Homecoming

It's true. Great-grandma's slipper chair got to come back home. After 15 three-hour classes, a lot of hard work, some frustration, some blood, but luckily (and surprisingly!), no tears, she's back to a better-than-before state of being!

Here she is in her original state, after finding peace in the corner of a bedroom for several decades:

                                                                               

And mid-upholstery class:

And, finally, completed after many labors of love:

P.S. Look at how nice that wood looks! My mom shined her up with a 50/50 mixture of Paraffin oil and Naphtha. Worked like a charm.

And, just for fun, a quick side-by-side before and after: