Flipping Vintage Velvet Chairs...
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- Are these chairs still worth flipping??
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Did I miss something? $375 and the bottoms weren't finished. The white chairs have exposed slats, staples and uneven frayed edges. The blue chair has scuffed up legs that should be painted or at least touched up. 😮
I was just going to comment on these things. Being able to see the wood slats to the underside of the chairs when you look at them from the front would be a huge no-no to me, I'd never pay money for that....looks very "DIY" and unfinished. I personally don't care for the contrast of the light fabric and the very dark/black metal base, very harsh contrast.....wonder what based would look like spraypainted a metallic silver or gold instead? And yes, being able to easily see the uneven frayed edges of the fabric around the chair bottoms, not a good look at all.
Yes, if she kept the beading on the base for the white chairs, it'll look so much more finished and beautiful
All u got to do is add trim to the unfinished parts
@@user-sk2px6ox7m Trim won't hide the obvious wood slats you can see
And the saggy blue cushion screams Used. Either get new foam for the seat, or if you sew tighten up the fabric.
I feel the reason the white chairs haven't sold is the unfinished bottom edge. I wouldn't want raw wood & staples visible at my house.
Some of those chairs look too raw and unfinished after the skirts are off.
I agree and such a high payment for a used chair? WHY?!
What if you cut the skirts short, wrapped them under the edges and stapled them up? It would give a nice edge and update the chair- i.e. no skirt . 😮
Totally agree with that idea. I do not like that raw edge look nor the wood showing. To me it takes away the formal look of what velvet is.
Yes, I agree. Looks unfinished, the blue one the stapling of part of the fabric is not straight but with the skirt it was covered and you took it off and it shows!😮
That makes a lot of sense. I have seen another flipper do exactly what you suggested and they looked a lot more finished. Plus, stapling vs tearing is MUCH easier
That’s a great idea. I never liked the wooden slats showing on the rockers. A little more attention to the bottom trim on all of them would make a world of difference.
@@lizhoward9754 do you remember the name of the flipper that folded the bottom edges. I’d like to watch that.
I know the purpose of the video was to show how quickly one can flip chairs, but perhaps if you spruce up the legs on the blue chair and paint the exposed wood on the white chairs to diminish the appearance and staple a simple upholstery braid to cover the staples it will look like you have gone the extra mile to refurbish them.
I would never pay $375 for those white chairs. You didn't even finish the bottoms of the chairs. You need to add some trim to make them look complete. You should have stained the scuffed up legs on the blue chair. This is not your best work.
You cant find these type of chairs anymore.
@@annberlin5811, yard sales, estate sales, thrift shops, auctions... they can be found.
Lauren, I have been watching you and Neiman since you were in your parents garage and paying off your student loan. I have always admired your work ethic and the quality of your work. I have watched you and Neiman continuously through good and bad. I have felt like a proud parent. But I’m not sure about these chairs. The white ones are really pretty but I feel like something should’ve been done to cover up the staples and to make the fabric not droop in areas around the bottom, also maybe something should be done about the legs that show. The blue one is OK it’s not my favorite, but hey, each to his own. You’re gonna have some that aren’t as great as others, but just keep on working toward the end goal. Take care, stay safe.
I agree and ive been watching this channel from the beginning, too. WHile I appreciate the video showing how fast it can be to refurbish velvet chairs, all three needed more attention to the unfinished ragged bottoms. More time spent initially would have resulted in a faster sale at a decent price.
I think with more cleaning/finishing work and attention to detail those chairs would sell.
What did you do about the staples and raw edges on the white chairs?
I do like the idea of taking the skirts off to give a more updated look. What I see is the bottom where it shows the construction slates exposed and ragged edges. The simply look unfinished. All in all I admire your work and enjoy watching your videos. You guys are doing an awesome job.
I would never thought of buying these chairs until your videos. I snagged 2 super clean ones at auction for $12. Took the skirts off and I love them. Thank you!
