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Definition of reupholster in English: reupholsterverb riːʌpˈhəʊlstəriːʌpˈhɒlstəˌriəpˈhoʊlstər [with object]Upholster with new materials, especially with a different covering fabric. the bed was reupholstered in chintz Example sentencesExamples - I reupholstered a chair, redid the wood fittings and polished it.
- Woven blinds diffuse the sunlight, and Fiona has paired a slate-topped table from Habitat with simple wooden chairs from Argos, which she had reupholstered in suede-effect fabric.
- We also decided to get our tattered, old couch reupholstered, and I doubled our annual contribution to a local conservation group.
- Another money-saving option is to buy used furniture and get it reupholstered or refinished by a carpenter.
- The third and final step called for reupholstering the furniture using noninvasive techniques in order not to damage the fragile wood frames.
- Have the sofa reupholstered or make some slip covers.
- When it came time to reupholster furniture at Le Breau, things did not always go smoothly.
- We've rewired all the electrics at ceiling height, put in a new bar floor and reupholstered.
- ‘A can of paint is far cheaper than the fabric and labor to reupholster a sofa,’ says Cooper.
- I mean, we could get the old one reupholstered, but I'd really rather get rid of every sign that that man was ever in our house.
- Not only did you restuff the pillows and reupholster the armchair, but you also added an extra layer on the hollow portion on the bottom of the chair.
- Now the Dome has been expensively reupholstered, with a very posh multiplex, the Hollywood Arclight, grafted on to it.
- Rather than spending a substantial financial investment for new seating, reupholstering or custom slipcovers, ready-made slipcovers offer consumers an affordable solution for a quick and stylish furnishing cover up.
- If sensitivity to horsehair is judged clinically important and horsehair is present in these forms, reupholstering with synthetic stuffing material and replacement of felt with foam pads eliminates this source of problems.
- The car is over 60 years old and while mechanically it has not been touched and can therefore still be driven, it has had to be reupholstered and the bodywork panels made secure.
- Jesberg reupholstered it in vertical stripes and welting (cording covered in fabric) to sharpen and slim its outline.
- Some older pieces are also made so solidly that they can be reupholstered over and over.
- Those antique sheets, for instance, can be used to reupholster dining chairs; monogrammed pillowcases make elegant covers for throw pillows.
- We were driving the Mustang then, on our way to the orthodontist's for the first consultation, and I could smell the sweet, treated leather of the interior, which, the year before, Dad had reupholstered.
- Ever since the big easy chair was reupholstered it's not as comfortable anymore.
Derivatives noun Patrick Mabaso, a successfully rehabilitated prisoner and the founder and manager of the reupholstery project at the church, is a prime example. Example sentencesExamples - A good reupholstery job is often nearly as expensive as a new piece of furniture - which is understandable, since it should be like new when it is done.
- Not to mention today's specials: a dishwasher that thinks it's Niagara Falls and several chairs so overdue for reupholstery that houseguests have taken to politely asking where they can make donations.
- To increase automotive safety, I installed seat belts and Jesus tapestry reupholstery.
- During the twentieth century particularly, much good work from the past has been lost, either by reupholstery of the wrong kind or because economically careful restoration has not been possible.
Definition of reupholster in US English: reupholsterverbˌrēəpˈhōlstərˌriəpˈhoʊlstər [with object]Upholster with new materials, especially with a different fabric. the bed was reupholstered in chintz Example sentencesExamples - Now the Dome has been expensively reupholstered, with a very posh multiplex, the Hollywood Arclight, grafted on to it.
- Not only did you restuff the pillows and reupholster the armchair, but you also added an extra layer on the hollow portion on the bottom of the chair.
- ‘A can of paint is far cheaper than the fabric and labor to reupholster a sofa,’ says Cooper.
- The car is over 60 years old and while mechanically it has not been touched and can therefore still be driven, it has had to be reupholstered and the bodywork panels made secure.
- Have the sofa reupholstered or make some slip covers.
- We also decided to get our tattered, old couch reupholstered, and I doubled our annual contribution to a local conservation group.
- Woven blinds diffuse the sunlight, and Fiona has paired a slate-topped table from Habitat with simple wooden chairs from Argos, which she had reupholstered in suede-effect fabric.
- We were driving the Mustang then, on our way to the orthodontist's for the first consultation, and I could smell the sweet, treated leather of the interior, which, the year before, Dad had reupholstered.
- The third and final step called for reupholstering the furniture using noninvasive techniques in order not to damage the fragile wood frames.
- Jesberg reupholstered it in vertical stripes and welting (cording covered in fabric) to sharpen and slim its outline.
- We've rewired all the electrics at ceiling height, put in a new bar floor and reupholstered.
- I mean, we could get the old one reupholstered, but I'd really rather get rid of every sign that that man was ever in our house.
- If sensitivity to horsehair is judged clinically important and horsehair is present in these forms, reupholstering with synthetic stuffing material and replacement of felt with foam pads eliminates this source of problems.
- When it came time to reupholster furniture at Le Breau, things did not always go smoothly.
- Those antique sheets, for instance, can be used to reupholster dining chairs; monogrammed pillowcases make elegant covers for throw pillows.
- Ever since the big easy chair was reupholstered it's not as comfortable anymore.
- Rather than spending a substantial financial investment for new seating, reupholstering or custom slipcovers, ready-made slipcovers offer consumers an affordable solution for a quick and stylish furnishing cover up.
- I reupholstered a chair, redid the wood fittings and polished it.
- Another money-saving option is to buy used furniture and get it reupholstered or refinished by a carpenter.
- Some older pieces are also made so solidly that they can be reupholstered over and over.
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