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Celebrating 30 Years

The restoration and reupholstery of an Antique Chaise Lounge

A chaise lounge is an upholstered sofa in the shape of a chair that is long enough to support the legs.

This rather lovely 100 year old chaise was restored and reupholstered by BJ Upholstery – below you can see it on its journey.

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.

Replacement Cushion Foams

Replacing cushion foams on your sofa/chair can bring it back to life, and make your furniture look better and more comfortable.

Replacement, cushion, foams.

All our replacement cushions are made to order in our workshop, bespoke to each case and your preferences. We fit the replacement foams correctly to your cushion cases and can collect and deliver if required. The replacement foams are fire retardant and come with a fibre wrap and a stockinette outer for a soft touch.

Pricing

Depending on the size and shape the price for an average 26″ x 23″ x 6″ is in the region of £125 each. A large two seater sofa pair of seat foams tend to be about £275 – less if we can. Please contact us for an accurate price – remember to include dimensions and your location if you require collection and delivery. Our prices include the correct fitting to the case but not the disposal of the old foams. *Due to recent price increases, I am afraid, please check with us for the updated pricing.

Ask questions about Replacement cushion foams:

Bespoke built-to-fit replacement seat foams.

Above is a fixed-seat leather sofa. We replaced all the seat foams and boosted the arm foams.

Bespoke craftsman reupholstery

We are restoring a 19th century button back fireside chair.

Antique upholstery restoration and reupholstery a specialism – contact us for a quote.

Restoring antique button-back fireside chair. Bespoke-craftsman-reupholstery.

And the restored and reupholstered button back fireside chair…

We are now to post on Facebook too

We post photos and updates about the upholstery work we have completed and now we will post on Facebook also

Best regards from Jo.

High back dining chairs, restored and reupholstered.

High back dining chairs

Contemporary high back dining chairs. Restored and reupholstered in a modern contemporary fabric. Part of a set of six.

And the before:

Bespoke bench for a breakfast room

Breakfast room bench. Bespoke made by the joiner and upholstered by BJ Upholstery.

Detail

Completed December 2016.

Wingback Chair reupholstered

Our reupholstery policy

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.

Body Foam padding – should I replace it?

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.

Library Sofa and Chairs

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.

Loose covers

Making Loose Covers

We can re-make loose covers for your furniture.

There are some good things about loose covers for furniture, a great idea; you can put them in the wash and even change the style/colour if you have two sets of loose covers. The down-side is that they often go out of shape and become baggy and in places they don’t fit as they used to.

I have a cream linen loose cover sofa that is lovely, it washes well but at the back it no longer fits correctly. Nature of this type of fabric.

Re-Making Loose Covers

With some covers if they are of a more ridged fabric (unlike linen) the fabric will hang better. We can take apart the originals and re-make the covers.

Most loose covers often are out of shape and have become baggy and in places they don’t fit as they used to. The solution in this case is to re-make the loose covers based on the the body of the furniture. The upholsterer will work around the furniture body on the bench, measure up the individual panels to make each panel fall and hang correctly. It’s good advice to order two sets to be made at the same time to save costs.

Here is a lovely sofa we delivered to our customer in Northallerton.

We made a set of new tailored loose covers to replace the covers that had worn.

How to Fit

When fitting after wash allow to dry naturally but not bone dry. Re-fit when the fabric is a little damp. As it fully dries at room temperature it will form a nice shape around the furniture body.

Newly Re Upholstered Antique Sofa in crushed velvet.

A beautiful quality antique sofa restored and reupholstered in Linwood crushed velvet.

Sold from our showroom as soon as it went on the shop floor.

A pair of matching Kilim sofa in Chesterfield style re upholstered and restored

A pair of matching originally Kilim fabric sofas in a Chesterfield style. Re upholstered and restored.

Delivered this week. Kilims are flat tapestry-woven fabric. Our customer wanted a plan blue fabric – see the original scatter Kilim fabric cushions.

Latest Photo’s: Before and After Photo’s of reupholstered furniture.

Fabulous upholstered furniture looking tired and in need of a revamp. And look at the wonderful result after our re-upholstery. Recycle your sad looking furniture with a full re-upholstery work of art.

Single Chair restored and re-upholstered –

A Four Seater sofa restored and re-upholstered –

Chesterfield sofa –

Repairs to sofas and chairs – helpful tips.

Is My Sofa Worth Repairing?

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.

Cottage Sofa Restored and reupholstered

Cosy Cottage Sofa in North Yorkshire.

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!

A beautifully reupholstered library chair

Here is an example of an interesting occasional chair restored and reupholstered for a small study or library.

Book For Christmas Delivery

It’s time to book your reupholstery jobs soonest to allow us to deliver in-time for Christmas.

Early bookings appreciated.

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.

Can you wait till January?

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.

Free Home Visit Reupholstery Quote

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.

Free Home Visits and Quotes in the North East and North Yorkshire

We’re proud to offer free home visits and quotes for customers across the North East and North Yorkshire. Simply request a quote here.

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 a fabric? Welcome to our ‘FABRIC CHOICES PAGE’.

‘FABRIC CHOICES PAGE’.

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.

Go to the ‘FABRIC CHOICES PAGE’

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.