Yikes, $375 for the chairs with the staples. I cut the bulk off the skirts, especially around the corners, then fold the fabric under tightly and staple. I stopped ripping them off a long time ago, after running into similar issues. The piping looks so much better than staple holes or actual staples. Cutting the extra fabric off so it's unnoticeable is key. Anything with mid-century modern legs sell better for me, compared to rockers, as well. ❤
That's what i was thinking too! Why not just tuck up the fabric and staple it under?
You didn't show what you did to the bottom fronts of the white chairs to cover those staples.
We have antique booths and furniture is not selling right now for us. Other vendors are agreeing. 🤷♀️ Gas and groceries cost too much these days and people are not spending much money….except at restaurants.
Same. I’m struggling with what to do. I don’t feel comfortable dropping prices any lower but things just aren’t moving.
Restaurants are slow too. It’s really bad this year and I live in Las Vegas.
In the area where we are the nicer more popular restaurants are jam-packed all the time. They’re certainly not cheap. Texas Roadhouse, Drakes, Chili’s, Chick- fil-A, First Watch, Cracker Barrel, Moby Dick.
How did you deal with the exposed staples on the cream colored chairs?
I know you prefer no skirts but I prefer skirts. So a good cleaning would be all that’s needed. Removing skirts often leaves ragged edges.
i like the skirts, too. I do not like to see all that construction exposed. BUt im 67 now, so maybe its an old person thing. BUT I am in the market for a new comfy chair.
Of course you still have those chairs! They are not finished at the bottom!! You left them raw
Anything used I wouldn’t pay that much. But they are pretty 😍
what did you end up doing to the bottom of the white ones?
Skirts are put on to hide the staples. When you know that youll put on skirts you dont bother to pull the fabric underneath the frame and staple it there, where you cannot see them. That means that if you remove the skirts, youll have to cover the staples with a trim or something like that. Also the skirts hide the legs, so the manufactorer dont pay too much attention to them , which means that you need to do something to make them look better. As an old upholsterer I am really not impressed with the result. The bottoms are not finished and the legs not too good looking. As for the price, I dont know about USA. but here in Denmark you would probably not be able to get more than 20 dollars a piece. Love your paint work, this not so much. BTW there is a special tool to remove staples with, you can also use a small piano-plyer which has very pointed ends. Kind regards from Denmark
It's about the same here in Australia with the cost of buying used furniture to flip.. those chairs are $150 second hand to start with so not worth flipping or any used furniture for that matter.. everything here is too expensive and no room for profit.. even second hand clothing stores are way over priced and no room for profit.. no one is buying in Australia
The beading is called Piping!
I think if you finished the bottom edge of the fabric, you'd be more likely to get the price you want. Considering the condition of the bottom edge, the price seems a bit high. Maybe finish it off with a colour matched trim that would cover the holes from the staples and the unfinished bottom edge.
Those white ones are still filthy at arms and top. The bottoms are unfinished too?
RE: Swivel chairs, have you considered converting them into desk chairs by replacing the bottom rocker/swivel stand with a used base from old desk chair? Upholstered wing back desk chairs are priced higher than brand new sitting chairs. Also when removing the skirt a new trim will give finished detail & to update the exposed unattractive base, placing a round disk style base to cover would make the chair more appealing and new. Just a thought
I always enjoy watching your videos and have been with you from the beginning. You have really inspired me to flip more and I'm improving all the time. I'd love to see a video on your life updates, especially the store. I'd love to see what it looks like now that you've been into it a few months. and how the business is doing. Also how's the air bnb and your home? Thanks for sharing your projects - I look forward to them every week!
Ditto. I’d like to see life updates. A few months ago they did a live and mentioned that they were selling the Air BNB but I missed the details on that. THANK YOU for posting this.
Taking into consideration the cost outlay to purchase the chairs, and the labour/materials to prepare them, the price is too high.
The white chairs look unfinished with frayed edges and exposed wood. The legs on the blue chair need to be stained or painted.
