Pity’s sake, any one criticizing how the underside of upholstery looks needs to walk on. This little bench was a complete wreck, and you brought it back to life. Everyone learns more with every job, every day we learn something new. This came out great! Would love to own it!
As someone with a preservationist-obsessive mindset, I wasn't sure about the leather replacing the fabric at first, because of the sympathetic route. But it really streamlines the piece and allows you to pay more attention to the craftsmanship, making it able to be displayed in a more diverse range of spaces. Cool to see a piece of history like this come back to life. Love how shiny, bright and new the handles turned out and learned a lot about getting rid of stubborn wood staining.
Might I recommend watching Baumgartner Restoration for better practices in reupholstery. The way he cleans up corners of paintings when he attaches them to the frame. i believe it would help you in the future. He also does woodworking (frames). I hope this helps. Nice work.
People think upholstering something like seat pads is difficult but if you take your time like you did it isn't... besides no one sees the underside!!! Lovely restoration!!
Considering the fact the extremely hard life this little gem has endured over the past 60-70 years, what a transformation!! Regardless of the restoration imperfections in everyone’s comments, it gives a new lease of life for the next 60-70 years! If only we could be given new leases of life and enjoy sitting on this gem for another 60-70 years ☎️ 📖 ☕️ ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 💜
Just in case you upholster again, you finish the corners by bringing the corner tip down first & then pleat in the 2 sides towards the corner tip. That keeps it neat but also keeps the 4 edges level with each other. ❤
in the 1950s & 1960s, telephones were relegated to a specific place in the household. i grew up with a 'telephone hole" in the hallway - a niche in the wall where the phone was placed, with space for the telephone book underneath and a chair next to it. thank you for restoring part of telephone history.
Great job on the upholstery! Very cute vintage piece! A couple of suggestions. A little beeswax on the interior will help the drawer and door slide better and will nourish the wood. A little clean-up of the bottom would be nice too.
I am stunned! What a shabby telephone bench and you turned it into a Fab Phone Center! I'd sit there and read, talk on the phone, etc. It is gorgeous. I would pay to have this item for my home right now. An old phone book (yellow pages?) and a black rotary would just set the stage. I'm glad you restored it instead of painting. PS: There seem to be several "experts" commenting about your finesse, but I think most people doing a DIY restoration aren't going to buy a bunch of stuff to rebuild the piece. I like that you kept everything original except the upholstery. You keep making these economical restorations because they make sense and turn out lovely!! ❤
Thank you for your lovely compliments, I appreciate it. Yes it would seem I am getting my behind handed to me on a platter (so to speak) in regards to a few things haha. But yes, just working with what I have and giving it a go! Good learning curve. Thank you for your kindness :)
I remember a piece very similar to this in my home when I was a child - and my mother chatting with all her friends for what seemed like hours! Thank you for bringing back some happy memories for me and making this piece into a little gem which would enhance any modern home as a very practical item of furniture.
I didn’t notice any smoothing down of the slides where the door and the drawers move backwards and forwards. They didn’t slide as smoothly as they could have. Maybe next time. 🦘❤️
Love the end result. We had a telephone table chair unit like that in our den, when I was a little girl. We had a red phone, looked like the Bat phone from the television series with Adam West.
What a superb job you have done on this project! It's terrific that you kept the same hardware. This piece of furniture has a timeless design. The stain you chose was a perfect color.
I just found your channel today. It is 100 degrees here so I'm looking for new content! It's too hot to be outside. I'm so glad I found your channel and got to see you restore this beautiful piece!
Nice! I don’t recall ever having seen a Mid Century Modern gossip bench before, which is strange. Beautiful restoration, and that color stain works well. I was happy to see that the tambor door just needed to be cleaned and waxed. They aren’t difficult to repair with the proper preparations, but really easy to mess up too.
When every home had 1 telephone, telephone tables were very popular. There are examples from the 1920s to the 1950s. They lost favor in the 1960s, most people had more than one phone in the house by then.
I have certainly seen a few floating around Trade Me but think they were before my time when in fashion. Pretty cool though, I am keen to find one for my own place. Cheers for watching!
We have a vintage telephone table that belonged to my Grandparents. It's a little worn,but still in great condition. It has a pull out seat that fits underneath it like a desk.I remember sitting at it as a child. This is a beautiful restoration. 👍🏾❤️
It came out great. Its one of those transitioning to modern pieces with the dowdy handles. I have a couple of tiered tables that are modern, but they used ugly turned legs.
Nice job 👍🏻 for 1st time upholstering, nice work. It’s not easy, but with practice and reading the other tips everyone has left, you’ll find it easier as you do more 😊
We had one of those when I was growing up, but we didnt use it for the telephone. It was for my dad's record player. The seat was for headphone listening. The cabinet was filled wirh 45s and 38s.
