Re-upholstery
A sound old frame is worth saving. We take chairs and sofas back to the bare wood, put right what's worn and rebuild them by hand — then re-cover them in a fabric you'll love for years to come.
What we do
Taken back to the bare frame, then rebuilt layer by layer — webbing, springs, stuffing and cover — so it sits as well as it looks.
Loose joints and tired rails put right before any fabric goes on. With a joinery workshop behind us, a wobbly frame is rarely the end of the story.
Hand-stitched edges, deep buttoning, pleated scroll arms and piping — the details that make an older piece look right again.
Buttoned leather and close-nailed stud trims, from an oak captain's chair to a velvet wing chair.
When the frame and cover are sound but the cushions aren't, we'll make new ones — as we did for a leather Chesterfield below.
Choose from our fabric library, or tell us the fabric you have in mind — in most cases we can source it for you. Matching cushions too.
Before & after
Every piece here was re-upholstered by our team. Select any photo to see it larger.
Its gold velvet had worn through, so we stripped it back to the original stuffing and rebuilt it by hand. Re-covered in fuchsia with a deep-buttoned back, pleated arms and lime-green piping — plus a pair of matching cushions.
Out went the tartan. We took this wingback back to the hessian and rebuilt it, then re-covered it in a botanical print velvet — piped along every edge, with the pattern placed across the wings, arms and seat.
An oak swivel desk chair whose seat and back had worn through. With the frame stripped back, it was re-covered in oxblood leather — a deep-buttoned back, a smooth seat and a close-nailed stud trim.
Peeling vinyl and a tired check, replaced with a soft dove-grey velvet and a line of close-nailed studs that traces every edge of the wings and arms.
A graceful scroll-arm chair, re-covered from faded paisley into a herringbone check — the pattern lined up down the back and across the seat, with neat pleats around each scroll.
A mid-century Parker Knoll, from bare frame to a botanical bird print — with the original Parker Knoll label kept on its spring rail.
The leather was worth keeping; the seat cushions weren't. We made three new seat cushions in a woven check, with scatter cushions to match.
How it works
Front, side and back, plus any damage and rough measurements. It's the quickest route to an accurate quote.
We'll tell you what the piece needs, what it will cost, and how much fabric it takes.
From our library, or tell us the fabric you have in mind — in most cases we'll be able to source it for you.
Stripped, repaired, rebuilt and re-covered by hand — then back to you, ready for its next lifetime.
Send us a few photos and we'll tell you what it needs — and what it could become.