Bespoke upholstery services
The Upholstery Barn offers a bespoke service to restore and reupholster antique, mid-century and modern furniture, as well as handmade made-to-measure curtains and blinds to suit your home.
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We provide a free, no-obligation visit to your home to assess the condition of your furniture or take measurements and provide fabric samples to help you choose the fabric for your furniture or soft furnishings.
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We supply all the materials including top quality fabrics from Romo Fabrics, Linwood Fabrics, Abraham Moon Fabrics, Porter and Stone/Fryetts, Modelli Fabrics, Swaffer Fabrics, Cristina Marrone Fabrics by Covertex, Charlotte Gaisford Fabrics, Troynorth, Houles and Warwick Fabrics.
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Modern & traditionl upholstery styles
Traditional upholstery methods have been used for over 100 years with incredibly labour-intensive techniques along with traditional materials such as seaweed and straw for stuffing chairs.
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Today, when we rebuild a chair, we use materials such as webbing, coil springs, hessian, coir fibre, horse hair, cotton/wool felt wadding, rubberised hair, upholstery foam and twine with each layer built by hand to last a lifetime. We are also making a move to using more sustainable and eco-friendly materials and fabrics with support from our suppliers.
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Thankfully, you don’t need to know your hessian from your rubberised hair; that’s what we’re here for. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements.
Anne McGarvey
Skilled craftswoman (and auction addict!)
The Upholstery Barn is run by me, Anne McGarvey. My love for upholstery began many years ago after I fell in love with a pair of mid-century modern chairs. I committed to fully restoring these chairs and discovered my love for all things upholstery, furniture and fabrics. Several books, apprenticeships and professional courses later, I started The Upholstery Barn.
I love my work and I take pride in restoring and transforming a loved (or unloved!) piece of furniture be it a dining chair, armchair, sofa, stool, headboard. Over the years, I have spent a lot of time restoring furniture found at auctions so if you’re looking for a piece of furniture for your home, please get in touch as I’ll be happy to help you shop.
