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7 lessons I’ve learnt that will help you on your upholstery journey
I’ve blinked and 7 years have passed since I registered my business as a limited company on the 30th June 2016. I'm sharing my seven top tips for those of you who are starting out on your upholstery journey. I’ve looked back on my experiences and shared the lessons I’ve learnt. Some of these lessons can be applied to more than just upholstery. Hopefully they may inspire and help you too.
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Upholstery Fabric 7 Top Tips on How To Choose the Right One
Are you new to the world of upholstery? Choosing the right fabric may seem like an arduous process. This is understandable considering all of the fabric types, colour and design that are available. How do you choose the one which is right for you?
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Three Reasons Why I Needed Help From a Personal Stylist, Yifan
You might wonder why I needed help and coaching from a personal stylist with all the creative expertise I have for interior design and upholstery. You might think the principles of colour must be very similar? I personally don’t find styling my clothes very easy, I know the reasons why.
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A Simple Piece of Furniture That You Can Upholster at Home in a Few Hours
In a recent blog I gave you top three tips on how to choose for your upholstery project. I recommend you choose something simple and small, that has a purpose and what you are interested in.
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Exciting Launch of Five New In-Person Upholstery Workshops for Spring 2023
There’s never a dull day being an entrepreneur. The variety of roles you do in your day to day job is exceptional. Some people don’t like the huge number of hats that you have to wear. What I have learnt over the years in business is that you don’t have to be an expert in all of them.
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Top fives places to visit in Belgium and Holland in our motorhome Wally
Out first European trip to Belgium and Holland in the motorhome. What an awesome trip. Read our latest blog for the highlights.
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Top three tips on how to choose for your upholstery project
Are you thinking about having a go at your first upholstery project, or maybe you’ve already had a go and thinking about choosing your next one. I wanted to share my top three tips on how to choose your project.
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Where do you get your interior inspiration from?
Where do you get inspiration for your interior style in your home? Lifestyle magazines, pinterest, or ‘influencers’ on social media showing you ideas from inside their own homes?
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Do you love to learn new skills? Natasha does, find out why
Do you love being in your home? Do you want your home to look like no one else’s?
Do you want your home to have your style and vision, and to be filled with furniture that you’ve either learnt to make or put your own stamp on.
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February News from the workshop – Living the life you dream of, I am.
I’ve been sharing personal stories in my blog to inspire some readers out there. To let you know that it is possible to live the life you dream of, anything is possible but you are the one that has to make things happen and take action.
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How Creative Hobbies Can Help Prevent Ill Health
“Do you find yourself craving a little creativity in your life? Turns out, tapping in to that creative energy can actually improve your overall health. It might sound too good to be true but engaging in creative behaviours (even simple tasks like colouring in) improves brain function, mental health and physical health (Forbes 2019)”.
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Sharing my inspirational story with Naomi & Martin Onyourradio.co.uk
I caught up with Naomi Jordan and Martin Pemberton today onyourradio it was an amazing experience to finally meet them in person and be on radio in the studio. I was buzzing with energy after the show was finished, they put me right at ease…
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July has been another busy one! Our 5 top highlights from this month
July has been a fun and busy month. Read the highlights to find out what we’ve learned and been up to.
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Does your home represent you? Discover the secret to how to plan your home interiors
Your home interior should match your personality making your house feel like your home. Susie recently joined us on the introduction to interior design workshop and she shares her experience and how it helped her learn new skills and feel confident to tackle her own projects.
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Celebrate Our 8th Business Birthday with an Exclusive Offer
As we fastly approach the second half of 2024 I wanted to take a moment to pause and celebrate a significant milestone which will be our 8th business anniversary on 30th June.
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May News from the workshop ……our top five highlights from a busy month!
Have you noticed my blogs & featured posts have returned? I promised myself to write two a month and I’ve done it.
I have been doing so much computer work for my b-corp assessment I’d run out of energy to do any of my other usual business tasks and let it slip, but I’ve found my flow.
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7 lessons I’ve learnt that will help you on your upholstery journey
I’ve blinked and 7 years have passed since I registered my business as a limited company on the 30th June 2016. I'm sharing my seven top tips for those of you who are starting out on your upholstery journey. I’ve looked back on my experiences and shared the lessons I’ve learnt. Some of these lessons can be applied to more than just upholstery. Hopefully they may inspire and help you too.
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Three Reasons Why I Needed Help From a Personal Stylist, Yifan
You might wonder why I needed help and coaching from a personal stylist with all the creative expertise I have for interior design and upholstery. You might think the principles of colour must be very similar? I personally don’t find styling my clothes very easy, I know the reasons why.