You did a great job on the restoration of this oak seat. I use to be a telephone repair tech in my youth & have seen many of these cute seats in homes in the 1980's. I would luv to find something like this for myself.
Nice job. End result had a bit of a modern flair, but very true to its original look too. As someone who appreciates tools, it's a little hard to watch a chisel being used a nail remover & can opener though.
You've done a great job with this phone table. We had one just like it, I remember the phone books were kept in the little cupboard, paper and pens were kept in the drawer.
Love it! The upholstery looks great. The knobs has a great look to them, but I personally think it would look better with something simpler in black. Love these kind of doors, but a pain to sand! Well done on both the piece and video (and baby😄)
Thank you, appreciate you watching. Absolutely agree with you on the handles, if it was going in my house I would be in favour of black handles. I did consider using them for this video but decided to try and keep the piece as original as possible - the handles aren't really my cup of tea either! Thanks again :)
No, absolutely not! Smaller knobs would not jive with this period piece. They are perfect. The only thing that doesn't go with this very nice refinish is the leather. It does not go with the piece or the period. The fabric that was replaced coordinated with the knobs and brought textural interest to the piece. A similar upholstery fabric should have been used. But, a nice job otherwise!
Another enjoyable video! I love the way it has new life and purpose now! Yep, this old granny saw many of those in my childhood! Still have Mom ma's put away. Now I feel compelled to restore it! Thanks for the little guy shot! He is such a darn cutie!!!!!
Oh I hope you do get around to restoring it, amazing you still have it! Nothing better than a sentimental incentive :) Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
Very nice job! It turned out lovely. However, I believe I would have upholstered it with a contrasting color fabric, say a pretty blue or even nice shade of green.
Pity’s sake, any one criticizing how the underside of upholstery looks needs to walk on. This little bench was a complete wreck, and you brought it back to life. Everyone learns more with every job, every day we learn something new. This came out great! Would love to own it!
Beautiful job! I love this telephone seat. I hope someone enjoys having it, even if they’re not on the phone.
Very. Well done .look bran new😊
As someone with a preservationist-obsessive mindset, I wasn't sure about the leather replacing the fabric at first, because of the sympathetic route. But it really streamlines the piece and allows you to pay more attention to the craftsmanship, making it able to be displayed in a more diverse range of spaces. Cool to see a piece of history like this come back to life. Love how shiny, bright and new the handles turned out and learned a lot about getting rid of stubborn wood staining.
Might I recommend watching Baumgartner Restoration for better practices in reupholstery. The way he cleans up corners of paintings when he attaches them to the frame. i believe it would help you in the future. He also does woodworking (frames). I hope this helps. Nice work.
People think upholstering something like seat pads is difficult but if you take your time like you did it isn't... besides no one sees the underside!!! Lovely restoration!!
Considering the fact the extremely hard life this little gem has endured over the past 60-70 years, what a transformation!! Regardless of the restoration imperfections in everyone’s comments, it gives a new lease of life for the next 60-70 years! If only we could be given new leases of life and enjoy sitting on this gem for another 60-70 years ☎️ 📖 ☕️ ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 💜
Thanks mum, I appreciate your encouragement :)
Husband got a new hip...kind of a new lease 😂
Just in case you upholster again, you finish the corners by bringing the corner tip down first & then pleat in the 2 sides towards the corner tip. That keeps it neat but also keeps the 4 edges level with each other. ❤
in the 1950s & 1960s, telephones were relegated to a specific place in the household. i grew up with a 'telephone hole" in the hallway - a niche in the wall where the phone was placed, with space for the telephone book underneath and a chair next to it. thank you for restoring part of telephone history.
You are the only one in your craft that cleans up spider web and eggs and parts dirt. Before doing. Your work clean person…😊
Such fun to see this ready for another 75 years.
Thank you Donna :)
My grandmother had a gossip bench. I actually remember her sitting on it and talking on her phone. Her was beautiful it was made out of mahogany.
Great job on the upholstery! Very cute vintage piece!
A couple of suggestions. A little beeswax on the interior will help the drawer and door slide better and will nourish the wood. A little clean-up of the bottom would be nice too.
The bench is great but that baby is gorgeous!!
