Recover with a new fabric to a full upholstery project

A revived family favourite chair can transform a room.

At Strong Upholstery are list of services are:

  • Create or repair cushions
  • Snug, stylish drop-in seats that slip right into your favourite chair and instantly perk it up.
  • Give your upholstered furniture a fresh new look with a gorgeous top fabric that feels as good as it looks.
  • Beautiful seat weaving, whether you need a single panel refreshed or the whole chair transformed.
  • Tidy up wobbles and wonky bits, renew the upholstery, and finish it all off with a smart new top fabric.
  • Lovingly restore the original upholstery, carefully replacing only what’s needed to keep its character alive.
  • Gentle conservation for special pieces, protecting precious original fabric while making the chair safe to enjoy.

A beautifully restored antique wingback armchair upholstered in deep teal herringbone wool, its high back and curved arms showing crisp new padding and flawless piping. The chair stands on refinished dark oak legs with a subtle satin sheen, placed in a light-filled Hampshire workshop with neatly arranged rolls of fabric and tools blurred in the background. Soft natural daylight from a large side window creates gentle highlights on the textured fabric and warm reflections on the timber floor. Photographed at eye level with a slight angle to reveal the seat and back, using shallow depth of field for a clean, professional, photographic realism suited to a premium upholstery business homepage.

Projects

Explore how we transform tired chairs into cherished pieces again, outlining each project’s brief, fabric and repair challenges, and the sustainable decisions that keep much‑loved furniture for years longer.

Next steps

Get in contact, using the contact form and tell us a bit about your chair. Ideally include a couple of photographs and measurements.

We will invite you to have a 15 minute phone call or video meeting to hear more about what your ideas and requirements.

We do a site visit to confirm the work to be done and this may include a selection of fabrics that would fit with your interior design palette.

We confirm with a estimate or quote, terms and conditions with a timeline.

A neatly organized upholstery consultation scene laid out on a broad oak worktable: stacked swatch books of wool, linen, and velvet in earthy and coastal tones, a tape measure gently coiled, chalk, webbing, and brass upholstery tacks arranged in a tidy tray. In the background, softly out of focus, the silhouette of an elegant antique chair frame awaits restoration. Natural daylight from a high workshop window washes across the table, creating gentle highlights on textures and subtle shadows between the tools. Shot from a slightly elevated angle with shallow depth of field, the photographic realism and calm, professional mood suggest careful planning and personal service for customers considering new upholstery projects.

“Our heirloom barrel chair looks as new, and we love the sustainable approach to saving old furniture.”

— client