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Upholstery & Restoration

We offer classes in Upholstery, Furniture Restoration, Gilding and related skills, for adults at all levels of experience.

Basic Upholstery is a short, structured class.

Upholstery and Furniture Finishing & Restoration follow open workshop format: Work on your own furniture, at your own pace, with instructors' advice.


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  • Seymour Beckford
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Dates:August 21-25, 2023
    Time:9:00 AM-4:00 PM

    Take a week off from your Summer routine and spend it in our upholstery workshop!  Spend five full days working on a project of your choice.

    $550.00
  • Seymour Beckford
    Length:10 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Friday
    Dates:April 14-June 16, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM

    Learn to upholster with a project all your own.

    Join a shop away from home, with tools, mentorship and community.

    $450.00
    Class is no longer open for registration.
  • Seymour Beckford
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Tuesday
    Dates:June 27-August 1, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM
    Excluded dates: 
    • Tuesday, July 4, 2023

    Jump into reupholstering a small piece of furniture in this 5-week class.

    Join a shop away from home, with tools, mentorship and community.

    $240.00
  • Kathleen Gaskin
    Length:6 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Wednesday
    Dates:June 28-August 2, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM

    This 6-week session will give you the chance to make-over that chair or ottoman that has potential, but needs work!  Learn how to do-it-yourself in Upholstery Immersion.

    $270.00
  • Seymour Beckford
    Length:6 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Friday
    Dates:June 30-August 4, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM

    Join in for a 6-week, immersive upholstery learning experience!

    An experienced instructor will teach you how to upholster a small piece of furniture, in a setting with tools, mentorship and community.

    $270.00
  • Michael Gleason
    Length:10 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Tuesday
    Dates:April 11-June 13, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM

    Have a piece of furniture that has potential, but could use some TLC or repair?  Or a piece that needs to be refinished? Join Furniture Finishing & Restoration!

    $425.00
    Class is no longer open for registration.
  • Seymour Beckford
    Length:10 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Tuesday
    Dates:April 11-June 13, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM

    Learn to upholster with a project all your own.

    Join a shop away from home, with tools, mentorship and community.

    $450.00
    Class is no longer open for registration.
  • Kathleen Gaskin
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Dates:August 28-September 1, 2023
    Time:9:00 AM-4:00 PM

    Take a week off from your summer routine and spend it in our upholstery workshop!  Spend five full days working on a project of your choice.

    $500.00
  • Kathleen Gaskin
    Length:10 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Wednesday
    Dates:April 12-June 14, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM

    Have a piece of furniture that has potential, but needs a makeover?  Looking to learn how to do-it-yourself?  Join our Upholstery Immersion course.

    $450.00
    Class is no longer open for registration.
  • Seymour Beckford
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Dates:August 7-11, 2023
    Time:3:45 PM-9:30 PM

    Dig in to an upholstery project of your choice. Spend five full days learning and practicing this useful craft.

    This class follows an open workshop format, incorporating students of all levels. Work at your own pace, on your own piece of furniture, with the teacher as your guide.

    $385.00
  • Nancy Dick-Atkinson
    Length:11 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Dates:April 3-June 26, 2023
    Time:6:30 PM-9:00 PM
    Excluded dates: 
    • Monday, May 29, 2023
    • Monday, June 19, 2023

    In this class, you'll learn how to restore antique gilded picture and mirror frames with genuine gold leaf, using traditional water and oil gilding methods.

    $367.00
    Class is no longer open for registration.
  • Seymour Beckford
    Length:5 sessions
    Day of week: 
    Monday
    Tuesday
    Wednesday
    Thursday
    Friday
    Dates:August 14-18, 2023
    Time:9:00 AM-4:00 PM

    Take a week off from your Summer routine and spend it in our upholstery workshop!  Spend five full days working on a project of your choice.

    $550.00