Yes, he is a gorgeous little lad :) Thank you
I am stunned! What a shabby telephone bench and you turned it into a Fab Phone Center! I'd sit there and read, talk on the phone, etc. It is gorgeous. I would pay to have this item for my home right now. An old phone book (yellow pages?) and a black rotary would just set the stage. I'm glad you restored it instead of painting. PS: There seem to be several "experts" commenting about your finesse, but I think most people doing a DIY restoration aren't going to buy a bunch of stuff to rebuild the piece. I like that you kept everything original except the upholstery. You keep making these economical restorations because they make sense and turn out lovely!! ❤
Thank you for your lovely compliments, I appreciate it. Yes it would seem I am getting my behind handed to me on a platter (so to speak) in regards to a few things haha. But yes, just working with what I have and giving it a go! Good learning curve. Thank you for your kindness :)
I love it! I have never seen before such legs that screw themselves on a piece! Thanks so much for sharing
Come to think of it, neither have I! Good pick up! Thank you for watching :)
I absolutely love it, especially that hardware. What a cute baby,
Lovely, another mid-century piece saved from oblivion
Ya done good Kiwi! 👍🏻
Cheers Boss!
Hopefully someday you can find a vintage piece of upholstery that is more suitable to the style of the table. Nice job.
I remember a piece very similar to this in my home when I was a child - and my mother chatting with all her friends for what seemed like hours! Thank you for bringing back some happy memories for me and making this piece into a little gem which would enhance any modern home as a very practical item of furniture.
I didn’t notice any smoothing down of the slides where the door and the drawers move backwards and forwards. They didn’t slide as smoothly as they could have. Maybe next time. 🦘❤️
The sliding door is pretty cool
Great job! Candle wax would make a good lubricant for the tambour door if you're interested.
Love the end result. We had a telephone table chair unit like that in our den, when I was a little girl. We had a red phone, looked like the Bat phone from the television series with Adam West.
Looks great now.
Thank you :)
Супер!!! Хотелось бы такую тумбу в прихожую.👏
Love the transformation plus it got a new lease in life.
We had so many phone stools/benches as I came up. They were an interesting single-use piece of furniture to come out of the 1930s.
Very interesting for sure, thank you for watching :)
Great job on a rather unusual piece of furniture.
What a superb job you have done on this project! It's terrific that you kept the same hardware. This piece of furniture has a timeless design. The stain you chose was a perfect color.
Мужчина!!!!! Хоть ты и чужой,ну ты молодец!!!!!! Так держать!!!!!!
Reminds me of my grandmother's telephone stand.
Beautiful BABY! Fantastic job! Splendid mother in low! Is GOOD to have a mother in low! BRAVO!
I always wanted a telephone table with a REAL phone...this is the table of my dreams , call it a Charging table now 😊 Lovely 😊
Well for your first time doing upholstery you did a good job and the more you do the better you will become
Beautiful restore ...baby is growing so fast... Adorable 🥰🙌
I just found your channel today. It is 100 degrees here so I'm looking for new content! It's too hot to be outside. I'm so glad I found your channel and got to see you restore this beautiful piece!
You really have the gift ..... it's beautiful
Thank you for your kind words of encouragement, I appreciate it!
Great job the sliding door works so nicely. A little cleaning and stain wonderful job
Bell lavoro 👏👏👏
Bravo 😊
Continua così 👍
Un saluto da Roma 🇺🇦 🇮🇪
Lovely transformation, and such a darling baby!!! ❤
Nice! I don’t recall ever having seen a Mid Century Modern gossip bench before, which is strange. Beautiful restoration, and that color stain works well. I was happy to see that the tambor door just needed to be cleaned and waxed. They aren’t difficult to repair with the proper preparations, but really easy to mess up too.
I was happy about the door also, it was in pretty good shape! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment, I appreciate it :)
Awesome transformation! Sonny at the end ❤❤
Beautifully done. I too remember the “telephone table” which was usually situated in the hallway.
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It no longer looks tired!!!
Looks great and i am glad you kept the handles.
I have never seen a piece of furniture like that! Nice job!
When every home had 1 telephone, telephone tables were very popular. There are examples from the 1920s to the 1950s. They lost favor in the 1960s, most people had more than one phone in the house by then.
A very common item in NZ. Everything about that peice, down to the hardware, felt like home to me lol
Cool!
Cheers!
I have certainly seen a few floating around Trade Me but think they were before my time when in fashion. Pretty cool though, I am keen to find one for my own place. Cheers for watching!
We have a vintage telephone table that belonged to my Grandparents. It's a little worn,but still in great condition. It has a pull out seat that fits underneath it like a desk.I remember sitting at it as a child. This is a beautiful restoration. 👍🏾❤️
i love this old creation... i wanted to have one to put in entrance remove shoes and place to put bag before leaving! amazing work!
THAT TURNED OUT REALLY NICE
Great nostalgia!
Thank you :)
Such a fantastic piece of furniture and you’ve given it a sympathetic first class restoration. Brilliant!
Nice work! Beautiful baby too!
Thank you so much, he loves the compliments ;)
@@flipitnation Hahaha!
