so here my blogging begins

Hello all!
I'm Amy Smith Pasley upholsterer extrordinaire! Well , that's what I think, but I have been upholstering for 20 years and the last 10 I have had my own upholstery shop called Regeneration Factory. Yes, I think it's a great name too.
I love my craft and it is extremely rewarding to see a beat up piece of furniture come back to life through my talents.
Sadly over the years the quality of furniture that has come through my shop has shown me that the furniture industry for the most part has taken steps to create furniture that is crap. But how is the averge consumer going to know the poor quality they are getting when it's all covered in fabric? They don't until it had its short life and their investment is gone.
I see this decline in quality show it's face around the 80's era, worse in the 90's and oh boy today! ugg!
But then I get those pieces from the 70's and earlier and find soild wood frames, doweled and joints! It's exciting these pieces haven't gone to the landfill. But ,living in a college town I see great pieces, battered and briused, on the curbs go to the over populated graveyard for furniture, AKA landfils.
I have wanted for years to recue these pieces of furniture and get them a second life since others do not.
That is why I have finally decided to begin my quest to make my dream come true.
Great design, great frames, quality materials for the average consumer!
So I will take you along with me on this quest and I hope you too will be inspired to save good furniture!