Furniture restoration of the highest quality

Hamilton & Hodson has been providing upholstery and furniture restoration services from our workshop in Bristol since 1994. Over the years, we have restored countless pieces of furniture, ranging from much-loved family pieces to treasured heirlooms and design classics.

Courses

Our courses give beginners and experienced makers the time, guidance, and inspiration to explore their passion for hand‑crafted interiors.

With small class sizes and expert tuition, our upholstery courses and lampshade‑making workshops (group bookings available) help you build confidence and develop skills to create beautifully made, one‑of‑a‑kind pieces for your home. Learn a new craft or refine your technique, and leave with your bespoke item, a real sense of achievement, and a renewed love for your living space.

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Upholstery Services

A comprehensive bespoke upholstery service, using both traditional upholstery techniques and modern methods to restore your furniture so it can be enjoyed for years to come. We believe passionately in restoring, not replacing, giving loved pieces a new life while preserving their character and craftsmanship. Eco-friendly and animal friendly options are available. Repair, renew, rebuild, re-cover or restore; whatever your upholstery needs, call our friendly team.

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Fabric Shop

Browse our extensive range of fabric sample books with options to suit every style, taste, and budget.

Our knowledgeable team provide expert guidance to help you choose the perfect fabric for your project. PLEASE NOTE:  Fabric is available to purchase by non-clients and students. Everyone is welcome!

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“A wonderful day making my stool look like something special. The team were very friendly and on hand to point you in the right direction. An unusual setting which was an added bonus for me. I will remember that day positively.”

“Very, very pleased with our reupholstered sofa, which, having tweaked the inner workings as well as completely re-doing the fabric, is better than when it was first made!”

As there are only 3 in the group, there is a lot of guidance and one to one tuition. Both Nicky and Erica have years of experience. They offer sound advice about how to complete a project in a doable way for someone who hasn’t had a lot of experience in upholstery. It’s a hard working and friendly environment.

I bought a striking mid-century Scandinavian arm chair from Hamilton & Hodson. They proved very helpful and easy to deal with. They took great care in making sure that the chair arrived promptly, within budget, and protected during transit. I hope to do business with them again in the future. A rewarding experience.

Really thrilled with the result; lovingly and authentically restored; a fantastic piece of furniture for the children to fight over one day. So pleased and grateful. Recommended? It’s a yes from me!”

Incredibly helpful and obviously very skilled people. Well worth asking them for help. They were not expensive for the quality of work supplied.

We bought a beautiful but knackered Lamino chair online. H & H were top notch. Helped us to find the perfect fabric and did the job gorgeously. Ten out of ten – great job. Only trouble is, the chair is so pretty now, I don’t want to sit on it. I just want to look at it all day!

Great One-Day Upholstery Course at H & H. Nicky and Erica are lovely, very knowledgeable and friendly. Small class of just 4 students meant that there was lots of help!

Thanks for all your time and hard work on our gorgeous ottoman!

Just collected my chair and H & H have done a fantastic job and really went that extra mile adding a trim to the chair to set it off and working to a tight timetable. Thank you!

“Had a great time with Nicky on this course.  She’s a fantastic teacher.  Lovely atmosphere and I was really pleased with the result.”

“Highly recommend these upholstery courses, particularly as the class size is small so you get all the attention you need.”

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Established & Experienced

One of the oldest upholstery companies in Bristol

Expert & Knowledgable

A small but very knowledgeable team of experts

Friendly & supportive

A relaxed, friendly supportive environment for students

FABRIC SHOP

A huge range of upholstery and furnishing fabrics

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