Danish Modern Dining Chairs [**SOLD**]
This is a beautiful set of eight teak dining room chairs made in Denmark in the 1950’s that needed new Danish cord seats, joint repairs and refinishing. After my January 16th Danish cord post a Takoma Park neighbor reached out to me to work on her chairs that had been in her family for decades. As the initial task grew from two to eight chairs, I enlisted my colleague Ashley Flory to complete the Danish cord elements. She had just finished a complicated Danish cord restoration and I admired her beautiful work.
Each chair was stripped of its damaged Danish cord and assessed for structural repairs. Several of the chairs revealed broken rails. Every chair also had several joints needing regluing. Closer inspection showed previous repairs needing to be re-done, such as the use metal angle brackets. I had to un-glue the joints, clean them up and reglue them tight and square. However, in some cases the previous repair used an epoxy glue (e.g., on a backrest tenon that was ill-fit) and I was forced to just leave it “as-is.”
After repairs each chair was cleaned, stains addressed, hand sanded with 220 grit sandpaper and fresh Danish oil hand rubbed in with a grey pad. After curing it was buffed and passed on to Ashley for the Danish cord.
Weaving Danish cord requires skill, concentration, and patience; it’s all done by hand. The entire chair is made up of only two very long pieces of cord running back and forth, looping over more than 100 tacks on the underside of each chair. The pattern is precise, any miscue is obvious, and the cord tension must be held consistent & firm throughout the entire seat.
When Ashley finished, I applied a final polish of beeswax and the chairs were returned to the client, ready for many more years of family dinners and gatherings.
Dimensions: 36” H x 15” W
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This is a beautiful set of eight teak dining room chairs made in Denmark in the 1950’s that needed new Danish cord seats, joint repairs and refinishing. After my January 16th Danish cord post a Takoma Park neighbor reached out to me to work on her chairs that had been in her family for decades. As the initial task grew from two to eight chairs, I enlisted my colleague Ashley Flory to complete the Danish cord elements. She had just finished a complicated Danish cord restoration and I admired her beautiful work.
Each chair was stripped of its damaged Danish cord and assessed for structural repairs. Several of the chairs revealed broken rails. Every chair also had several joints needing regluing. Closer inspection showed previous repairs needing to be re-done, such as the use metal angle brackets. I had to un-glue the joints, clean them up and reglue them tight and square. However, in some cases the previous repair used an epoxy glue (e.g., on a backrest tenon that was ill-fit) and I was forced to just leave it “as-is.”
After repairs each chair was cleaned, stains addressed, hand sanded with 220 grit sandpaper and fresh Danish oil hand rubbed in with a grey pad. After curing it was buffed and passed on to Ashley for the Danish cord.
Weaving Danish cord requires skill, concentration, and patience; it’s all done by hand. The entire chair is made up of only two very long pieces of cord running back and forth, looping over more than 100 tacks on the underside of each chair. The pattern is precise, any miscue is obvious, and the cord tension must be held consistent & firm throughout the entire seat.
When Ashley finished, I applied a final polish of beeswax and the chairs were returned to the client, ready for many more years of family dinners and gatherings.
Dimensions: 36” H x 15” W
#takomaparkmd #vintagefurniture #CommunityForklift #furniturerestoration #furniturerehab #furnitureflip #furnituremakeover #redotheold #makeitnewagain #beforeandafterfurniture #salvagecommunity #DMVmetro #danishcord #danishmodern
#furniturerestoration #furniturerestorer #oldfurnituremadenew #restoredfurniture #salvagedfurniture #salvageyard #beforeandafterhome
This is a beautiful set of eight teak dining room chairs made in Denmark in the 1950’s that needed new Danish cord seats, joint repairs and refinishing. After my January 16th Danish cord post a Takoma Park neighbor reached out to me to work on her chairs that had been in her family for decades. As the initial task grew from two to eight chairs, I enlisted my colleague Ashley Flory to complete the Danish cord elements. She had just finished a complicated Danish cord restoration and I admired her beautiful work.
Each chair was stripped of its damaged Danish cord and assessed for structural repairs. Several of the chairs revealed broken rails. Every chair also had several joints needing regluing. Closer inspection showed previous repairs needing to be re-done, such as the use metal angle brackets. I had to un-glue the joints, clean them up and reglue them tight and square. However, in some cases the previous repair used an epoxy glue (e.g., on a backrest tenon that was ill-fit) and I was forced to just leave it “as-is.”
After repairs each chair was cleaned, stains addressed, hand sanded with 220 grit sandpaper and fresh Danish oil hand rubbed in with a grey pad. After curing it was buffed and passed on to Ashley for the Danish cord.
Weaving Danish cord requires skill, concentration, and patience; it’s all done by hand. The entire chair is made up of only two very long pieces of cord running back and forth, looping over more than 100 tacks on the underside of each chair. The pattern is precise, any miscue is obvious, and the cord tension must be held consistent & firm throughout the entire seat.
When Ashley finished, I applied a final polish of beeswax and the chairs were returned to the client, ready for many more years of family dinners and gatherings.
Dimensions: 36” H x 15” W
#takomaparkmd #vintagefurniture #CommunityForklift #furniturerestoration #furniturerehab #furnitureflip #furnituremakeover #redotheold #makeitnewagain #beforeandafterfurniture #salvagecommunity #DMVmetro #danishcord #danishmodern
#furniturerestoration #furniturerestorer #oldfurnituremadenew #restoredfurniture #salvagedfurniture #salvageyard #beforeandafterhome