As it started.
Removeing the dislodged coil springs.
Frame re-structured and webbed. Deep button back completed. Spring. were re-tied in
chaise longue. Now fully restored and upholstered ready to last another 100 years.
Antique upholstery restoration and reupholstery a specialism – contact us for a quote.
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Detail
Completed December 2016.
This fine wingback chair was delivered today. As with most of our reupholstery jobs we strip the chair back to its wood frame, fix and correct the joints as needed and replace the springs and webbing.
We replace the body foam on nearly all reupholstery jobs as its best advice to do so while the furniture is stripped down. Also old foam is not fire retardant and it is often fatigued and can turn to almost dust when exposed. Yes always replace the body foam padding. It also shapes the furniture better to look better.
Originally upholstered in leather we reupholstered this lovely set of study or library sofa and two chairs. The chairs are of a different style and the padding is firm for this type of seating.
We are reupholstery experts with now 30 years experience, Offering simple repairs, domestic reupholstery and commercial reupholstery contracts. Based in Darlington we cover North East England and North Yorkshire.
Sold from our showroom as soon as it went on the shop floor.
Delivered this week. Kilims are flat tapestry-woven fabric. Our customer wanted a plan blue fabric – see the original scatter Kilim fabric cushions.
Good quality sofas and chairs are usually worth repairing or recovering. Antique furniture is almost always worth it and 1920s to 1950s upholstered furniture tends to be so well made it will probably outlast you and me and possibly appreciate in value after a restoration. 1960s and 70s furniture is in high demand and can fetch some astonishing prices, especially designer pieces like an Egg chair.
Good quality furniture restored and reupholstered with new springs, fillings and foams can really bring a great design back to life, or indeed look better than when new – a unique design statement piece you can use every day. I have a 1920s drop-arm sofa that we reupholstered 20 years ago, it has lived in my living room, and kitchen and now sits in a bedroom. It cost me just £200 plus the reupholster and fabric costs, it is still as good as new and worth double my investment. In addition to all the good use and financial benefits, it still looks beautiful today.
Brands like Sherborne – Duresta – Vale Bridgecraft – Parker knoll – Ercol – Cintique – George Smith – Wesley-Barrell – Howard and Sons for many years have been through our workshop and today appeal to all ages – always worth restoring and reupholstering.
Lesser quality sofas and chairs like the Argos range or DFS and SCS sofas usually are not worth the repair or recovery costs. However; more often we find customers will invest in this type of upholstery due to the fact that the sofa ‘fits in the area just right’ or it is very comfortable and worth re-investing and keeping. And do consider that a reupholstered sofa will actually be better quality once completed than a factory-produced item.
Re-spring a sofa or chair. Often sofas will just sag and the platform under the sear cushions will rip. A platform refit and replacement of modern ‘zig-zag’ springs is a straightforward job and will give you some extra years of use. The cost for this is about £250 plus up-lift and delivery. Great value and often will add some ten years more use from a piece.
By BJ Upholstery Restoration Manager.
A cosy cottage in North Yorkshire had a a perfectly proportioned two seater cottage sofa but it was passed its best. We restored, re-padded and reupholstered in a fresh new fire retardant fabric to ‘as-new’ standard. Cosy!
Already we are been asked for reupholstery jobs to be ready for Christmas. As an average job takes three weeks; we are asking out customers to ‘Book Early’ to save disappointment.
If you can wait till January 2018 for the job start; we offer a lovely 10% discount if booked in October and November.
Reupholstery services and repairs in Darlington, Newcastle and all of the North Yorkshire area. Including Barnard Castle, Leyburn, Durham, Middlesbrough, Stokesley, Sunderland etc.
Reupholstery Services in North East England and North Yorkshire
Are you considering reupholstering a chair or sofa, restoring a valuable antique, or reinventing a historic piece?
Older furniture often boasts far superior frame quality and structure compared to most modern pieces. When professionally restored and upholstered, an older chair or sofa not only outlasts its contemporary counterparts but also offers a unique charm, retains its value, and often provides more generous proportions for added comfort.
At BJ Upholstery, we bring your furniture back to life with expert craftsmanship.
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Serving Darlington and Beyond
Based in Darlington, we provide professional reupholstery services and repairs throughout the region, including:
•Darlington
•Newcastle
•Barnard Castle
•Leyburn
•Durham
•Middlesbrough
•Stokesley
•Sunderland
For other areas, please don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss your needs.
Choosing fabric can sometimes be the hardest part of booking a reupholstery job. Over the years I have found it useful to direct my customers to our fabric suppliers websites to help with fabric choices.
Links to our main fabric providers websites is located at the bottom of all pages on our website. As the choice is growing and to keep things neat we have created a NEW website page called ‘FABRIC CHOICES PAGE’. Importantly we have retained the link at the bottom of all the website pages – because our customers are used to the links been there.
Read about our fabric providers:
Chatsworth Fabrics Since founded in 1991, Chatsworth Fabrics has prided itself on its standards of excellence and ensuring that nothing is too much trouble for our customers, over 20 years later we continue as a family run business.
Linwood Fabric Linwood is a family-run business with over three generations of experience in furnishings. We are passionate about maintaining a classic English style to our collection, while introducing contemporary designs and innovative modern techniques.
Porter and Stone With 60 years of experience Fryett’s has evolved into one of the leading designers and innovators of curtain and upholstery fabrics.
Ross Fabrics Fabric Collections Ross Fabrics, established in 1933, supply a comprehensive range of upholstery fabrics.
Thanks for reading – Jo.
Best regards from Jo.
