Your furniture, made remarkable

Restore or Reinvent

Restore or reinvent your sofa and chairs with Vintique Upholstery

Because life’s too short for ordinary furniture

Revive your furniture, your way.

Hi, I’m Sharon, a qualified upholsterer; I’ve spent over a decade helping discerning clients transform their furniture into stunning conversation starters. I’m also the resident expert on the BBC’s Money For Nothing.

Based in Sunbury-on-Thames, I work with clients across Surrey, London, and nationwide.

Vintique will reupholster your furniture, ready to be enjoyed for years (and generations) to come.

With over 200 five-star reviews, come and start your upholstery journey with me.

Mid century chair in need of reupholstery

Reinvent furniture of all shapes and sizes

From antique and vintage to modern furniture, Vintique has you covered.

Each piece is revitalised using materials and techniques in keeping with its age, from horsehair for antiques, to foam for more modern items.

Reupholstery is available for: 

  • Chairs

  • Sofas

  • Chaise Longue

  • Ottomans

  • Headboards or beds

  • Cushions

  • Footstools

  • Outdoor furniture

Your journey to remarkable

Whether I’m lovingly restoring an item, or making the ordinary extraordinary, the process is always personal and collaborative.

I’ll guide you through every step, using my eye for design to make the whole experience easy and enjoyable.

Understand

I listen to your needs and preferences to create a custom design brief.

Fabric Swatches - Vintique Upholstery

Explore

I select a huge array of samples, including adding in wildcards. They’re sent to you so you can choose your fabric and experience it in your home.

Select

You confirm the fabric and finer details so you get exactly what you want.

Reinvent

Your piece is expertly reupholstered.

Deliver

You receive your bespoke furniture back to enjoy once again.

Stunning results, as standard

Investing in quality

How much does it cost to reupholster your furniture?

Reupholstery is an investment.
But why invest if you can get a new item for less?

Well, because the two are very different.

Think of it like commissioning a tailor-made outfit rather than buying off-the-peg. Going bespoke gives you so much more:

More possibilities 

The choice and range of fabrics are limitless. Fabrics you wouldn’t see or have as an option in a store. Together we choose your fabrics and fillings to make your item bespoke.

More collaboration 

I’ll help you choose your fabrics, fillings and trims. Then I’ll personally guide you through every step of the restoration.

More longevity 

Your furniture is expertly restored, tightening joints, replacing springs & fillings. Using high quality materials that last. 

More eco-conscious 

I’ll restore and revive your furniture, using the most eco-conscious materials and practices. I’ll also save it from landfill.

Discover the bespoke difference

Shops

Vintique

Quantity

Mass produced

1 of a kind

Fabric choice

Limited

Vast

Fillings quality

Poor

High 

Customisable

No

Yes

Lead time

  22 weeks

6 weeks

Made by

Production worker

Expert upholsterer

Expected lifespan

3-5 years

10+ years

Focus

Quantity

Quality

Service

Ends on delivery

Ongoing

Quality shines through

We had a chair and a footstool recently re-covered. The fabric recommendation was perfect and we worked together to create the richness of colour by using the velvet pile direction to its best effect. The whole process was efficient and painless and we are very happy with our ‘pop of colour’ orange velvet items.

Lorraine Leckenby

Sharon took an expensive chair that I love for its comfort (I have back pain) but that unfortunately had become an eyesore and turned it into something quite beautiful. She took as much care talking over what mattered to us about the job as she did in actually doing the work – and I think it shows: we couldn’t be happier. My wife wanted the chair moved to my study in its previous incarnation but is now happy to show it off! The process was nothing but a pleasure from start to finish.

Robert Williams.

This is the second much loved piece of furniture that has been beautifully upholstered by Sharon at Vintique. It was my antique two-seater chesterfield sofa. Not only did she keep me up to date with her progress (even repairing a broken frame), she also took time over choice of fabric, delivery dates and lifestyle. So, she literally understood the character of my furniture, its history and its future expectations. Many, many thanks, Sharon.

Jo Good

My online shop, selling true one-offs. Buy pre-loved chairs reupholstered with my vision, all ready for delivery.

  • Neo 13 Hampton Court Mid-Century Velvet Chair

  • “The Rocket” Storage Ottoman Footstool

  • Pixel Button-Back Chair

  • The Dante Chair

Online upholstery mentoring

Kickstarting your upholstery business is much less daunting with the right mentor. While others cover technical or craft skills, I focus on sharing all the business advice I wish I knew when I was starting out.

Upholstery Uncovered Online course

Before you leap into expensive technical training, get answers to all your burning questions.

Spring to Success 1:1 mentoring

Get individual advice on growing your business,
 from someone who’s done it.

Is Vintique right for you?

Reupholstery is for you, if any of these resonate:

  • You’ve inherited an heirloom or have an antique that you’d like lovingly restored.
  • You love your existing sofa and want to make it like new again.
  • You want to save your old sofa from landfill and give it a new look that reflects your style and personality.
  • You’d like to refresh and repair your shop-bought sofa. 
  • You’ve had a bad experience on the high street and want an alternative to buying new.
  • You already own an item (or you’ve found a diamond in the rough) and want it reimagined as a statement piece for your home.

It isn’t for you if :

  • You’re looking for something that costs less than buying an item new.
  • You change your furniture every few years for new.
  • You need your project completed in under 6 weeks.

My prices start from £650 for chairs and £1,400 for sofas.

Depending on size, condition and construction.
Excluding fabric and VAT.

If we sound like a good fit, please get in touch for an estimate.

Ready to invest in an item you’ll love?

Drop me a line to explore the possibilities that upholstery opens up.