Already Covered Upholstery

To all my local friends...Already Covered Interiors and Upholstery is one of the best and most affordable upholsterers in the DC Metropolitan area. They do it all from custom headboards and valances to furniture upholstery. Cris, the owner, is a joy to work with and his employees are just as kind and amazing at what they do. 

Here's one of the guys working on my chairs...

Here is a before image of the English rollarm chairs I purchased on Craigslist 6 years ago...

I never liked the upholstery, but the bones were great!

And this is what they look like now after Cris and his team did their magic 2 years ago...

And they still like great today after 2 years of use and abuse by us and our pets...

Contact info for Cris at Already Covered Interiors and Upholstery:

2807 Merrilee Dr

Fairfax, VA 22031

703-204-1040

{just a note...I published this post about 2 years ago, but thought I'd share it again due to the amount of friends that have asked for a local upholsterer recommendation. Good luck friends with all of your upholstery needs! xx Danielle}

Best Mid Century Modern Source in DC

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If you are like me, then you can't be pigeonholed into one style. I love it all from Hollywood Regency,  French Provincial, Classic English to Mid Century Modern. I go through phases sometimes, but more or less am just attracted to great design. And I search for it all on Craigslist. While searching specifically for Mid Century Modern I began to notice that most of the best and affordable pieces came from someone located in Friendship Heights NW. I contacted the seller and met the nicest guy ever, Jose. He has a huge collection of gorgeous Mid Century Modern pieces at great price points. Here are a few items he has on Craigslist right now...

Vintage 60's Club Chair Orange Vinyl $245

Late 50's Wide Dresser $395

Set of Love Seats and Chair $595

Multicolor Mod Cabinet $125

Broyhill Brasilia Bar $295

To search his items type in: mid century modern Friendship Heights or you can also type in his phone number 202-276-8755. Look for the white stone background in the image and purchase if you find something you like. A good friend of mine recently purchased a MCM sofa and he loves it. 

Here are a few inspirational interiors with Mid Century Modern pieces to get you, well uh, inspired ;)...

Thom Filicia

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HGTV Emily 

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Lonny

Elle Decor

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Good Luck and let Jose know I sent you! 

Fridays Finest Finds

Once again my weekly favorite Craigslist finds in the DC Metropolitan area...

Striped Camel Back Sofa $150 (i like the stripes and great starter sofa)

Round Coffee Table $45 (there is something about this table that I just love, reminds me of the inside of a seashell and i think it would be lovely in almost any space)

Velvet Wood/Caning Chairs $60/pair (upholstery for sure, looks like it  needs some filling too)

Check out the 2 similar chairs to the ones above in the following image...

And here's a similar fabric from an online discount fabric store, Premier Prints...

Asian Inspired Lamp $25 (ok this girl is a real beaut...i adore her and she would be mine, but my lamp collection is overflowing, so much so that i had to give my friend a few lamps)

She reminds me of this handsome couple from Pieces, but her price tag is infinitely lower, this couple costs $2480...

And here is the owner of Pieces stunning bedroom with the gorgeous lamps...

Faux Bamboo Hollywood Regency Chair $75 (this is screaming pagoda red paint with black and white trellis fabric...great little side chair for a small living room)

Mid-century Teak Lamp $10 (no paint required for this extremely inexpensive bad boy...it's lovely and would look hot in a dude's den)

Chic Gold Mirror $60 (i have posted this beauty before and I am shocked to see it still around with a hugely reduced asking price)

Barcelona Style Coffee Table $50 (sleek, sexy and great price)

Angela Adams 'Betty' Rug $1650  (pricey...i know, but this is a stunning wool rug)

Brand New Zebra Print Bench $150 (lovely piece and zebra is still hot)

Below are some gorgeous inspirational images for the above bench and they were all scouted on Lonny (if you have never been to their site...it's a must for inspiration, just click on Lonny to see it)...

Twin Headboards $60/pair (at this price, how could we resist...and yes i know i know..i'm thinking color..what color would you choose? comment below with just a color)

King Green Velvet Headboard $150

French Provincial Sofa $225 (this is a stunning sofa and if i didn't already have a basement loaded with CL finds that i plan to redo, then this baby would be mine..hahahahaha mine i tell you!...thanks monkey for finding it)

The sofa above reminds me the red sofa I saw on The Way We Are blog (an awesome blog you have to check out...love her green dresser!!), although I do love it in red, I think I would keep the above sofa in blue, so no need for paint or reupholstery...

Yellow Dresser $120 free local delivery (free delivery, already painted, looks fantastic, hmmm...if you like painted pieces, but don't have the time, then this is for you)...

The following image can be used as inspiration for the above yellow dresser, see how lovely yellow looks with a pale grey backround...

Dresser $75 (ummm, paint anyone?)

I mentioned The Way We Are blog above and this is the awesome green dresser that you could use as inspiration for the above dresser..

Hope you all enjoyed and I would love to hear what color you all would choose for the Queen Anne twin headboards way above????