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You’ll find a wealth of tips, insights, and inspiration on everything from DIY upholstery projects to understanding the latest trends in fabric on our blog. Join us as we explore the art and craft of upholstery, sharing stories from our workshop and helpful advice to keep your furniture looking its best for years to come.

Elevate Your Furniture Design with Deep Buttoning Upholstery

Deep buttoning upholstery, with its signature tufted look, has been a hallmark of luxury furniture for centuries.  The technique, where buttons are deeply embedded into the padding and secured with tight stitching, creates a distinctive visual pattern and adds a touch...

How to Choose the Best Material for Custom Sofa Cushions

A well-loved sofa can be the heart of your living room, offering comfort and style to your home. However, over time, even the most cherished sofas can begin to show signs of wear and tear. Instead of replacing your sofa, consider giving it a new lease on life by...

How to Make a Small Space Stand Out

Living in the Boston area, you know the value of a square foot. Whether it's a charming studio apartment in Beacon Hill or a home office tucked away in a Wakefield multi-family, customizing your furniture to maximize functionality and comfort in a small space is key. ...

Is This John Belushi’s Sofa!??

John Belushi’s sofa came to the shop! When my customer called to say she had it I tried to imagine what John’s sofa would look like. Sometimes I ask people “if you were a piece of furniture what would you be”? I get some interesting responses like “I would be a wing...

What we’ve been up to for the last few months! UPDATE!

What we’ve been up to for the last few months. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying our online classes! As you know , a lot has changed since we finished filming our last semester. We’ve taken advantage of this time off by completely revamping our store front for...

The Civil War Sofa – Bringing back memories

The in house estimate on the antique sofa seemed like every other, except there was something very familiar about the workmanship of the last upholsterer. I was told the sofa was Civil War era. "Whoever did it last was a good upholsterer but struggled with the curves...

The Hair Growing Chairs!

Early in my career I was given 6 upholstered seat dining room chairs that where very difficult. Make matters worse a fine white linen was chosen, as bad luck would have it the shop was introduced to a great new batting called “bonded Dacron” at the same time, Which I...