The staging needs color
I fold the skirts under and staple them. It hides the wood planks showing on the front, hides any staples that may show if skirt is removed and also the skirt is still there if the owners ever decide they want the skirt again.
Hi Lauren. By now you have registered the common theme in comments about why they aren't selling. I have watched you for ages, I've seen you go to crazy lengths to get the tiniest scratch out of something before you paint and it's always so worth it in the end so I am surprised that you don't feel the same way about these chairs.
You could have re-stained those legs while a chair was drying or replaced them with something new you have in storage. Also as many said, those edges with staples, my dear, what were you thinking?😮 😅
I understand your emphasis is on a “quick flip” with these chairs and you are “quick”, just not done yet. Why not spend another hr and do something with the bottoms, there are a myriad of quick fix solutions to fix that edge these days and you have the imagination to find them. One more thing, I don't know if it was your lighting or not but the white chairs, one especially, doesn't look clean, a bit blotchy, and that might be turning people off. I say this with the best intentions, to help you, because I adore you. 😅
You didn't fix the bottom edges on those chairs BEFORE staging?
You could leave the beaded trim on and cut a little bit of the skirt and just fold it up and u der like a hem...to cover those staples.
You both are a great team 👍
Neiman is the man! Love you both! 😘
Nailheads are very popular. Why not finish the edge of the white chairs with some. It now comes in rolls where you only have to hammer one in every so often. Would a wipe with some tinted Old English help the legs of the blue chair? You could show a picture in your ad for the blue chair showing the decking under the cushion covered in the same fabric as the rest of the chair. It is an expensive detail. Sadly, the white chairs still look dirty where people's heads have rested.
Just discovered your channel and I am hooked… been binge watching all day! Love your work!
you can bend the skirt abd staple it under the chair
I really enjoy your channel and the work you do. You’re a natural entrepreneur! Plus you have mad skills. Your thoughts about pricing reminded me of something my dad, a farmer, used to say: “pigs get fat, but hogs get butchered.” It’s an, um, earthy way of saying that a good deal is when everyone feels like they got something out of it, but no one got it all. I hope that makes sense and helps a bit. I’ve sold on eBay and on consignment and pricing is definitely an art. Keep going and inspiring us all!
Both chairs need a bit of braided trim along the raw edge where the skirt was removed. It could be glued or stapled on. Touch up the wood legs on the blue chair with lemon oil. Your prices were a bit high. People expect to negotiate for a lower price. $100. To $150. for each chair would be reasonable and still make a profit. I like your videos. Very informative. Thanks.
You're brave, buying upholstered furniture.
It's a scary thing that I stay away from due to the chance of bringing bed bugs into your home, garage.
What do you do to prevent this?
The blue chair is a more expensive one to start with.
Worth the effort. Keep up the good work!
Ripping skirts off without first checking to see how the fabric is stapled to the bottom was premature. If you had lifted up the skirt first you would have seen that the fabric was too short. Chairs that swivel and rock also have more structural elements underneath that people don’t want to look at in their homes. Maybe stick to chairs without these features and only remove the skirt if the fabric underneath was pulled underneath the chair.
Transparency is always good!
The turned out all nice and look comfy.
Hey Lauren have you tried the product called restore a finish? If not you should try that on the legs of the blue one. It will hide the scratches on the legs. Also is it the lighting because the white ones look like they have a lot of stains on them. I love your work.
Lauren, you never showed what you did with the exposed staples after taking the skirt off the white chairs. How did you get around that issue?
You have to be careful here. Flipping furniture by investing time and quality products to give it a new life feels like you’ve added value to justify charging a lot of money. Spending so little time to produce an end product that clearly (look at the comments!) seems shoddy just makes you seem greedy. “Flipping” is increasingly getting a bad rap, and it’s for reasons like this.
Me: *lists something on Craigslist/Facebook for $175*
Random Person: Would you accept $174.99?
Me: 🖕
I sure understand people liking these velvet chairs again but don't understand them not wanting the skirt. Do they really prefer looking at the ugly swivel system under them? Maybe the skirt material could be used to dress up that raw edge or something. The skirts were put there to hide the workings underneath. Oh, and that Folex is gooood stuff.
