Mountain Home
BY DANA NICHOLS
PHOTO©DANA NICHOLS
Jerry Fendon cleans and reglues the joints of a circa 1940s oak chair. “It’s going to be like a brand new chair,” says son Randy. “It’ll be strong for
another 50 years.”
The Art of Upholstery
They may not agree on style, but all homeowners can appreciate the significance of a little five-letter word: value. So while fabrics, patterns, and
pillows are matters of personal taste, the facts about reupholstery hold up as well as a well-corded cushion: refurbishing an old piece is often
easier on the bank account, better for the environment, updates the feel of a space and provides the owner with what is often a higher quality
piece of furniture than can be purchased in any store. Whew.
The Professionals
Jerry Fendon, who came to the area in a Dodge flatbed truck in reupholster furniture including Sal’s Upholstery, located on the north
1949, first established the upholstery biz in the Eastern Sierra. He end of town in Bishop, and John Zeilstra who makes house calls to
made pickups and deliveries for Dickinson’s furniture, out of Ontario, Mammoth with High Desert Upholstery, also out of Bishop. Several
Calif., along U.S. 395. Soon after he established Fendon’s Furniture Mammoth businesses, such as The Oaktree and The Finishing Touch,
just off Main Street in Bishop, behind Whiskey Creek. The business can also act as a liason with an upholsterer, helping you choose fabric
continues to occupy the same property and after five remodels is and coordinating pick up of the furniture. Sierra Design Studio can
roughly 15,000 square feet. Other businesses have since begun to also do the same as part of a design job.
18 July | August 2009 Mammoth Sierra Magazine
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