Upholstering history
Hotel furniture gets new legs to stand on.
Montreux’s oldest grand hotel is being turned into a luxury apartment building. Its historic furniture has been removed, but it won’t be discarded. It is being restored so it can be used again in well-preserved heritage hotels. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)
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