Master Upholsterer Arthur Gaudreau Master Upholsterer Arthur Gaudreau was the owner and master upholsterer at Hingham Upholstery in Hingham, MA. Arthur and his wife Dorothy and three kids lived in an apartment above the upholstery shop. Most weekends, Arthur and the family, would go to their second home in Pelham, NH. Eventually Arthur sold the Pelham home, Hingham Upholstery and  retired to Lubec, Maine. The house behind the monument was the Gaudreau’s I was an upholstery apprentice for Arthur at Hingham Upholstery in the early 1970s. I regretfully lost track of Arthur and Dorothy once ..read more

Greenhouse Fabrics B4352 Midnight Fabric Sale at Greenhouse Fabrics Sale starts February 20th at 10:00 am EST. While supplies last. All fabrics on sale are $5.90 plus shipping and MA sales tax. There is a 5 yard minimum purchase, no holds, no cuttings for approval and no memo samples. This is a great opportunity to purchase designer fabrics from one of the countries leading leading fabric distributor, Greenhouse Fabrics and Anna Elisabeth, at a fraction of the retail prices. Shop sale fabrics prior to February 20 and contact me at Cape Cod Upholstery Shop with your choice. I will ..read more

New Look for Upholstery Blog from Cape Cod (Updated 1/22/2020) Upholstery Blog from Cape Cod is getting a new look. The blog has moved from the worpress.com platform to wordpress.org. The previous platform was great for the past eleven years. WordPress.com is a excellent platform, but I was ready to move on and add more features and options to my site. Pages Besides the new theme and look, Upholstery Blog now has a discussion forum called Ask an Upholsterer Discussion Forum. The new forum is for both DIY upholsterers and experienced upholsters. I encourage any of my subscribers from wordpr ..read more

Plan Ahead for Your Spring and Summer Upholstery Projects I know it’s only January, but now is a good time to plan ahead for your Spring and Summer upholstery projects. Here on Cape Cod there are a lot of second home owners who begin opening up there homes for the Summer season as early as April. By the time April rolls around, most upholstery shops are busy completing work that was promised to their customers for Memorial Day Weekend and especially the Fourth of July. Most fabric companies like Greenhouse Fabric and Sunbrella, for example, do a good job of keeping fabric in stock and rea ..read more

Pantone Announces Classic Blue for 2020 Pantone Classic Blue 19-4052Pantone announces it’s pick for color of the year and it is, drum roll, Classic Blue 19-4052. I’m excited about this years pick. I’ve always liked blue. It’s probably my favorite color. I even use blue predominantly on my websites. Combine it with white and you have a fresh new look.  Classic blue is a color that can go with a lot of things, especially when it comes to interior furniture upholstery design. I definitely see classic blue for Sunbrella cushions on a deck or porch. Combine it with other colors within a pattern ..read more