Check out my3dogs and laurie_2008---what they do is amazing. laurie_2008 just finished a wing chair and has done a sofa--they look great. Her wing chair thread was recent...i'll see if i can link it...if not just search her username as well as my3dogs. Im sure either one would be willing to give you tips.

Here is a link that might be useful: laurie_2008 wing chair

mintjulep49 - That's a nice looking chair and would be a great project for you!

I don't know how much labor would cost for that. But you could do this upholstery yourself.

my3 dogs can give you helpful advice on refinishing or painting the wood as well as finding fabrics.

I have bought fabrics online from Mary Jo's Cloth Store, Calico Corners, and #1 Fabric Co. All three were good and I would use them again.

When you are ready to remove the fabric, make sure to take lots of pictures along the way. Use a special upholstery staple remover and a needle nose plier. As you remove fabric, you will see how the pieces were constructed and how/where they were attached to the chair. Take notes and you can also use a pen to make notes/markings directly onto the old fabric. Save the old fabric pieces (that you have marked/labeled) and use them as your pattern for the new fabric.

That's such a neat chair!

I love the chair. My grandfather had one very similar though the arms on his were a tad larger. I have wonderful memories of sitting on the arm of the chair beside my dear grandfather. Good luck with your project!

Laurie gave great advice, and having a few tools like the staple puller help immensely. I also don't know what it would cost to have it done professionally,as st varies across the country, but I am guessing $300-ish. But you have the perfect style to experiment with on your own.

I took pictures of my old chairs, read blogs, watched YouTube videos, and luckily have sewn on all my life and love creating things. I hesitated on upholstery as it was a mystery to me, but after reading and watching videos, you'll see it isn't that mysterious.

The wood on that looks to be in very good shape except the arms, so I would sand them and re-stain to blend with the rest, and I'd probably stain and put a tung oil finish on all the wood.

I've had good luck with inexpensive fabric at Fabric Guru and also at Barn Fabric Center. The Barn usually has sales around holidays where they sell the drapery and upholstery fabrics for $3.99 a yard. Some of their stuff is a bit dated, but there are some great fabrics, too. I have linked them below.

Here's one of mine, although it's hard to see the 'before' under Riley -

After -

Here is a link that might be useful: Barn Fabric Center