Furniture Upholstery

Rolf Benz Corner Sofas

A fabulous pair of sofas, 17 years old, now re-upholstered to brand new. The customer sourced a fantastic Nubuck/suede upholstery material. The seat foam was re-built with extra padding and the covers top-stitched with matching thread. All the original tags and branded linings were re-used on customer's request. The review on Yell says it all...

George Smith Signature Chairs

These are the 'Medium Laid-back Scroll Arm Signature Chair' design no less, meticulously handmade in Newcastle, England since 1985. The finish aim is to match or indeed supercede the craftsmanship with which these pair were made and upholstered. That said, it is always a pleasure to work on chairs of this build quality. Luxury, handcrafted furniture with plump duck feather and down cushions.

'Eva' by Bruno Mathsson

Originally designed in 1935 this 1978 Swedish design icon Mi742 in plaited Tonus hemp webbing, required replacement straps after years of good use. We know the exclusive representative here in the UK so specified the original replacement webbing, appyling the correct seat straps with the right tension and overlap direction to the beech frame.

"It's just how I bought when I was a student, now I wish I'd bought another."

Victorian spoon back chair

Firstly this antique chair required woodwork repairs, glueing and clamping to tighten and strengthen the frame. The wood frame was then rubbed back with 0000 wire wool and antique wax, carefully preserving the slight sheen patina. Then reupholstered in a cream velvet, deep-button diamond-tufted, and finished with individual bronze Renaissance nails.

Fama reclining armchair

This was purchased from new by the owner but started to show the wear of good times and many relaxing hours. A colour and style matched fabric was chosen to bring it in line with the customer's lounge suite. This Fryett's Nirvana Indigo Blue base fabric is top-stitched in colour-matching 20tkt thread and the base complimented with Recco 'Spice' pattern cushions.

This fabulous chair not only rotates 360°, rocks forward and back but also reclines to an almost horizontal position with extending leg and foot rests. More scatter cushions were made to order in Recco 'Spice' to complement the rest of their furniture.

"Genuinely, it's way better than new, I'm astonished, just fab"

Upholstered wall panels

A super interior design feature and presentation for this office space. We used a top quality vinyl to precisely stretch and form all the panel corners without pleats. The upholstered MDF boards are mounted on a black plyboard wall, and this creates an effective accoustic softening too.

Dining Chairs refit

These four dining chairs arrived well-used, in vinyl, stylish but worn-out. The customner selected Vele-ing Asphalt from Crest Leather™, a high quality and very durable grey leather that reveals just a hint of hide characteristics. The seats were all newly reupholstered with luxuriously comfortable RX39 foam. The upholstery challenge here is maintaing all the curves whilst avoiding any puckering throughout the top-stitched backs and seam-less seats.

'Suede' leather sofa

This new* leather is not suede per se but has a velvet finish that looks like nubuck but with a semi-aniline performance. Soft, yet robust and colour fast. This re-upholstery project is a complete sofa upgrade. It had been thoroughly enjoyed for over a decade and WG was set to improve this on every level. All the internals have been upgraded – foams, arms, seats, base, and linings. Then covered in this luxurious *Crest Tempesta leather. Yet all the original upholstery design details have been kept such as original top stitching and piping. Now better than ever.

Tan leather and chrome dining chairs

Six Italian chairs, originally covered in vinyl but reupholstered in this pigmented top coat leather. The original seat foams have been regenerated and supportive upholstery added to restore the seat-feel. This leather provides outstanding durability and stain resistance, specified by the tanner as multi-purpose and also suitable for marine applications.

Ligne Roset 'Pop' Lounge chairs and footstool

Complicated to upholster and yet they look so elegantly simple. These lounge chairs and footstools are covered in original spec. and acclaimed Kvadrat, upholstery fabric. You'll find Kvadrat at The Guggenheim Museum, MOMA NYC, on Bang & Olufsen products and in some Rolls-Royces. The re-upholstery work included replacing the seat foam wrap with superior grade foam, interlining the Kvadrat Divina 100% pure wool covers with 4oz polyester, and incorporating the self-pipe detail.

