I photographed Valerie Shires as she reupholstered furniture at The Re-Covery Room in Lilburn for the Lilburn Patch newspaper on Friday, April 13, 2012. Shires is the owner of the shop located inside the Five Forks Antique Mall.
Valerie Shires staples cloth as she reupholsters a pieceof furniture at The Re-Covery Room in Lilburn.
Valerie Shires pulls staples out of a couch as she reupholsters the piece of furniture at The Re-Covery Room in Lilburn.
Valerie Shires pulls staples out of a couch as she reupholsters the piece of furniture at The Re-Covery Room in Lilburn.
Valerie Shires pulls staples and cloth out of a couch as she reupholsters the piece of furniture at The Re-Covery Room in Lilburn.
Valerie Shires strips cloth off of a couch as she reupholsters the piece of furniture at The Re-Covery Room in Lilburn.
Valerie Shires strips cloth off of a couch as she reupholsters the piece of furniture at The Re-Covery Room in Lilburn.
Valerie Shires walks through her storeroom filled with upcoming customer orders at The Re-Covery Room in Lilburn.
Valerie Shires uses an antique Singer sewing machine to stitch material together as she works on reupholstering a piece of furniture at The Re-Covery Room in Lilburn.
Valerie Shires uses an antique Singer sewing machine to stitch material together as she works on reupholstering a piece of furniture at The Re-Covery Room in Lilburn.
Valerie Shires uses an antique Singer sewing machine to stitch material together as she works on reupholstering a piece of furniture at The Re-Covery Room in Lilburn.
Thread of all shades and colors sit in The Re-Covery Room in Lilburn on Friday, April 13, 2012.
Valerie Shires uses an antique Singer sewing machine to stitch material together as she works on reupholstering a piece of furniture at The Re-Covery Room in Lilburn.
Valerie Shires uses an antique Singer sewing machine to stitch material together as she works on reupholstering a piece of furniture at The Re-Covery Room in Lilburn.