reupholster
- a word derived from upholster.
Example Sentences
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She includes wisdom from peers—don’t rely on your kids for your social life—and debates whether it’s too late to reupholster chairs, a question she asked her doctor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
"We've been able to reupholster furniture and redo wallpaper and lots of things that we otherwise really wouldn't have a budget for," he said.
From BBC ● May 27, 2023
Her daughter, Ellen, was inspired by a crisp black-and-brown Clarence House fabric that Zelda once used to reupholster a sofa in the sunroom.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
Do you reupholster or slipcover a favorite old chair?
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2018
I was always planning to reupholster or slipcover it, but I put off the project until the arms of the chair were threadbare and the bottom cushion flat as a pancake.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2018