Scandinavian design dining chairs

These six stylish dining chairs are cherished and well-used, with some requiring replacement bases. We made new marine ply bases for all six chairs and re-upholstered them with new padding. All woodwork was flattened back and antique furniture waxed. The new cover material is a stain-resistant Aquaclean™ fabric which is both tactile and practical, ready for many more dinner parties (and everyday use) for years to come.

Parker Knoll wingback armchairs

This pair of Parker Knoll wingback armchairs were reupholstered and covered in 'Nero Small Shell' from the Ross Fabric Fairmont Collection. Both had their frames tightened before upholstery, new springs, canvases and feather with foam composition seat cushions. Bronze Renassiance nails add a complementary detail and the legs were polished.

Additionally more scatter cushions were made from the same fabric for the Chesterfield in the background, which we previously upholsered.

"Just marvelous, yet again" Perry M.

Parker Knoll 713 armchair

This pair of armchairs have been fully re-upholstered with new tension spring runners, tension springs and canvasses. The original back padding is retained with some additional padding added to firm-up this classic piece to its former glory and characteristic comfort. The new foam and feather-filled cushions will maintain their shape better than the originals did. The outside back cover is piped and hand-slip-stitched for invisible seams, a technique sewn in with a fine curved needle.

Parker Knoll Wing Armchair

Stripped back to the bare frame, re-webbed, legs waxed, new seat foam, new pattern-aligned fabric, piped and finished with individually applied antique nails. Essentially the full upholstery 'spa' treatment that looks and feels 60 years younger, once again. Fabric by Romo.

Armchair in the pink

This retro armchair sometimes called a Lawson chair is now the accent chair in the pink. This precious memory has been transformed with new reupholstery throughout, covered in a Farringdon thick-thin corduroy with a new piping detail to finish.

Lounge slipper chairs

These really come alive in the light, the Kepler Malvern Everclean+™ (permanent Scotchguard) fabric gives a flash of gold through the green. The pair have been stripped, reconstructed and re-upholstered with individually fluted foam back panels. The main fabric sections are all piped and hand-slipped for a seamless finish.

Sofa & armchair suite

The main issue with this sofa was the stretched elastic platform under the cushion base had sagged. We replaced all the bases with a jute webbing and canvas platform transforming the cushion feel and re-upholstered the rest. Issues like these usually consigns furniture to land-fill, but this suite now far exceeds its first day condition, and it'll last much longer.

Leather Club Chairs

This wonderful pair arrived in an 'extraordinarily well-used' condition, which required restoration and, re-building. The choice of this characterful semi-aniline leather is part of a longer term vision that will mellow and wear in beautifully over time. Works included re-building the (rare) sprung arms, repairing and restoring all the cushion inserts and padding, and the antique nails reset for a stately detail. All the leather upholstery is double stitched. The leather facia mouldings are all properly prepared and restored to their former glory whilst other parts are now better finished than they were from new. Additionally matching leather buttons were hand-made for the seat platform alignment. All set for a long life of club comfort ahead.

Leather sofa reupholstered

Re-covered in Old English analine leather, this lighly buffed, pull-up type leather will age beautifully. For the upholstery all the cushion inserts were refurbished, renewing the comfort feel to the customer's expectation. And new bun feet were sourced, colour stained and fitted.

Art Deco style club chair

An iconic furniture design piece, upgraded in a strong and supple red Napa leather. With such a bold form and shape the leather must be grain aligned and the hide cuts properly selected. The pieces are all carefully stitched to ensure dead straight top-stitch lines with the colour-matched 20tkt thread. The new upholstery padding provides the ideal comfort and brings this statement chair back to top class condition. It may look straight forward but this finish can't be achieved in a hurry, patience and quality takes time that will pay off in the many years to come when one sees how beautifully it ages.