Fine Furniture Worth Reupholstering

Some furniture is simply too good to replace. A well-made sofa, an elegant armchair, a period piece or a favourite item that fits your home perfectly can often justify careful reupholstery rather than replacement.

Georgina works particularly with furniture that has quality of construction, distinctive proportions, design value, history or simply personal importance to its owner. Each piece is considered individually before any work is recommended.

Projects include fine armchairs, sofas, occasional chairs, dining chairs, chaise longues, footstools, daybeds and individual statement pieces in both fabric and leather.

Taupe Leather Reupholstered Armchair

Reupholstered Linen Bamboo Chaise Ottoman

Georgina recovered a cushion seat and an armchair beautifully. Top quality work and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.

Matt, Burnham Beeches

A Studio Led by an Award-Winning Maker

Well-made furniture can often be worth reupholstering rather than replacing. We work particularly with pieces that are well constructed, have sentimental or design value, or simply fit your home perfectly. The studio focuses on complete reupholstery and substantial upholstery projects rather than minor repairs, patching or inexpensive recover-only work.

The Upholstery and Design Studio is led by Georgina Brett Chinnery, a maker whose work has been shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and recognised with the Leathersellers' Award at Cockpit Arts.

Georgina's upholstery and leather work has featured in Vogue, the Financial Times' How To Spend It and The Times, and has appeared on screen - including Bridgerton Series 4, Mission Impossible & many more - with the studio working near Pinewood Studios. Georgina's commissions are held in private collections in the UK and abroad.

A personal message from Georgina...

"If you have a piece of furniture you’re considering having reupholstered, I’d be very happy to take a look"!

Every piece is different, so the easiest place to start is simply to send me a photograph and tell me a little about it — what you love about it, what you’d like to change, and any ideas you already have for fabric or leather.

I’ll come back to you personally and we can have an informal conversation about what might be possible. There’s absolutely no obligation at this stage.

Georgina Brett Chinnery
Upholsterer & Designer, 07958 611 910

Reupholstered Seat & Bespoke Cushions

Tell me about your project...

Is Your Furniture Worth Reupholstering?

Reupholstery is particularly worth considering when the original piece is better made than many modern replacements, has proportions or comfort that are difficult to reproduce, forms part of an interior scheme, or simply has a quality and character you would rather preserve.

Victorian Reupholstered Wingback Sofa

Reupholstered Linen Drop-End Sofa

Some things to consider:

Well constructed
Solid frames and good original workmanship can provide an excellent basis for reupholstery.

Difficult to replace
A sofa or chair may fit a room, body or interior in a way that a new piece simply does not.

Design or period value
Antique, period, designer and individually made furniture can merit careful restoration of its upholstery.

Personal value
Some pieces are worth keeping because of their history, familiarity or importance within the home.

Not sure? Send Georgina a photograph and a few details about the piece to start the conversation. You can call me directly on 07958 611 910 or if you have a few photos or even a video you can send to me via email: info@theupholsteryanddesignstudio.co.uk

Fine Sofa Reupholstery

A well-made sofa can be worth preserving for decades. Where the frame, proportions and overall quality are good, complete reupholstery can retain everything that works about the piece while transforming its appearance and renewing worn upholstery materials.

Victorian Reupholstered Wingback Sofa

Reupholstered Linen Drop-End Sofa

Each sofa is assessed individually. Depending on its condition and construction, work may involve stripping the existing upholstery, renewing worn fillings and materials, addressing underlying upholstery issues and rebuilding the piece before applying the chosen fabric or leather.

Georgina works with clients to select materials appropriate to both the furniture and the room — from natural linens and textured fabrics to richer patterns and specialist leather.

Every project is considered individually rather than treated as a standard recovering job. The result is a sofa that looks appropriate to its setting, feels right to use and is beautifully finished for many more years of service.

Have a fine sofa you're considering reupholstering? Send Georgina a photograph and a few details about the piece to start the conversation.

Chair & Armchair Reupholstery

Armchairs and individual chairs often have a character that is difficult to replace. A beautifully proportioned wingback, period chair, designer piece or well-made family armchair can be completely transformed through thoughtful reupholstery while preserving the qualities that made it worth keeping.

Georgina reupholsters traditional and contemporary armchairs, occasional chairs, dining chairs and individual statement pieces, with each project assessed and finished individually.

Fabric, leather, pattern, colour and finishing detail are considered in relation to both the furniture and the surrounding interior.

Reupholstered Wingback Chair

Reupholstered Ercol Chairs

From a much-loved family armchair to a set of dining chairs or an individual period piece, every chair is treated as an individual project and carefully finished by hand, preserving what is special about the furniture while creating something that feels at home in your interior today.

Have a chair or armchair you're considering reupholstering? Send Georgina a photograph and a few details about the piece to start the conversation.

Fine Furniture Reupholstered in Leather

Leather can give a chair or sofa a completely different character, combining durability with a richness and depth that develops beautifully over time. Leather reupholstery is particularly suited to well-made furniture where the quality, proportions and character of the original piece are worth preserving.

Reupholstered Pink Leather Chair

Re-leathered Desk

Leather is one of Georgina's particular areas of expertise. With extensive experience working with hides across upholstery, interiors and her wider creative practice, she understands how different leathers behave, how they should be handled and how the choice of hide, colour and finish can influence the finished piece.

Georgina undertakes leather reupholstery of armchairs, sofas, dining chairs and individual statement pieces. Each project is assessed separately and, where required, the existing upholstery can be stripped back, worn materials and fillings addressed, and the piece carefully prepared before the new leather is cut, fitted and finished by hand.

Choosing the right leather is an important part of the process. From softer, more refined finishes to characterful hides that develop a natural patina with use, Georgina can help select a leather appropriate to the furniture, the way it will be used and the interior in which it will sit.

The result is not simply furniture that has been recovered in leather, but a carefully considered piece in which the material, craftsmanship and original character of the furniture work together. For more extensive specialist leather upholstery and interior leatherwork, visit our Leather Upholstery service.

Have a chair or sofa you're considering reupholstering in leather? Send Georgina a photograph and a few details about the piece to start the conversation.

Fine Furniture Reupholstery Near You

Our studio is near Beaconsfield, and we work throughout the surrounding area, including: Gerrards Cross, Amersham, Burnham, Marlow, Chalfont St Giles, Chorleywood, Cookham and Henley-on-Thames.

We also work across Berkshire, including Windsor, Ascot, Sunningdale and Maidenhead, and with clients in West London, Kensington, Chiswick and Richmond, and across Surrey. Well placed for the M40 and M4, we're used to working with private clients, interior designers and developers wherever the project takes us.

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Let's create something exceptional together.