Re-covered in Irish wool
Stripped to the frame, re-webbed and re-stuffed, then covered in a heathered sage wool with brass studding along the front.
Upholstery & furniture restoration · County Limerick
Furniture worth keeping, made good again.
Hartnett Upholstery is a one-man workshop in County Limerick. For twenty-six years I have re-covered, re-sprung and restored chairs, sofas and suites that were built to last and deserve to.
- At the bench since 2000
- Free, no-obligation quotes
- Collection across Limerick
- Traditional and modern methods
What I do
A good frame outlasts three sets of covers.
Most furniture that ends up at the side of the road is sound underneath. The frame is solid, the lines are right, it has only worn out on top.
I take a piece back to what is holding it together, put right whatever has gone, and build it up again properly: webbing, springs, stuffing and your choice of cover. You get a chair you already know and like, sitting and looking the way it did when it was new, for a good deal less than replacing it with something half as well made.
Recent work
Before, and after.
A few pieces that came through the workshop lately. Same frame, same shape, brought back from a tired state to a useful one.
Deep-buttoned in rose velvet
The walnut frame was re-glued and waxed, the seat re-sprung, and the back hand-buttoned in a dusky-rose cotton velvet.
Services
Most of what comes through the door.
If it has a frame and a cover, it is worth asking about. Below is the usual run of work. If your job is not on the list, send a photo and I will tell you straight whether it is worth doing.
01
Reupholstery & re-covering
Armchairs, sofas and three-piece suites taken back and recovered in your choice of fabric or leather.
02
Antique & period restoration
Traditional work on older pieces: horsehair, hand-tied springs, hessian and calico, deep buttoning.
03
Re-springing & repairs
Sagging seats, gone springs, broken or loose frames re-glued and made solid again.
04
Dining & kitchen chairs
Drop-in and fixed seats recovered, often the quickest and best-value job in the shop.
05
Cushions & foam
New foam, feather and fibre fills cut to size for seats, backs, window seats and benches.
06
Headboards & footstools
Made and recovered to suit the room, plain or buttoned, in fabric or leather.
How it works
From a photo on your phone to a finished piece.
No showrooms and no pressure. It is the same handful of steps every time, and you know the price before anything is touched.
Send a photo
A couple of pictures and a line about what is wrong is usually all I need to give you a price.
A quote, no obligation
I come back with a fair price and an honest word on what the piece needs. Nothing to pay to ask.
Collection
I collect from your home across Limerick and the counties around it, further afield by arrangement.
In the workshop
The piece is stripped back, the frame and springs put right, then rebuilt and covered by hand.
Back to your door
Delivered back to you, ready to use, with no mess left behind.
The workshop
Just me, a few jobs at a time.
I am Brian Hartnett. I have been upholstering furniture since 2000, the last while out of a small workshop at Tullaha, near Broadford in west County Limerick. Nearly everything that comes in arrives by word of mouth, a chair a neighbour saw, a suite a daughter talked her mother into keeping.
I take a few pieces at a time and do them properly rather than quickly. You deal with the person doing the work from the first photo to the day it comes back.
Looking after it
Keep a recovered piece right for years.
A little care goes a long way once a piece is back in the room. I have written down the few things that actually matter for fabric, velvet and leather.
Get started
Have a piece in mind?
Send a few photos and a line about it. You will have a price and an honest opinion back, usually within a day or two.