Category Archives: Victorian

Loose Covers

This is a chair with loose covers, which always presents a tricky challenge. With this type of design, we rely on the weight of the fabric to pull everything into place, particularly along the sides. You may notice some slight ripples on the arms — this is completely normal at this stage as the fabric hangs. Hidden from view, we’ve added weighted boards at the bottom of each side panel to help the covers settle perfectly over time.

This chair is heading to a well-known hotel in Scotland, and we’re delighted with how the loose covers have been tailored to provide a perfect fit while maintaining comfort and style.

We restore and reupholster quality, important, historic, antique, and retro soft furnishings. Sherborne – Duresta – Vale Bridgecraft – Parker knoll – Ercol – Cintique – George Smith – Wesley-Barrell – Tetrad Furniture – Delcore – Heals designer sofa – Jane Churchill – Multiyork – commercial too.


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Reupholstered green Victorian sofa

Classic Furniture

Quality Reupholstery with Timeless Style

Some of our work examples, a beautifully reupholstered Victorian sofa, a 40-year-old reproduction sofa reupholstered and a classic Victorian-style pub seating.

National Service Reupholstery Experts. High-Quality Reupholstery. We restore and reupholster quality, important, historic, antique, and retro soft furnishings – for when it needs to be perfect –

Whether it’s an antique original or a beloved vintage reproduction, we restore with care and attention to detail, ensuring your furniture looks stunning and lasts for years to come.

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A hand made sofa restored
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A hand made sofa restored
Victorian Reupholstery

Antique Restoration

We specialise in reupholstering antique furniture, including Georgian, Edwardian, and Victorian pieces. This mid-Victorian daybed, crafted by Gillows of Lancaster, has been meticulously restored with custom-made cushions, new Berger, updated armrests, a new platform, a back roll, and bespoke cushions tailored to fit perfectly.

Gillows of Lancaster and London (also known as Gillow & Co.) was a renowned English furniture-making firm founded in Lancaster around 1730 by Robert Gillow.

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We specialise in reupholstering antique furniture, including Georgian, Edwardian, and Victorian pieces.
We specialise in reupholstering antique furniture, including Georgian, Edwardian, and Victorian pieces.
We specialise in reupholstering antique furniture, including Georgian, Edwardian, and Victorian pieces.

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We specialise in reupholstering antique furniture, including Georgian, Edwardian, and Victorian pieces.
We specialise in reupholstering antique furniture, including Georgian, Edwardian, and Victorian pieces.
We specialise in reupholstering antique furniture, including Georgian, Edwardian, and Victorian pieces.
We specialise in reupholstering antique furniture, including Georgian, Edwardian, and Victorian pieces.
An example of a completed reupholstered chaise longue

Chaise Longue

Ten examples of chaise longue we have restored and reupholstered. The modern chaise longue was first popularised during the 16th century in France, hence the rather lovely name ‘Chaise Longue’ – it always congers up a sophisticated romantic feel. Chaise Longue were created by French furniture craftsmen for the rich to rest without the need to retire to the bedroom. I think I need one.

An example of a completed reupholstered chaise longue
An example of a completed reupholstered chaise longue
An example of a completed reupholstered chaise longue
An example of a completed reupholstered chaise longue
An example of a completed reupholstered chaise longue
An example of a completed reupholstered chaise longue
An example of a completed reupholstered chaise longue
An example of a completed reupholstered chaise longue
An example of a completed reupholstered chaise longue
An example of a completed reupholstered chaise longue
victorian chaise lounge

Victorian Chaise Lounge

A classic victorian chaise lounge we reupholstered for our customer. Our customer sourced the fabric, it looks stunning.

We have restored and reupholstered countless chaise lounges over the years – here are some other Chaise Lounge examples Often they are in a bad state, the frames are delicate due to the fine design and long stretch between the legs and the coil springs will need replacing or re-tieing. All are repairable to make your Chaise Lounge as it was new.

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Victorian Chair

Years in Storage

This very pretty and delicate chair was stored by the customer for years in the garage with the intention to have it restored in the future. Our customer decided to have it reupholstered when she moved house (So we collected it from one address and delivered it to another).

It is a Victorian chair; we cleaned and waxed the wood, restored the internals and reupholstered it in the customer’s own fabric. Learn more about reupholstery fabrics

Look at the beautiful curve at the top of the back, the pleated arm fronts and the delicate braid edging – just lovely style and quality design.

Small turn of century armchair

Turn Of Century Armchair

A classicly shaped small turn of century armchair. Fully restored and upholstered in Linwood Omega patterned velvet. Selected by our client now safely delivered to their home in Darlington.

I have seen a number of this style of chairs in auction houses recently. They are usually in extremely bad condition, particularly the frame and springs. This example was in good order when we first started the restoration.

Bent out of shape, creaky, broken frames with popping-out springs etc can be restored – but best buy a structurally sturdy version. Cost at an auction is at an amazingly low price currently, £200- 500 each. Restored, an equivalent value will be in the region of £2000 – 5000 each. And totally unique.