more modern technique you put in for it, the faster it will ruin. The most common example should be the spring and padding. If you put the zigzag spring in the antique furniture, it will no longer remain as comfortable as it used to be. In the same way, you just cannot put the foam to the antique furniture. The only thing that could be an exception is the use of staple instead of the traditional tracks. The tracks need a deeper hole to get inside of the furniture and that could further damage it. The frame of the antique furniture is the most crucial thing and if the reupholstery process can give the required support and strengthen the furniture, then it is sure to last for many more years to come.

The reupholstery process of antique furniture is far costlier than the modern furniture. The prime reason behind it is the sympathetic service it requires. It cannot be done by anyone who has done previous upholstery experience. One needs to be aware of the traditional processes and familiar to the antique furniture style. The better knowledge he has, the convincing work he will do it.