Bedroom Ironback

Original chair - loose cover, no buttons.

This delightful chair with its very floppy back, held, as for so many projects, a host of surprises.

The chair had a loose cover, using an identical fabric to the fixed cover below – but with buttons.

Iron backs were very popular in Victorian times but while this chair was old, it was still much newer.

To restore the chair, the back and seat had to be separated, then rejoined. That’s unusual!

The end result, covered in a heavy, robust fabric, was quite a sight.

If you are curious as to how this chair was restored, click this LINK or any of the pictures.

JBerryUpholstery has many examples of furniture Recovering and Restoration and also Soft Furnishings to add to or complement the finished items. You can see pictures of these in the Galleries – Recovering Gallery, Restoration Gallery, Soft Furnishings Gallery and Transformations.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.

Iron Back

Iron Back chairs were popular in Victorian times. The back was made from bent iron bars – cheaper than wood at the time – making upholstering a challenge.

This lovely example needed a new seat and back castors as well as a new cover.

Read the full story of its restoration HERE or click on any of the images.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.

Regency Sofa

I felt very privileged when I was entrusted to restore this splendid Regency Sofa.

The beautiful 200 year old frame was revealed once the old fabric, stuffings and fixings were removed.

You can see the full story of restoring the upholstery by clicking HERE.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.

Winged Chair – A Restoration Project

This attractively shaped winged chair probably dating from around the middle of the last century when Parker Knoll, G-Plan and others started using the tension springs that support the seat of this chair.

While the chair and seat cushions needed new covers, the seat front was falling off, other joints needed repairing, springs needed reseating and the polish work was dulled – definitely a restoration project.

Finished chair with new cushion cover in place

But what a difference! Click HERE or on any image to see more details.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.

Lloyd Loom Chair Cushions

Plain chair cushions in situ on LLoyd Loom chairs.

This post is about cushions made for Lloyd Loom chairs – new and old, for indoor and patio use.

Chairs of various designs have been handmade by Lloyd Loom for over 100 years and are still being made! They are robust and durable – excellent qualities for chairs.

Cushions improve their comfort – which the several projects included are all about. Click HERE or on an image to see the collection.

There are more Lloyd Loom projects on my waiting list – so there will be more to say soon!

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.

Leather Carver Chair

The majority of upholstery projects have a fabric cover. For this solidly built Carver Chair, a replacement leather cover over new padding was wanted.

Making a new pad for a dining chair insert, although it has quite a lot of steps, is one of the simpler tasks an upholsterer will be presented with – and so it proved.

Starting point was a sunken and unyielding seat. End result was a softly rounded pad, comfortable to sit on.

To see the details, please click HERE or on the images.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.

Prie Dieu

These chairs became very popular in the 19th century – derived from the earlier ‘prayer chairs’ they lost the shelf for the bible at the back and became more chair like rather than something to kneel on.

However, they still retained the top piece for resting elbows on while praying.

This example had a sound frame but the shaping was far more rounded than it should have been. The story of its restoration includes the details of the reshaping – those details can be read here or by clicking on an image.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.

Winged Chair

This is the first Winged Chair where the wings came off! Deliberately by the way, not by accident.

The grubby calico cover had to go, the sagging webbing replaced – and actually the entire seat – so lots to do.

The end result was worth it.

To see the full story, click this LINK or any of the pictures.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.

Hall Chair

This is a curious little project. The chair had been thrown out – for good reason!

The loose seat insert had been restored – just needed a new cover.

The wobbly chair had also been glued and was now sound.

But the frame still looked awful!

This project is all about restoring an item that looks fit for the dump – well, “recycling centre” these days!

To see more, please click this LINK or the image.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.

Victorian Buttoned Chair

This ornate Victorian chair was obviously in a horrible state – but worse lay beneath those covers!

Clearly the filthy cover needed to be replaced – a quick glance tells you that. And yes, on closer inspection, the front carvings are dull, so a good clean and polish will be needed.

But what cannot be seen are the malodorous feathers all around the springs. They were discovered only when work started!

Such are the joys of an upholsterer!

Rather a lot of hours later, the chair with new seat, polished woodwork and a bright new cover could be returned to the owners.

If you are curious to know more details, please click HERE or any of the images.

If you have some upholstery that is in need of a bit of TLC or you are interested in Soft Furnishings then please contact us.