The banquette he sat on was on its second reupholstering.

While the quality and condition vary, the money saved can more than offset the cost of any reupholstering or refurbishing that may be necessary.

But before the reupholstering can begin, there are always the deeper questions to address, and Mr. Haly did just that with five pieces at the market.

After she leaves a whisky glass stain on his sofa - an event that he says requires the reupholstering of the entire couch - he starts putting her off when she telephones or stops by.

In connection with the 100th Anniversary of MLS being a preparatory high school for the WELS in 2010, the chapel was remodeled and refurbished with new wooden floors and reupholstering of the chapel seating.

The redecoration has included the reupholstering of 73 pieces of furniture, conservation of 23 historic pieces of furniture from the White House collection and the retrieval of 52 pieces of furniture and 22 historic and decorative pieces from a White House storage site in Maryland.