Where have the bargains gone ? We’ve noticed it everywhere – online auction sites, local auctions, classified adverts…there is definitely a shortage of furniture and other related goodies. A few months back, we could get our mitts on most items, now though we’re lucky if we find one chair at the auction that isn’t going [More…]
We love this time of year; leaves on the ground, clocks going back, heating switched on. No wait…in reality this means a muddy track up to the workshop, A workshop that gets so dark by 4pm, we need to fire up lights that would not be out of place on a premiership football pitch and zero [More…]
We’ve all heard the stories…Howard sofas appearing in auctions and selling for less than £100, Howard armchairs discovered in a barn – like an old classic car. Now usually we would laugh at these tales and put them down to just another upholsterers urban myth but even we have our own tales to tell. We do [More…]
Scattered over the four corners of the world; or rather between the workshop, our home garages and Kay’s sisters outbuildings, we have acquired a rather large amount of chairs and stools. These range from Victorian, Edwardian and right up to mid century modern and beyond. If you happen to be looking for something specific and [More…]
What a joke! …. We wish we had the summer off but it’s been hectic in the workshop, so much so that we feel we haven’t had a holiday at all this year. (Although let us not forget, Canada, France, Majorca….) We haven’t had time to post our “For Sale” items on the upholstery website as [More…]
As Jessie J would say…”Forget about the price tag” but if we could stop for a minute and take a moment to talk about price guides and price lists for upholstery work in general. Why do many people think that our trade is just “pin money”? A bit of sewing ? Some stapling ? How hard [More…]
Welcome to the new website. We hope you like our new logo and if you’ve visited our space at Toads Hall in Wimborne you may have seen the logo adorning the tags on the chairs. We’re also linked into our twitter feed, facebook and pinterest – I think that’s what is known as a social media [More…]
May was a busy month for us, not only did we have the Corfe Village Crafty Chair Fair but we also took on a space at Toad Hall in Wimborne, Dorset. Around fifty different traders are under one roof selling all sorts of items. From antiques to fabric to furniture. If you are in the area, [More…]
Its not all work at the workshop as we managed to sneak up to London to check out a few exhibitions. Now in our previous lives of working for big financial businesses, the regular trip to London usually meant some team meeting or management appraisals but now its looked at as a proper day out, [More…]
We had a very enjoyable day near the Jurassic Coast at Corfe Village Hall on Sunday May 10th. Dave had a great idea to hold a crafty chair fair to showcase our talents in Upholstery, Caning, Rushing and Baking. Not only did we have many chairs on display but we also had demos going on [More…]
