The Furniture Workshop

The Furniture Workshop based in Oban, we specialise in domestic and commercial upholstery, marine upholstery, soft furnishings, bespoke curtains and blinds

Full refurbishment of the seating in the upper lounge bar of the Oban Inn. The old worn vinyl and foam has been replaced...
28/08/2025

Full refurbishment of the seating in the upper lounge bar of the Oban Inn.
The old worn vinyl and foam has been replaced with this beautiful natural tan leather which is full of character and warmth. 🍻


I've had an absolute ban imposed upon me on buying anymore dog beds, apparently the workshop 'has more dog beds than job...
04/08/2025

I've had an absolute ban imposed upon me on buying anymore dog beds, apparently the workshop 'has more dog beds than jobs'
And that was fine, BUT.... then I found the most perfect bed for Anna the wee Banana 🍌

For this restaurant seating, the brief was to create a bold statement that was as comfortable and soft as a sofa, but pr...
08/07/2025

For this restaurant seating, the brief was to create a bold statement that was as comfortable and soft as a sofa, but practical enough to eat dinner whilst seated. For an added challenge, we were to fit it around the wheel on the wall.
We created deep seating and soft buttoned backs in blue wool check fabric, and some stand out red brush fringe trim, and then hooked the backs to brass poles with leather straps.




What a statement bed this is! 💜We custom built this bed frame to be 2 metres wide and fully upholstered in velvet, gold ...
07/06/2025

What a statement bed this is! 💜
We custom built this bed frame to be 2 metres wide and fully upholstered in velvet, gold piping and vibrant print for the headboard.




One of our favourite places... The Oban Inn! 😆 We recently completed the downstairs upholstery, including new fluted ba...
22/05/2025

One of our favourite places... The Oban Inn! 😆
We recently completed the downstairs upholstery, including new fluted backs. Even more of a reason to pop in for a drink now! 🍻


A wee birthday present we made for the wonderfully skilled photographer who documents the varied wildlife (including mo...
11/03/2025

A wee birthday present we made for the wonderfully skilled photographer who documents the varied wildlife (including moths!) on our home Island of Kerrera. (If you haven't already, check out her page) Happy Birthday Ann! 💙
The poplar moth embroidery came from another talented lady in Kiev, Ukraine who sells her appliques on Etsy.

Two of these buttoned back sofas have left the workshop and returned to a holiday rental on the isle of Coll, ready for ...
12/02/2025

Two of these buttoned back sofas have left the workshop and returned to a holiday rental on the isle of Coll, ready for the season. Good to see furniture reused and restored rather than replaced with new. These sofas have good frames, they just needed the tired fabric reupholstered.
We have used a contact fire retardant and stain resistant fabric, making them suitable for the demands on holiday let furniture.


A chaise longue that was given a glamorous makeover with this amazing velvet from Kobe. I had always admired it in the s...
08/02/2025

A chaise longue that was given a glamorous makeover with this amazing velvet from Kobe. I had always admired it in the sample book and was so pleased when our client picked it for this chaise (although sewing pleated velvet was a new challenge!)


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Deep buttoned seating we made a few years back for The Oban Fish and Chip Shop, but given a refresh this year by reuphol...
28/01/2025

Deep buttoned seating we made a few years back for The Oban Fish and Chip Shop, but given a refresh this year by reupholstering in a rich brown contract faux leather.

🍊 🍊🍊 antique chaise that we restored and upholstered in a vibrant orange velvet. 🍊🍊🍊 design ...
20/01/2025

🍊 🍊🍊 antique chaise that we restored and upholstered in a vibrant orange velvet. 🍊🍊🍊


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For us, curtain making is more than just the actual making, a big part is the problem solving with window dressing. For ...
09/01/2025

For us, curtain making is more than just the actual making, a big part is the problem solving with window dressing. For this bay window and french door, the existing pinch pleat curtains were too bulky and short, finishing just below window sill, so we fitted new brackets and wave gliders on the existing poles, as they were too good to replace, allowing us to make new wave curtains which stack much neater and give a modern clean look.




This FAMA chair was saved from going to landfill by our customer when she bought it from LORI (Lorn and Oban Reuse Initi...
17/12/2024

This FAMA chair was saved from going to landfill by our customer when she bought it from LORI (Lorn and Oban Reuse Initiative) and brought it to us to upholster. It is a super comfy wee chair with a well built frame that would be well over a thousand pounds new. It's a testament to how having an imagination when it comes to looking at a tired bit of furniture can really pay off as now this chair has a new life as a statement one-off upholstery piece.
Upholstered in Linwood polka and piped in linwood Omega velvet.


Lorn and Oban Reuse Initiative


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Unit 6 Tweedmill Soroba Road
Oban
PA344HQ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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