Classic MCM

Mid-century magnificent

Restored bare wooden mid-century armchair frame on a pallet beneath a workshop window, ready for upholstery.

We find it very challenging to pass by a Classic Mid-century Modern (MCM) armchair in our wanders. We have collected a number of these, and have painstakingly disassembled & refurbished.

What you see below is the beautiful outcome of sanding the wood back and iteratively working grit-after-grit to a silky smooth finish. The lines of these frames are amazing and the wood, spectacular; to think they are now 60 to 70 years old.

The hard work is done on these frames & all that is waiting is a new custodian with some inspiration & fabric choice selection. Then we will re-spring, sew & assemble.

Scroll to the last image for some inspiration on what these beauties can become.

Come on Beaumaris, I’m looking at you!

Close-up of a sanded mid-century armchair’s curved wooden armrest and smooth timber joint.


Front view of a stripped mid-century wooden armchair frame on a pallet against brick workshop walls.