Philadelphia - March 04, 2008

Fruit of the Chairloom

Chairloom Reupholstery

Eventually everything gets old. Your face. Your car. Your decor.

Restore youthful appearances to the latter by hiring Molly Worth of Chairloom to reupholster your tired furniture.

She’ll cover your faded couch and chairs in beautiful, whimsical, and wacky fabrics — and breathe new life into your home. She’s partial to high-end, 100 percent organic cotton from fun printed and woven lines like Oliveira Textiles, Hable Construction, Virginia Johnson, and John Robshaw.

If you need furniture, buy one of the pieces she scores locally through her own secret ways. With the right fabric, one person’s trash can become your treasure. Worth also finds furniture at estate sales (if you’re snobby about where you stick your ass). 

You’re on your own with that mug.

Available at Estate Antiques, 725 South Fourth Street (215-922-5714); The Bee’s Nest, 16 East Eagle Road, Havertown (610-789-2720); online at chairloom.com.