Drop End Sofa Re-Built

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Making our ecosofas is relatively easy compared to re upholstering this drop end victorian sofa.

To say the frame was wobbly would be an understatement, the arm was completely detached from the rest of the sofa, and that nearly fell apart as the old cover was being removed. Slowly the transformation took place using horse hair, layered flock, coir fibre, latex rubber and wool and now it is back to how it was originally over 100yrs ago. Remember this was how all upholstery was made in those days, a far cry from the modern methods used by the majority of upholstery companies today, and how long will a sofa built today last? Our customer has just been and inspected it and was delighted, so delighted she dosn’t want anyone to sit on it .(rather defeats the object of having it restored) Just about to start on our next new ecosofa with removable arms for easy access.

Customer Travels Over 100 Miles for Non-Foam Cushions

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The other day I received an e-mail followed by a telephone call from a lady who wanted to replace the foam paddings in her child’s nursery chair cushions with natural fillings. weare using a combination of wool, hair, latex to give different densities and made new cases in 100% malabar cotton.These days people are very concious of chemicals used in modern foams and also the backcoating on fabrics. The fact that they might cause irritation and breathing problems is a concern, you certainly wouldn’t want to lick the back of a piece of fabric that has had chemical treatment on it. And the foam and backcoating is not bio -degradable. Having just sat on the chair I can vouch for its comfort.