Reupholstery
Strip-to-frame rebuild. Original frame is inspected, re-glued where needed, then rebuilt to the standard build sheet with new webbing, springs, padding and fabric.
→ Strip & inspect
→ Frame repair
→ New top fabric
§ 03 · Services
What we do, written plainly.
Every job is bench-built in our 311 E 77th Ave workshop. Quotes are written line by line — frame, spring system, padding, fabric — so you can see what changes.
Period restoration
Conservation-grade work for inherited and antique pieces. Original horsehair retained when intact. Traditional 8-way hand-tied springs, hand-stitched edge rolls.
→ Horsehair retained
→ Hand-tied springs
→ Period-correct fabric
Custom build
Build from a frame or from a drawing. Maple, oak or birch. Mortise-and-tenon joinery. Cushion fill specified per use: down-wrap, HR foam, or down-blend.
→ Hardwood frame
→ Bench-built
→ Cushion-tuned to use
Leather repair & re-skin
Cushion re-skin, panel replacement, color restoration. Top-grain and full-grain leathers in stock; specialty hides ordered to spec.
→ Panel replacement
→ Color restoration
→ Top-grain stocked
Marine & vehicle
Solution-dyed acrylic and marine vinyl on boat seating, custom vehicle interiors and aircraft seat covers. UV-stable thread, marine-grade backing.
→ Marine vinyl
→ UV-stable thread
→ Vehicle seats
Cushion rebuild
New cushions or rebuilds for existing covers. Choose down-wrap, HR foam, down-blend, or feather. Cut, sewn and finished in-house from your cover or ours.
→ Down-wrap option
→ HR foam core
→ Cut to template
§ 04 · Selected work
Recent projects, with their build sheets.
Each card carries the materials and method actually used. We don’t take photos of work-in-progress for marketing — only the finished piece.
Wingback armchair — strip-to-frame rebuild
2024Birch frame re-glued and corner-blocked. New jute webbing at 9 lb tension, 5-coil 8-way hand-tied spring deck, horsehair edge roll, cotton-felt batting, Maharam Mohair top fabric.
Chesterfield sofa — full restoration
2024Inherited 1962 Chesterfield. Frame intact, hardware retained. New deck springs, hand-tufted back panel (78 buttons), distressed top-grain leather skin replacement.
Mid-century lounge pair — re-skin
2023Walnut frames refinished. New sinuous spring deck. HR foam cores wrapped in fresh muslin. Knoll Crossroad in moss across both pieces, matched panel.
Dining chair set — eight matched seats
2023Set of eight maple parsons chairs. Frame inspection + tighten, drop-in seat rebuild over jute webbing, HR foam cores, Schumacher Bridgewater Linen.
Boat seating refit — 22ft Bayliner
2023Helm seat + L-bench. Marine-grade vinyl (Spradling Allsport), UV-stable Tenara thread, closed-cell foam, drainage grommets. Solution-dyed for sun exposure.
Victorian settee — period restoration
20221890s walnut settee. Horsehair retained where intact; supplemented with carded curled hair. Hand-stitched roll, period-correct silk-blend damask, gimp-trim seat rail.
§ 05 · Workshop standards
Three rules, written down.
We don’t solicit testimonials. Here are the published standards we work to instead.
01
Eight-way hand-tied springs.
Coils tied by hand in eight directions with Italian twine, knotted at every crossing. The seat compresses evenly under load and recovers without sag for fifteen to twenty years of daily use.
Reference
Method documented in Boling, J., Upholstering for Everyone (1953); still the bench standard.
02
Kiln-dried hardwood frames.
Frames built from kiln-dried maple, oak or birch — moisture content under 12% — joined with mortise-and-tenon, glued, screwed and corner-blocked. Pine and softwood frames are rejected on intake.
Reference
ASTM D6435-12 standard for furniture frame stability.
03
Double-rub-rated upholstery fabric.
Wyzenbeek abrasion test minimum 15,000 double-rubs for residential pieces; 30,000+ for any seat that takes daily use. Contract-grade fabrics specified by name on every quote.
Reference
ASTM D4157, Wyzenbeek method.
§ 06 · Materials & methods
The published spec sheet.
What we hold to on every job, regardless of price tier.
MAT-01≤ 12%
Hardwood frames
Maximum moisture content for any frame stock entering the workshop. Pine and softwood rejected on intake.
MAT-028-way
Spring system
All seat decks built hand-tied with Italian twine unless sinuous specified by client for cost or weight reasons.
MAT-03≥ 30K
Fabric grade
Wyzenbeek double-rub minimum for any seat-contact surface. Contract-grade fabrics specified by name on every quote.
MAT-04M&T
Joinery
Mortise-and-tenon, corner-blocked, glued. Screw-and-staple only on bench-built drop-ins and concealed components.
MAT-05HR ≥ 2.5
Cushion fill
High-resilience foam at minimum 2.5 lb/ft³ density. Down-wrap available, feather available, blend per use.
MAT-06AK
Workshop
311 E 77th Ave, Anchorage. Bench-built in-house, no subcontracted upholstery. Pickup and delivery to greater Anchorage.
§ 07 · Pickup & delivery
We pick up your piece. Then we bring it back.
Workshop · 311 E 77TH AVEPickup radius — approx.
AreaPickupRadius
Anchorage core
Midtown · Downtown · Spenard · U-Med
South Anchorage
Huffman · O'Malley · Abbott · Hillside
Eagle River
Eagle River · Chugiak · Peters Creek
Mat-Su Valley
Wasilla · Palmer · Meadow Lakes
Girdwood
Alyeska · Bird Creek (by appointment)
Workshop visits
Bring a piece in for a written quote. Photos and dimensions by email or text work as well.
(907) 349-4442§ 08 · Submittal
Send a piece in for a written quote.
Photos and rough dimensions are usually enough for a first estimate. Workshop visits welcome by appointment.
Workshop · Fine Line Interiors
Address
311 E 77th AveAnchorage, AK 99518
Telephone
(907) 349-4442Hours
By appointment, Mon–Fri
Workshop calls returned same day