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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.

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?

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.

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.

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)”.

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…

Top three tips on how I overcame a fear of tech to launch online upholstery courses
Online upholstery courses

How has January 2023 been for you? We wanted to share our plans and ideas.
How has the first month of 2023 gone for you? It feels like Christmas is an age ago now and January is flying by! I use the time to plan exciting things for the year ahead. This isn’t just in business but in personal life as well.

Top 5 reasons why you should buy an Upholstery gift experience this Christmas
Our Upholstery Workshops based in the stunning Cheshire countryside, are the perfect gift experience for people of all ages, skill sets and genders.

Why should you start an evening class in 2023?
Studying in the evening is a great way to pass the cold, dark nights and an excellent opportunity to learn a new skill, language or maybe even develop a hidden talent, as well as make new friends and socialise with like minded people. This is how I started my journey into the world of upholstery over 9 years ago.

What is going on during November and December at Semper Hopkins Upholstery?
We have a rather busy few months coming up in our workshop in Scholar Green, Cheshire, on the run up to Christmas with many of our Upholstery Workshops being held, along with creating custom made furniture and reupholstering old pieces of furniture for our customers.

How are you taking care of yourself? Have you got time for a day retreat?
It’s the middle of September. Do you feel like your summer holiday is a distant memory? I’m personally trying to hold onto summer for as long as possible and not get sucked into the drudgery of school routine.

We are delighted to announce that Semper Hopkins Upholstery is officially a B Corp™ certified business!
As a B Corp™ we’re part of a global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental impact.

Cheshire East upholstery business recognised as one of UK’s most exciting firms in #SmallBiz100 national campaign
We've been recognised as one of UK’s most exciting firms in #SmallBiz100 national campaign
I'm extremely excited to announce that SEMPER HOPKINS UPHOLSTERY & INTERIORS LIMITED has been selected as one of the UK's top 100 small businesses by the Small Business Saturday UK #SmallBiz100

August Adventures: Striking the Perfect Balance between work and play
I love doing my monthly round up. It's an opportunity for me to take a moment to reflect back on what we’ve been up to and celebrate my accomplishments.

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.

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?

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.

Boosting Creative Wellbeing for Charities: A collaboration with Cheshire Connect
Over the years of running a small business I’ve stood back and admired others doing amazing work for charities either fundraising, donating or sharing their expertise.
I did bits here and there either donating raffle prizes or raising money for causes that other people have approached me for.

Are you curious to find out how upholstery could help you on a team building activity?
When people hear the word upholstery they think sofa’s, footstools, armchairs. They don’t automatically think of an experience that can be enjoyed by your team.