ChairLab

We’ve had a couple of these gorgeous Orange Slice-inspired lounge chairs through the workshop recently 🖤🤍
One restored in black vinyl for a customer, and one in crisp white — which we’ve donated to Franklin County Karate to auction as a fundraiser. Two very different looks, same satisfying result.
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While we love the opportunity to help with your projects, we also love seeing furniture last longer between visits! 🪑✨
Here are a few simple things you can do to keep your pieces looking their best:
🛡️ Use covers — arm caps, headrest covers and throws protect the areas that wear first.
🔄 Rotate your cushions — even wear prevents permanent sagging over time.
🐾 Groom your pets — less hair and oils transferred to your furniture. A rubber grooming glove works a treat!
🪑 Lift, don’t drag — dragging stresses joints and scratches floors.
⚠️ When in doubt, ask first — a stain treated incorrectly can become permanent. Early advice is always worth it.
For more detailed care guides covering fabric, leather, vinyl and timber — visit our website 👇
www.chairlab.co.nz/furniture-care.html
And if your piece needs a little more than home care, we’re always here. 💛

Continuing our work on the clinic fit-out for Melody Stewart, this special Captain’s chair became a project in its own right. Made by the Crocker Chair Company in Sheboygan, Wisconsin sometime between 1880 and 1932, the American oak frame had survived more than a century — though not without fire damage and a broken tilt mechanism.

Chairlab carefully stripped the chair back, applied a plant-based clear coat to honour the grain, sourced and repaired period-appropriate components, and finished it with a new reversible seat cushion. A piece with deep history, thoughtfully restored and ready for its next chapter.