McDonald & Hartshorne Quality Furniture Specialists

McDonald & Hartshorne Quality Furniture Specialists McDonald and Hartshorne Upholstery Ltd. was formed in 2004 by Steve McDonald and Keith Hartshorne.

We are a furniture reupholstery business with a combined skill experience of 60 years or more. Our talented craftsmen will restore new life in to your furniture.From start to finish, we believe in making the process straightforward for all our clients starting with a free no-obligation quote. Keith Hartshorne will visit you in the comfort of your own home or business, at a time that suits you, arm

ed with a car full of leather & fabric samples, keeping in mind that we have a large selection in-store from some of New Zealand’s leading fabric houses and tanneries.Once you have made your fabric selection, it is ordered and a booking date is made. Steve McDonald will contact you to make arrangements with regards to pick up. We have a 5-7 day turnaround time as we understand that it is difficult to be without furniture to sit on.From the time your furniture enters our factory it goes through a meticulous routine. The tradesman allocated to your job is stripping the furniture down to its framework, where it is examined thoroughly to ensure the structure is sound. Springs and webbings are checked and replaced accordingly as this will ensure the comfort of your suite. Often foams are replaced because as they age, they compress and sag. From here, all foams are fibre wrapped which adds to the true smoothness and feeling of comfort.The final stage of the metamorphosis begins. The reupholsterer begins to apply your fabric or leather to your furniture with meticulous precision. An incredible amount of pride is evident during this process as they take pleasure in reproducing and presenting you furniture to its original former glory.When you consider reupholstering your old existing furniture, you have many options.You have the choice keeping something that may be of sentimental value, or has been passed down through the family or just simply has a special place in your heart and home. Even if it is decades old, if your furniture has a sturdy hardwood frame and was expensive in its day, it is definitely worth looking at reupholstering. Whether you buy new furniture or reupholster, the fabric will cost the same, it is the frame and inner materials that make the difference between good quality and poor quality.With this in mind, good upholsterers can often update the style and look of a piece of furniture by making changes such as removing hard edges such as piping, plumping and softening or firming foams, adding more scatter cushions, changing feet or removing a skirt. Whatever the change may be to your existing furniture, the first step is consulting with Keith or Steve at McDonald & Hartshorne Quality Furniture Specialists for a free no obligation quote.

Our latest Metropol Editorial
17/04/2026

Our latest Metropol Editorial

Print this storyNew Zealand is home to a wide variety of quality furniture and materials. From furniture built with strong bones to New Zealand-made leather, investing in strong well-made materials will allow your pieces to remain functional long-term. With the right care, well-built New Zealand-mad...

In memory of those that fought for us.Lest We Forget
24/04/2025

In memory of those that fought for us.
Lest We Forget

14/03/2025

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🐢 This boy has been picked up from the side of the road north of Hinds and brought to us.

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28/07/2024

The Team at McDonald & Hartshorne Upholstery Ltd would like to wish Keith Hartshorne a wonderful 70th Birthday.
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01/05/2024

If you are in Christchurch and need any Furniture Clinic products pop in to McDonald & Hartshorne Quality Furniture.
The lovely Keith Hartshorne and his team will be able to assist you with a personalised service, to care for your Fabric, Leather and Wood.

McDonald & Hartshorne Quality Furniture Specialists

28/07/2023

Wishing Keith Hartshorne a wonderful Birthday from the Team.
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Our latest Metropol Editorial.
19/07/2023

Our latest Metropol Editorial.

With nearly 20 years of experience, McDonald and Hartshorne Upholstery has breathed new life into countless sentimental pieces. Thus, Among their many satisfied clients is Kathleen Sterritt, who joyfully shares her story: β€œThis bergΓ¨re lounge suite (pictured) has been in the family now for nearly...

24/04/2023

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Our latest Metropol Editorial.
02/02/2023

Our latest Metropol Editorial.

When quality is there, a revamp beats a replace any day. β€œSome years back, my good friend acquired the family’s old lounge suite. It was a solid, robust old Kovacs suite, with big rolled arms, built to last generations,” retells Neke McDonald of McDonald and Hartshorne, quality furniture and r...

Address

424 St Asaph Street, Phillipstown
Christchurch
8011

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 7am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 7am - 4:30pm
Thursday 7am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 12pm

Telephone

+64272755270

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