
Choosing Sustainable Fabrics
Why do we use sustainable fabrics?
Here at Semper Hopkins, sustainability is a big part of our company values and choosing materials which reflect in that matter to us. We use reclaimed materials, repurpose old furniture and use a range of hand-picked…

New Plans for 2021
Its our 3rd birthday.
March 2021 marks our 3 rd year since we rebranded the business and opened the workshop at Kent Green Chapel. It will be 5 years in June since the business was established as an Ltd company in 2016. If you had asked me even…

Are You Thinking Of Starting Upholstery As A Hobby? How To Create The Perfect Workspace At Home.
The truth is, I started my upholstery training years ago for several reasons; one of these was because it was a release from my stressful job.
The second more important reason was because we were mid-way through a huge renovation project on…

Creating something new from old – Dining Chairs Makeover
In today’s world, it is all too easy to go out and buy a set of dining chairs if your current one is broken or damaged, or is no longer fashionable.
Are you thinking about replacing your existing dining chairs with something new because the…

Are you thinking of starting Upholstery as a hobby. What tools do you need to get you started?
The truth is, I started on my upholstery training years ago because it was a release from my stressful job. It gave me a purpose to learn from others and up my skillset while taking my mind off the challenging day job.
I’m not a person to…

Our First Workshop: The Highlights
On Saturday the 13th of December we hosted our first upholstery workshop...
What an amazing day.
I'm still buzzing from our first workshop. All of the months of planning and rescheduling through these challenging few months have been worth…

Workshops: Covid Safety Measurements
We have put the following measures in place to make the workshops Covid-19 safe. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us on:
Phone number: 01260 609021
Email: hello@shupholstery.co.uk
The safety of our clients and staff are…

Everything you need to know about our upcoming upholstery workshop
We are getting very excited to be running our first workshop on 5th December (fingers crossed following Lockdown updates!!). With further dates planned in January/Feb/March spaces are filling up fast.
We wanted to share more details with you…

COVID 19 message
With the announcement over the weekend of a new lockdown, we want to reassure you that here at Semper Hopkins Upholstery and Interiors we will remain open for business as we can work safely from the workshop.
We can continue to work with clients…

A story of a Monkey, a Puzzle and a Tree…
A story that starts with a tree which's name resonates with the reader... Originally the tree's name is Araucaria and it originates from Argentina and Chile. The tree came to the United Kingdom in 1834. One man seeing the tree for the first…