I left red lipstick in my car one the summer, it melted on my cloth seats. One of my clients told me about Folex, it completely removed the lipstick. I buy it by the gallon for refills for cat accident cleanups, car carpet cleaning, etc.
Folex is awesome!
Please do not get discouraged, you priced your chairs well. I blame this economy, between food and gas high prices people are making choices. Do I need a new chair, do I put food on the table, or do I get gas to go to work. This is reality. Hang in there guys. God Bless from Naples, Fl.
How did you finish the bottoms of the white chairs?
I was thinking the same thing. I even went back to watch it again, assuming I just missed it 🤔🤷♀️
She didn't! 😮
I still have my 40 yr old rocker swivel love it... ugly color but, very comfy and i like the skirt to hide the legs instead of seeing them.
double welting
Yes. Too expensive for how ratty they look in the lower half. The blue chair should have the legs oiled or painted and the white needs to have the fabric that is hanging down stapled up or cut off.
They might not have sold because the bottom fabric of the white chairs are unfinished. You can see the staple marks.... as well as the wooden frame under the chair. The buyer would have to put work into the chair first and a lot of people will not want to do that.
Summertime has been DEAD for me on marketplace. So I don’t think it’s an “excuse”, but just the season 😊
I think you said earlier in the video that you were going to fix the stapled front of the white chair. Did you do that off camara?
Curious-I’m kinda new here but have you tried the Downey method to cover the chair?
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Do you send a little touch up paint with your finished items.
I think the trim is called welting
Main reason is: you shouldn't be showing how long (or in this case how short) did it take you to just clean them!! Almost everybody must have thought: "I can do that myself".
I take off and trim down the wood on the bottom on rockers and then paint them black
Find 1 red thing. Have red white and blue sale for July 4.
I’m surprised you didn’t finish the white chairs on the bottoms! I can’t imagine paying that amount for a chair that looks like that.
There’s good days and not so good days …. You have to roll with the punches sometimes . The chairs are pretty and should sell to a serious buyer.
Always a bunch of critics! Y’all are doing a great job. If it sells then you are rocking it
Is the competition show still on. I’m getting charged for it but no new videos.
Welting
How long ago did you pay off your student loan?
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What is happening with the store?
They seem to keep it closed most of the time.
your price is too high for secondhand, used chairs, unfinished
Shotty work and rushing to stage & post to sell!! I DONT THINK SO! Especially when you dont finish all those bottom edges to look neater,nicer. Are you not caring about the workmanship finished look on your items you post to sell?
These are not finished to the degree that they should command your high price. The blue one,,maybe $ 75. The light colored ones,,maybe $80.00 each. Those unfinished bottoms are a HUGH deduction on the price. Live and learn. ,thats all we can do.
Your prices are too high! The white ones have exposed staples and uneven fabric edges.
Sorry but these are a big no for me. You should check comps on brand new chairs and then price below that to account for the missing skirts and worn out cushions
Don’t like the look. Don’t want to see the unfinished look underneath.
El problema es que hace muchisimo ruido.
So many keyboard cowboys and rude comments. Wondering if any of them would like to leave their successful TH-cam channels and warehouse addresses so we can start learning from them 😉 Have a great weekend!! And I like the chairs! Hope they sell for you all soon.
Agreed
People got comments. It's ok. 😁
Why not take the lower offers you are getting from potential buyers? Then you could move onto something else. If they were higher quality pieces I could see you wanting to stay firm on the price, but these pieces have seen better days. Just a thought.
Greed will get u in the end...just saying
She did not finish the bottoms of the white chairs. It was a fail for me!
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Why have there been so many negative comments on all creators TH-cam channels? I think those trolls need to try to do the flips or come up with content to film.
white chairs look stained after cleaning, bottoms are raw and unfinished, think you're in la-la land
I wouldn't buy any of these chairs. Un finished bottoms. Ragged fabric. They are still in need of work.