Projects
The pieces with stories behind them.
A small selection of work where the brief was unusual, the constraints were tight, or the piece had a story worth telling. The wider catalogue of finished pieces is on our work overview page.
Looking for pub seating upholstery? The pub seating upholstery and banquettes service page explains how a pub or bar job is quoted and phased around trading. Finished examples are the Black Bull pub refit and the Preston pub seating section.
Jul 2026 · Manchester
Hotel reupholstery case study: The Townhouse, Manchester
How Valley Upholstery recovered 70 chairs and a curved booth for a Manchester hotel brasserie: BS 7176 Crib 5 fabric, sample chairs first, zero trading downtime.
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Jul 2026 · Stalybridge
Riser recliner floral recover
Full recover of a worn riser-recliner wingback: mechanism kept and serviced, new floral body fabric, plain footrest panels, finished in the Stalybridge showroom.
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Jul 2026 · Tesco staff room, North West
Tesco staff room booths
Face-to-face staff room booths recovered in lime and green wipe-clean vinyl for a Tesco site: channelled backs, wipe-down seats, installed around an existing pedestal table.
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May 2026 · North West
Bespoke kitchen banquette for a trade account
An L-shaped breakfast-nook banquette built by one of our commercial clients and upholstered by us: cream chenille seat cushions, soft tartan-check back panels, made to fit a panelled kitchen island and herringbone floor.
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Sept 2024 · Stalybridge
The police uniform wingback chair
Customer Lindsay Yates brought us her late father's wingback armchair and asked whether we could cover it in his Greater Manchester Police service uniforms. Featured by the Guild of Master Craftsmen.
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May 2024 · Preston
Preston pub seating section
A worn pub seating section recovered in hard-wearing contract fabric, with the work planned as a practical hospitality refit rather than a decorative one-off.
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Mar 2024 · North West
Caravan cushion set recover
A full caravan cushion set recovered with practical fabric choices, tidy zips and reinforced seams so the seating could stand up to regular holidays.
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Feb 2024 · Preston
The Black Bull pub refit
Full banquette, booth and bar-stool recovery for a Stalybridge pub: Crib 5 wool, combustion-modified foam, scheduled around trading hours.
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Jan 2024 · Workshop
Dining chair set in Supremo fabric
A matched dining-chair set recovered in black Supremo fabric, keeping the set consistent while giving the seats a sharper, longer-lasting finish.
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Oct 2023 · Tameside
Tameside College antimacassars
Custom embroidered antimacassars produced for Tameside College, showing how small contract details can make existing seating feel managed and on-brand.
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Apr 2023 · Tameside
Boeing 747 cabin crew training seats
Original Boeing 747 seats recovered for Tameside College, used to train air stewards and stewardesses: contract-grade fabric, the original stitching pattern replicated, and built to take daily training use. Includes on-site before and finished cabin after.
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