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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Furniture Finishing & Restoration 1S23

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

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Furniture Finishing & Restoration 1W23

Michael Gleason
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Tuesday
Dates:January 17-March 21, 2023
Time:6:30 PM-9:30 PM
Join a shop away from home, with tools, mentorship and community. Work on a project of your choice in an open-format classroom; the teacher will circulate and give instruction at all levels, but there is not a set curriculum. Bring your piece to the first class. Storage is limited; no large dressers. Limit 12 students

$425.00

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Sewing - Cushions & Slip-covers 1W23

Kathleen Gaskin
Length:5 sessions
Day of week:
Friday
Dates:March 10-April 7, 2023
Time:12:30 PM-3:30 PM
Refresh your home decor with custom cushions and slip-covers of your own design!

In this workshop you'll learn how to take measurements, cut fabric accurately, machine-sew and create cushions and slip-covers to precise specifications. Bring an old cushion to renew, or a small piece of furniture you'd like to cover.

$245.00

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Upholstery Intensive 4M23

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

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Upholstery Immersion 3S23 (Thursday Morning)

Kathleen Gaskin
Length:10 sessions
Day of week:
Thursday
Dates:April 13-June 15, 2023
Time:10:15 AM-1:15 PM
Jump in with both feet and learn to upholster your own furniture in a shop away from home, with tools, mentorship and community!
$450.00

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Upholstery Immersion 2S23 (Wednesday Evening)

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

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Upholstery Intensive (Afternoon/Evening) 1M23

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

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Upholstery Immersion (Friday evening) 4S23

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

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Upholstery Immersion (Tuesday evening) 1S23

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

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Gilding & Frame Restoration 1S23
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

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Upholstery Intensive 2M23

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

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Upholstery Intensive 3M23

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

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