Custom Dining Room Furniture

Refurbish furniture to keep it in style

Reupholstering and refinishing tips

• Sentimental value can make reupholstering furniture worth it to you, said Paul Jessen of Jessen Reupholstery in Lisle. His charges are $500 plus materials for a chair such as a wingback and double that for a sofa.

• Remember, if you start with quality construction you will end up with a custom piece of furniture for probably much less than you could buy something similar new, he said.

• Refinishing wood furniture is definitely cost effective, said Michelle Banks Watt of Michelle Banks Interiors in Naperville. As an example, Furniture Werks' prices start at $765 for a dining room table.

• Redoing a sofa can cost just about as much as buying a new one, Watt said. But she had one from the 1980s redone because the lines were clean and fit with current styles, but the fabric was a floral on a pink background. A friend was throwing away the sofa, so Watt rescued it and had it recovered in taupe mohair.

Source: Chicago Daily Herald

Aaron's, Inc. Surprises Georgia Resident with Houseful of ...

Ruth Usher Wins Aaron's National Lucky Dog Day Sweepstakes, Largest Giveaway to Date

ATLANTA /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Aaron's, Inc. (NYSE: AAN) surprised Ruth Usher, the grand prize winner of Aaron's National Lucky Dog Day Sweepstakes, on Wednesday morning at her home in Perry, Georgia, with a houseful of furniture, name-brand appliances and electronics valued at $14,000. "Aaron's strongly believes in giving back to our customers, especially during difficult economic times," said Robin Loudermilk, Aaron's, Inc. President and CEO. "The first National Lucky Dog Day Sweepstakes, and our largest giveaway to date, generated a tremendous response and a great deal of excitement across the nation. At Aaron's, we make dreams come true for our customers. That's why we say Everyone's a Lucky Dog at Aaron's." Ms. Usher's prize package includes a 7-piece living room set, a 9-piece dining room, two 7-piece bedroom groups, a 60" Mitsubishi 1080p DLP Big Screen TV with TV stand, a 42" JVC 1080p LCD Flat Panel TV, a 32" Sharp Aquos LCD Flat Panel TV, two JVC Home Theater in a Box systems, a Frigidaire 23 cu. ft side x side Refrigerator, a Frigidaire Front Load High Efficiency Washer/Dryer Laundry Pair, a Dell Inspiron laptop, and an HP Mini Netbook. "I've never won anything in my life, so I was shocked when I learned I was the Lucky Dog Day Grand Prize Sweepstakes winner," Usher said. "I'm so grateful to Aaron's - this prize will benefit my entire family who will share this with me. The timing is so appropriate because it's a season of thanksgiving."

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