Wicker Rocker Needs New Back

This rocker needs new spokes and the top section is a mess. Someone tried to repair by splicing pieces of reed where the spokes were missing, didn't work long. The rest of the rocker is in very good condition.

Wicker Rocker With Repaired Back

Here is the rocker with the new back in place. As you can see, we replaced all of the back including the spokes running from the seat back up to the top. This was done with wire core fibre and regular fibre blending the new into the old. Just needs painting!

Childs Wicker Rocker

Back post area of seat broken. The front post was snapped off flush with the seat and missing a few pieces of round reed.

Childs Rocker

Here is the rocker with the arm repaired and new reed in the missing spots also new paint.

Customer Response fo Chair Below

Here is the e-mail we received from our customer for the chair right below;
Rob,

You did a beautiful job on my great grandparents'
wicker chair. Thank you so much for taking the time
to blend together the colors so well. I know the
chair and it is hard to tell where the old ends and
the new begins. I was worried about it coming out
looking too new - but it is perfect. It is my old
chair - only better! I was so afraid I would have to
throw it out - it was slowly falling apart...Now I
know we can love and cherish it for years to come.

Thanks too for the great job on the cane seat. I love
it when old furniture gets a new lease on life!

If I find or buy any furniture in need of help I will
be sure to call on you again.

Thanks so much,

Mia Canestrari




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Dyed Fibre Wicker Chair

Here is the finished chiar shown below. The fibre was dyed to match the old remaining finish then the whole chair was clearcoated for added protection without making it appear "new".

Dyed Fibre Wicker Chair

This chair is dyed fibre in several colors. Must of the repair was around the cushion area where spokes were missing or broken. Both sides of the arms were missing braid.Picture shows repairs in place using wirecore fibre in the cushion area.

Childs Wicker Rocker

This childs rocker suffered serious damage. Broken frame pieces, missing spokes on the arm and very old and flaking paint.

Childs Wicker Rocker

Here is the repaired chair with a new paint job.

Rocker and Chair

These 2 items go with the sofa below. Both needed repairs, springs retied, new covers and upholstery and a fresh coat of paint.

Sofa

This is the finished sofa shown below with new upholstery on the back, new covers on the cushions and a fresh coat of paint of the customers choice

Sofa Before Restoration

This sofa was one of several pieces. The sofa needed repair, new upholstery, springs retied with new covering and repainting

Wicker Sofa

This sofa matrches the 2 chairs in the other post. Fibre wicker, the back was pushed out and broken because of frame damage. The frame was repaired, damage rewoven using wire core fibre and colored to match.

Wicker Armchairs

These 2 chairs are part of a set,the sofa posted above. They had a dark but unpainted finish. Both chairs needed repair at the arms and some new braiding.

Hitchcock Childs Chair

This old chair had a natural rush seat and was replaced using a seagrass which looks alot like the rush.

Old Splint Porch Set

Here is a porch set with new, stained splint. The back piece is a porch swing, front left a rocker, front right a chair. Woven with flat reed, stained to give an old look and clearcoated for protection.

Round reed basinett repaired and ready for primer and paint. {remember to use child safe finishes on items like this} 

Settee with new back and braiding ready to prime and paint 

Cane back sofa with new cane installed along with medallion. Ready to stain to match sides. 

New arms where the dog chewed off the old fibre. Center part gets upholstered. I haven't put the tack strips on yet.