Custom tan banquette with tiled plinth and timber joinery, made in the Bluestone workshop in Blackburn

Custom upholstery · Furniture restoration · Melbourne

Handcrafted Upholstery, Restored and Made with Care

Bluestone Upholstery restores, reupholsters and customises furniture with a focus on quality materials, detail and long-lasting craftsmanship.

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Custom banquette in Warwick Lustrell Atomic vinyl, Bronze. Made in Blackburn, installed on site.

Since 1995Family owned and run
4.5 on Googlefrom 21 ratings
5-year warrantyon residential pieces
Blackburn workshop10 Ashburn Pl, Melbourne

The workshop

Upholstery, Restoration & Custom Furniture

At our Blackburn workshop, we reupholster sofas and chairs, repair furniture frames and restore older pieces. We also make custom upholstered furniture, including bedheads, cushions and banquette seating, for homes and commercial spaces across Melbourne.

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Our services

What we make and restore

Mid-century timber armchair with patterned upholstery on the workshop bench beside upholstery tools

01Furniture Repair & ReupholsteryWe inspect the frame, reglue loose joints, repair webbing or springs, replace foam where required, and fit the selected fabric or leather.

Custom cream sofa, lounge chairs and ottomans made by Bluestone for a Melbourne home

02Bespoke / Custom FurnitureSofas, chairs, banquettes, bedheads and individual pieces to suit your dimensions and design.

Built-in curved bench seating with timber panelling and wooden flooring

03Window Seats, Banquettes & BoothsFor Melbourne homes, cafés, restaurants and commercial interiors. Foam density, seat depth and back support are considered together.

Louis XV-style fauteuil reupholstered in floral tapestry-style fabric with decorative braid

04Antique Furniture RestorationWe inspect the frame, joints, springs, webbing and upholstery before recommending the work.

Also from the workshop

Recent work

From the workshop floor

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Tan leather sofa with an elevated timber base in a sunlit home — Tan leather sofa. Leather: Sundance in Bark by @nswleatherco

Two waterfall dining chairs, one in grey plaid, one in rust-red velvet — Waterfall dining chairs for @without.studio, in Rubelli Scratch Ruggine jacquard velvet and S. Harris Fall Equinox 02

Mid-century style armchair with timber armrests in burnt orange and cream Greek key velvet — Mid-century style armchair in burnt orange and cream Greek key velvet

Mid-century three-seater sofa with buttoned backrest and exposed timber, in a textured cream fabric — Mid-century three-seater, restored and reupholstered in Tender Mind by JAB/Carlucci

Pair of retro dining chairs with black tubular steel frames in olive green fabric — Retro mid-century dining chairs in olive green textured fabric from @austexfabrics

Two green button-tufted leather booths with timber tables — Green leather booths with timber tables

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Our founder

Built on Craft, Trust and Local Manufacturing

Bluestone Furniture & Upholstery was founded in 1995 by David Lindrea, beginning as a small three-person workshop in Hawthorn.

What started as a local upholstery business has grown into a trusted Melbourne manufacturer, now operating from larger premises in Blackburn with a skilled team of craftspeople.

About Bluestone

Craftsman in a blue shirt working fabric at a bench in the Blackburn workshop

Good to know

Made to last, and backed by it

Warranty: “…we are pleased to offer a 5-year warranty for all residential pieces and a 2-year warranty for pieces that are intended for commercial use.”
Lead time: “…our lead time is usually 8-10 weeks after deposit, however can go out to 18 weeks leading up to Christmas.”

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