upholsterer
noun
up·hol·ster·er
(ˌ)əp-ˈhōl-stər-ər 
(ˌ)ə-ˈpōl-
plural upholsterers
: a person or business that repairs or installs upholstery
a furniture upholsterer
Washington designer Sally Steponkus is a big fan of reupholstering. … She finds a good upholsterer can breathe new life into an old chair with good tailoring and extra padding.—
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From there, New York City sleuths tracked the cord brand to a local wholesaler, who had records of selling a quantity of it to a Manhattan upholsterer the day before the murder.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Use Awkward Spaces To make use of the space beneath the eaves, designer Stephanie King specified a bed nook and had an upholsterer make a custom French mattress in a size between a twin and a full.
—Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
This new generation of skilled personnel includes carpenters, machinery workers, designers, draftsmen, prototype-makers, upholsterers and sewers.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
Cuban, the son of an automobile upholsterer near Pittsburgh, didn’t grow up rich.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
The Statesman reported that Chavez had stopped in town to pledge his support to the upholsterers’ strike against Economy Furniture, known in local memory as the Chicano Huelga.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
The upholsterers' union effort was almost 3 years old at the time of Chavez’s visit.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
The tan-leather interior, with burgundy piping, was the creation of upholsterer Ken Dickman, whose artisanship has been showcased in cars that have won at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
His father, Romano, was an upholsterer; his mother, Bruna, assisted Romano and looked after their three children: Bellotti, the middle child, and his two sisters, Roberta and Emanuela.
—Laura May Todd, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Use Awkward Spaces To make use of the space beneath the eaves, designer Stephanie King specified a bed nook and had an upholsterer make a custom French mattress in a size between a twin and a full.
—Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
This new generation of skilled personnel includes carpenters, machinery workers, designers, draftsmen, prototype-makers, upholsterers and sewers.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
Cuban, the son of an automobile upholsterer near Pittsburgh, didn’t grow up rich.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
The Statesman reported that Chavez had stopped in town to pledge his support to the upholsterers’ strike against Economy Furniture, known in local memory as the Chicano Huelga.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
The upholsterers' union effort was almost 3 years old at the time of Chavez’s visit.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
The tan-leather interior, with burgundy piping, was the creation of upholsterer Ken Dickman, whose artisanship has been showcased in cars that have won at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
His father, Romano, was an upholsterer; his mother, Bruna, assisted Romano and looked after their three children: Bellotti, the middle child, and his two sisters, Roberta and Emanuela.
—Laura May Todd, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Upholsterer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upholsterer. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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