Conversations with Rachel Fletcher - Voyager Magazine
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I dress up furniture for a living! Knox Upholstery is a furniture upholstery workroom and I prefer to focus on residential work. There is something so satisfying about working with someone who is emotionally attached to their chair or sofa and I can help bring their idea to fruition and give that piece a second, third, and sometimes a fourth lease on life. Great-Grandma’s chair is an important part of our families and we attach feelings to them and it’s important to take special care of those pieces and turn them back around in a way that would make my great-grandma proud.
At Knox Upholstery, I am known for my precision pattern matching and for giving each piece of my personal attention. I’m incredibly stubborn about my projects and I want them to be perfect when leaving the premises. I think I am most proud of my ability to solve problems as they arise during the upholstery process. If something isn’t fitting right I love being able to get creative and make it fit right.