Winged Chair

This attractively shaped Winged Chair was definitely in need of a new cover. The thin and not very well shaped stuffings needed help!

To sort out the stuffings, the chair was stripped of everything except the seat.

With minor damage to the polish work repaired, the chair was remade and a new cover added.

To see the full story click HERE or on any of the images.

The completed chair from a front corner.

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.

Dining Chairs

These four elegant dining chairs needed new covers – but finished up having new seats.

The curiously unused sides to the base frame remains a puzzle but the new covers were added to make an elegant dining set.

Materials used were a mixture of traditional and new. To see the full story, click an image or follow this LINK.

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.

Nursing Chair

This reproduction Nursing Chair with much sentimental value needed a new cover to fit to different decor. The chair was made by Wade spring which introduced the zig-zag springs used here in the 70’s.

The project held surprises – typical of more modern furniture!

To see lots more about this chair, click an image or follow this LINK.

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.

Bentwood Chair

A new cover to fit in with new decor was wanted for this modern Bentwood Chair.

The chair was manufactured by TON, the Czech heir to the legacy of bentwood innovator Michael Thonet, who established a furniture factory in 1861 and still bending wood!

The way the upholstery was held in place again surprised, showing the innovative ideas applied to modern furniture.

To see more of the story, please click either image or follow this LINK.

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.

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.

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.

Online Projects

There are now well over 100 projects on the JBerryUpholstery website! A wide ranging selection and it continues to grow!

Projects included are only those I find enjoyable, have great results or include interesting and informative details.

Projects range from reasonably straightforward – stools and cushions – to the very complicated – winged armchairs!

There are well known makes – Multiyork, Parker Knoll, Lloyd Loom, G-Plan, Ercol, Finn Juhl, Cintique, Gordon Russell of Broadway.

Then particular types – Art Deco, Prie Dieu, Slipper, Marquetry, Ironback, Reclining, Rattan, Chesterfield.

Also different periods – Regency, Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, 20C – even 21st!

And some don’t fit such groups – Canapé, Rocking Horses, Ottoman.

Could be confusing! Posts like this give an introduction with pictures and links to the full story. While the posts are removed a few weeks later, the pages remain.

Click any image here to see their story. Once on the website, use the search box at the bottom of every page to look for items you are interested in – or send me an email asking for help!

And while you’re at it, please, please, do the decent thing and ‘like’ or ‘comment’ on these posts. I hope you enjoy reading them. After all, they come with 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.

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.

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.