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Ella Hall is the founder of , a Brooklyn-based upholstery shop that specializes in creating custom pillows, cushions, curtains, and other upholstery products. With a degree in fashion design from Parsons and a background in interior design, Ella quickly recognized the pain points that designers often faced in the traditional upholstery industry. Driven by her entrepreneurial spirit, she saw an opportunity to revolutionize a field that had remained stagnant for decades. Ella’s approach has been to infuse technology into the upholstery process. She developed a custom platform that makes...
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Mary Phillips is the owner of , a custom drapery and soft home furnishings workroom in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Mary has been in the industry for over 40 years, first starting with upholstery with her Sister-In-Law, creating relationships with clients and vendors and then going off on her own out of the house. In 2003, Mary found a location in Chadds Ford and moved out of the house and the rest has been history! Mary has three children with her husband, Mike, a sweet dog Ruby and a huge loving family that loves spending time together and going on vacations to the beach or hanging by the...
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Shree is the owner of Folds & Drapes, located in Carmel, Indiana. In 2022, she took a significant stride by establishing her own workroom, Folds & Drapes LLC, where she specializes in crafting custom window treatments and soft furnishings, offering a wide range of services and products. Originally from India, Shree's sewing journey began at the age of 10, under the guidance of her father. When it came time to choose a career, she knew that textile was her calling. She holds a master's degree in textile science and apparel design. Over the course of six years, she immersed herself in...
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Cheryl Sedaker, the owner of , has gone from being the Julia Childs of Aluminum Foil to the author of a Cookbook, to expert window treatment fabricator! Cheryl has used her experience as a rep for Reynolds and her passion for networking to grow her business which is centered in both Massachusetts and Exuma! Cheryl is on Links and Resources; (Some of these links are referral links and I make some money if you purchase something using them. I appreciate it if you do!) (Some of the links I provide, specifically to Amazon and a few others, require me to...
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Adam Hoover began his journey in the furniture industry while in college, buying and selling vintage pieces from his dorm room. In 2011 he founded Main Street Modern, how one of the country’s largest mid-century modern furniture showrooms, located in Canton, Ohio. Two years ago, Adam acquired Laubacher Upholstery (now Ohio Workroom), a thriving 10-person workroom. With a degree in financial service management and minors in entrepreneurship, real estate, international business, and communication, Adam is currently creating an all-in-one design and restoration showroom in a...
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Jessica Arey is the Owner/Operator of , a custom soft furnishing studio in Boston, MA. Spending her first decade with architectural firms and interior designers focused on commercial spaces provides a strong foundation of skills. In 2009, Jessica began creating custom soft furnishings for residential clients while teaching at Newbury College. During naptime in her basement is where Arey Design grew into a full-service studio offering design, fabrication and installation for individual and commercial clients. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design, NCIDQ Certificate No. 018317, is...
info_outlineJonathan Camp is from Canton, Ohio and for 21 years has worked at Ohio Workroom where he now manages nine employees. While he can confidently rework any piece of furniture, his specialty is tufting. A bench of his can be found in the Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens historic house museum in Akron, OH. Other work has appeared in marketing materials for St. Frank Fabric and Wallpaper. In his spare time he owns and manages a 300 acre lamb and purebred sheep farm.
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