Stumbled on this really interesting training program today. Looks like a great training resource especially for anyone just starting out in window coverings. Window Coverings University. They have training for all aspects of the work and for running the business – including sales/marketing.
So I was on Hampshire, Massachusetts Upholstery – Kim’s Upholstery website and saw that she teaches online classes in upholstery through Craftsy.com.
Never heard of craftsy so had to check it out. And what a goldmine resources it is!
Cape Code Upholstery has a neat post about taking a DIY upholstery hobby to the next level and becoming an upholsterer.
on Design*Sponge today I happened to see this post about DIYing a bucket into an Ottoman.
The DIY project comes from Revive Upholstery, a Portland Oregon upholstery shop, which has a really neat video about their shop at that link.
The video captures all the little beauties of a workshop (especially an upholstery shop) and bring our senses back to an olden time – a simpler time.
There is something about making things with your hands…
Hi Hi,
We are brewing up something new at SOS.
A virtual online showroom!
We are building the showroom on the platform MyOnlineShowroom.com
the site is at http://sosbocaraton.myonlineshowroom.com/
we are putting some videos introducing our showroom there –
Its summertime and we’re feeling fine.
Better than fine actually.
George was just featured as the expert upholsterer in an episode of Room For Improvement on WSVN 7 with the host, Martin Amado.
George and Martin picked out a furniture piece and upholstered it for charity.
George was featured in a segment on Channel 12 in January.
This time he was showing everyone how to save money when reupholstering dining room seats.
He also let viewers know about our community sewing classes that we are having at our Boca Raton drapery workroom.
On December 29th George was featured in an interior design segment on Channel 6’s South Florida Today !! He was showing viewers how to turn their furniture from “drab to fab.”
George is moving up in the world 🙂
George also has an interior design segment coming up this weekend on WPEC Channel 12 and later in the month he is scheduled to be featured in the segment Room For Improvement on WSVN 7.
We should have the video clips from all of these appearances up on the website soon. Until then here are more pictures of the Channel 6 segment.
$1,000 [FREE design] Raffle
Ladies and Gentlemen
We are planning to hold a customer raffle and raffle off $1,000 of free interior design work (for you or a friend) at the end of January! To receive notification about the opening of the raffle please sign up for our newsletter. More on that below.
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SOS, corp. presents
For the benefit of the public
The Local Fabric Recycling Program
DETAILS:
As an upholstery and drapery workroom we deal with a variety of beautiful fabrics. At the completion of any job we have some small scrap pieces of fabric. If the pieces are too small to make pillows, table runners, or placemats from them we cannot really use them. Rather than throwing these bits and pieces away we want to do something for the benefit of the environment and the community.
So we are making these fabric pieces available to the public and anyone interested can receive some of them free. (first come, first serve basis)
This is a great program for quilters and other small craft enthusiasts.
If you are interested, contact (561) 289-2001 or email info@sos-boca.com to schedule a time to come and pick them up.
