Re-upholstering a boat exceeds the skill level of most DIY boaters. For this kind of project, most of us need the help of a qualified marine upholstery shop. This is especially true for a project that ...

OK, we apologize. Last month trimmer Jerry Glasgow at McFarland Custom Upholstery showed us the way around a commercial sewing machine. Lured by the prospect of one day doing your own upholstery, ...

Keeping our furniture clean sounds like a laborious task, but it is vital to reducing allergies and keeping our pieces in top condition. While you can use any vacuum cleaner to clean furniture, there ...

Keep your furniture looking fresh and clean with our expert tips. One of the more expensive mistakes I’ve made in my life was recently purchasing a white couch a month after bringing home a new puppy.

Replacing door panels on most cars with reproductions is usually a simple operation: you unbox the replacement, maybe transfer some of the original trim, and then pop it on the door, usually no more ...

A cacophony of hammering bounces off the bare walls of Jenny Gomberg's East End studio. Four women have propped up old wooden chairs on folding tables, and they're chipping away at staples and tacks ...

Elsewhere in this issue, you'll find Jim Smart's article about replacing upholstery in vintage Mustangs. Here, we're doing the same, only in Joe Galloway's '98 Mustang convertible. The procedure is ...