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I had a vintage sofa reupholstered by a local second-hand furniture shop. The sofa was just $300, the fabric cost me about $150 and the labor was $300. I wish I'd seen this post back then, because then I would have known that it was too good to be true. The sofa looked pretty good, but less than a month later, the fabric on the cushions started to come unsewn. Then, a few months after that, my (not-overweight) boyfriend sat down and the heavy coils burst through the bottom of the sofa. They are now hanging through the burlap that was, apparently, the only thing holding them inside the sofa! I am new to the vintage furniture thing, so I have no idea how older sofas are supposed to work, but I would have thought that a reputable upholsterer would have told me if the entire support system for my sofa was about to give way. If anyone has any recommendations for vintage furniture repair in the Boston/Cambridge area, I'd be much obliged!

I think Emily and Meeko's bathroom might *almost* be as small as mine...

This is great...thanks! Any suggestions for insulating your fridge from the oven if next to the oven is the only place your fridge can go? Right now I have a large piece of aluminum foil taped to the side of the fridge, but if there's a better solution I'd love to hear it.