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Custom Upholstery Services

Here at Cobani Bleu, we love to bring furniture back to life. Whether it’s a family heirloom or a curbside treasure, we can breathe new life to your pieces.

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Upholstery Workshops

Are you interested in learning the art of upholstery? I’d love to teach you!

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Blue and Cream chair

Custom Upholstered Furniture

Shop all the Custom Upholstery Designs from Cobani Bleu

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THE ART OF SITTING SOFT

My Mom would say “Let’s go sit soft.”  She would announce this after a meal and everyone was lingering around the table. It was time to get comfortable. I kind of love this. But where did this come from, I never heard anyone use this phrase other than my mom. So I did some research. Yep, I googled it! Haha!

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Etsy Customer, Lisa had this to say:   
Over the top pleased with the quality and attention to detail. The photos were excellent but seeing the chair in person was even better than expected. One word to describe it “Magnificent”. Nancy, was such a pleasure to work with responds quickly to questions. One of my favorite shops cannot wait to find more hidden treasures.

And Then This…
This is my second purchase, just could not resist buying another chair. The furniture refinishing is over the top the color is perfect goes so well with the two fabrics. Nancy is a real professional when it comes to quality and detail. The photos were excellent but seeing the chair in person was even better than expected. 

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Vintage textiles for upholstery project

I LOVE TO USE VINTAGE TEXTILES IN UPHOLSTERY PROJECTS AND CAN SOURCE THEM FOR YOUR NEXT PROJECT!

Grain Sacks
Mud Cloth
Linen Hemp Sheets
Quilts
Woolen Blankets

Vintage textiles for upholstery project: grain sacks

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Home Tour | Travel | Upholstery

Airbnb: The Pony Express Project

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Last weekend I had the pleasure of working on an Airbnb home dubbed The Pony Express Project, nestled in the North Georgia mountains. My clients and now dear friends, Richard and Lisa, have owned many Airbnb properties around the country. However, they recently fell in love and settled into their forever home near Blue Ridge, Georgia. This cottage in the mountains was Richard’s and Lisa’s nineteenth home they have built, renovated and decorated. They don’t do anything half way! The Design This particular vacation home is done in a Western theme, we commonly referred to it as The Pony Express…
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Upholstery

Top 5 Upholstery Hand Tools for the Beginner

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What are the best upholstery hand tools a beginner should invest in? Here’s my list! Now you can ask any upholsterer this same question and you may get some different answers, but I’m willing to bet most will agree that these tools cover the basics. They may prefer a different version of the tool, but tools with these functionalities are a good place to start. So let’s get started! This post contains affiliate links. This means I may make a small commission if you purchase through these links. For more information, please see my Disclosures here. Tools For Stripping The first…
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The Best Tomato Basil Soup

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Today’s Souper Saturday Soup is Tomato Basil! But not just any Tomato Basil Soup, this one is healthy and so delicious! There is a secret ingredient that takes this soup over the top! I’ll share that in a minute.  Now I have a little confession to make! I love to cook and soup is one of my favorite things to make. But most of my recipes are not my own! However, the majority of the time I tweak the recipes either with ingredients or maybe in the process of how I make it.  For instance, for any recipe that calls…
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