@@flipitnation Of course he does! I bet you tell him all the time too.
It came out great. Its one of those transitioning to modern pieces with the dowdy handles. I have a couple of tiered tables that are modern, but they used ugly turned legs.
Great job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Wohooo, vilken super fin byrå det blev 🤗
You brought it back to life. I love it.
Nice transformation 🎉
Thank you Charlene :)
Upholstering corners is easier if heating the faux leather with a hair dryer.
Beautifully done
Thank you :)
Woo-hoo! A Kiwi flipper, chur! Looks great, well done. :)
I can't believe you painted over the center buttons on the pulls.
I can only hope this is you having a laugh ;)
❤❤👍👍well done! Sehr gute professionelle Arbeit🇦🇹 🇦🇹
Nice job!
Thank you :)
You have turned a very tired little phone table into a gem! Well done you! 😊
Very nice!
Thank you!
Absolutely beautiful love the color and also remember them from childhood
Nice job 👍🏻 for 1st time upholstering, nice work.
It’s not easy, but with practice and reading the other tips everyone has left, you’ll find it easier as you do more 😊
Great job on a fun piece.
Thank you Lisa, appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment :)
Amazing gossip bench! Good job!
Love the transformation. A beautiful piece.
We had one of those when I was growing up, but we didnt use it for the telephone. It was for my dad's record player. The seat was for headphone listening. The cabinet was filled wirh 45s and 38s.
That is probably one of the best uses! That would look awesome, in fact maybe I will hang onto it for my record player ;)
Really loved this i rem telephone tables i thi nk theyre making a bit of a comeback
Gorgeous!!!!
Thank you!
You did a great job on the restoration of this oak seat. I use to be a telephone repair tech in my youth & have seen many of these cute seats in homes in the 1980's. I would luv to find something like this for myself.
I see a few comments on proper tools... yes dude you need to tool up! Cute baby... nice transformation.
Awesome job! Very sleek looking! Love the fabric you used for the seat!!❤❤
Nice job. End result had a bit of a modern flair, but very true to its original look too. As someone who appreciates tools, it's a little hard to watch a chisel being used a nail remover & can opener though.
You've done a great job with this phone table. We had one just like it, I remember the phone books were kept in the little cupboard, paper and pens were kept in the drawer.
Thank you! So cool, crazy how times have changed! I remember the old phone books, a big yellow one and a white one in New Zealand :)
A beautiful true restoration
Just needs a rotary phone! Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Wow…what a beauty…love your videos….I learn a lot….your baby is beautiful…
Love it! The upholstery looks great. The knobs has a great look to them, but I personally think it would look better with something simpler in black. Love these kind of doors, but a pain to sand! Well done on both the piece and video (and baby😄)
Thank you, appreciate you watching. Absolutely agree with you on the handles, if it was going in my house I would be in favour of black handles. I did consider using them for this video but decided to try and keep the piece as original as possible - the handles aren't really my cup of tea either! Thanks again :)
I agree, I think smaller more contemporary knobs would of looked much better.
No, absolutely not! Smaller knobs would not jive with this period piece. They are perfect. The only thing that doesn't go with this very nice refinish is the leather. It does not go with the piece or the period. The fabric that was replaced coordinated with the knobs and brought textural interest to the piece. A similar upholstery fabric should have been used. But, a nice job otherwise!
Admiro seu trabalho! Exelente!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Отличная работа! Красиво!👏👏👏
Wax on edge of door and channel for door. Looked great. 1st time upholstery job was fantastic. If interested, try chest'r. Finished piece was nice.😊
This piece brought back memories from my childhood. Beautiful restoration!
Mate, that poor chisel!! Beautiful restoration.
Well done, young man...
Adorable child ! Beautiful work !
Thank you , he loves the compliments :)
Nicely done!
Thank you :)
Beautiful restoration.
A beautiful little piece 👏🤩
I would definitely give that house space. A really unusual little piece. Nice work
Thanks so much, I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment!
I love this piece so much, it's so pretty, and you did an awesome job. The baby is adorable!
It’s gorgeous! Great work! THIS is what I want do!
Another enjoyable video! I love the way it has new life and purpose now! Yep, this old granny saw many of those in my childhood! Still have Mom ma's put away. Now I feel compelled to restore it! Thanks for the little guy shot! He is such a darn cutie!!!!!
Oh I hope you do get around to restoring it, amazing you still have it! Nothing better than a sentimental incentive :) Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
Such a fun piece. Pretty results
Very nice job! It turned out lovely. However, I believe I would have upholstered it with a contrasting color fabric, say a pretty blue or even nice shade of green.
I just love how you refurbished it to its original state, great job, I would put this is my home, love it!