Upholstery Tips, Guides & UK Prices
Honest guides from a Yorkshire workshop that's been reupholstering sofas, chairs, and the occasional caravan for years. Real 2026 prices, no marketing fluff, and the kind of advice we'd give a friend — including telling you when a piece isn't worth saving.
When Reupholstering an Antique Halves Its Value (and When It Doubles It)
The advice most upholsterers won't give you: when reupholstering an antique halves its value, and when it doubles it. From a 30-year Yorkshire workshop.
Static Caravan Upholstery: The UK Owner's Guide to Costs, Fabrics & Getting It Right
Static caravan upholstery is a strange corner of the trade — the cushions are awkwardly shaped, the conditions are punishing, the fabric choices matter more than they do in a house, and the price quotes vary wildly depending on whether the upholsterer has actually done caravans before. Here's what we've learned from years of doing…
The Inherited Chair: Should You Reupholster Furniture You've Loved Your Whole Life?
A particular kind of email arrives in our inbox most weeks. It's usually sent late in the evening, sometimes from someone clearing out a parent's house, sometimes from someone whose chair has been in storage for fifteen years and they're finally facing the decision. The question is always the same: "Is it worth doing anything…
Cat Scratched Your Sofa? What Can Actually Be Saved (And What Can't)
Pet damage is one of the most common reasons people get in touch with us, and one of the most awkward conversations to start. Nobody wants to admit their cat has reduced one arm of an otherwise lovely sofa to ribbons, or that their puppy ate a corner. So let's just say it plainly: we…
Why Your 'Leather' Sofa Is Peeling: The Bonded Leather Problem No One Warned You About
If your "leather" sofa started flaking off in chunks after three to five years, leaving little brown shavings on your floor and embarrassing patches of cloth showing through, you are not alone — and the problem isn't you, your conditioning routine, or your kids. The problem is that you don't actually own a leather sofa.…
What's Actually Inside Your Old Sofa? A Look Beneath the Fabric
Most people have no idea what's inside their sofa. They sit on it for fifteen years, then one day a cushion sags or a spring twangs and they suddenly wonder: what is this thing actually made of? Here's what we find when we open them up — and why old British sofas were built completely…
About Greenwood Upholstery
We're a small AMUSF-accredited upholstery workshop based in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. We reupholster sofas, armchairs, dining chairs, caravan seating, and almost anything else that needs new life — from inherited family pieces to commercial restaurant fit-outs. Honest quotes, traditional craftsmanship, and we'll always tell you straight if a piece isn't worth saving.
AMUSF accredited Association of Master
Upholsterers Hebden Bridge
Serving Calderdale & West Yorkshire
07882 014449
pat@greenwoodupholstery.com