| Having antique furniture re-upholstered is a different | | | | correctly. |
| skill to re-upholstering modern furniture, and it is | | | | Similarly, the padding needs to utilize horse hair and |
| essential that it is carried out professionally. | | | | cotton felt; modern foam does not look or feel right, |
| Antique â or antique style â | | | | and simply destroys the integrity of the item. |
| furniture was made using different techniques of | | | | It is a specialist skill, and most upholsterers are |
| construction and padding. | | | | equipped to deal with antique style furniture in a |
| For example, instead of modern zigzag or mesh | | | | sympathetic way. Unfortunately there are some |
| springs, antique furniture has hourglass style springs. | | | | upholsterers who are clearly out of their depth and |
| These give excellent comfort and need to be fitted | | | | can too often ruin antique furniture by stuffing the |
| carefully and tied-in so that they stay in position | | | | seats with rags!! |