The Ministry of Upholstery is led by Anthony Devine & Susie Milner. Anthony has been passionate about interiors since an early age and has worked in the furniture and upholstery industry for the last nineteen years. Anthony started his career as an apprentice in Long Eaton, the home of British handmade upholstery and world renowned brands such as Duresta, Wellbeck and Wade. After completing his Apprenticeship he went on to produce and install hand-
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Chalk Paint® is a unique decorative paint developed by Annie Sloan in 33 decorative and historical colours made specifically for painting furniture, painting floors, and for giving walls a completely matt, velvety finish.
Chalk Paint® sticks to just about any surface... wood, concrete, metal, matt plastic, earthenware and much more, inside and outside the home. It dries fast too so you can add second or third coats quickly, and start enjoying your revitalised walls, floors and furniture sooner. Gorgeous results have never been so simple and straightforward.
Susie joined as part of the team in October 2013. Susie comes from a creative background, having trained and worked as a professional actress for almost 10 years. In 2012 Susie turned her creative focus to upcycling and restoring old furniture and set up her own business. It was upon this quest to make old unloved furniture happy again that she discovered Chalk Paint®, Decorative Paint by Annie Sloan. She also discovered a natural inclination to want to reupholster stuff and it was this quest that led to a meeting of two great creative minds and Anthony and Susie joined forces! Susie introduced the use of Chalk Paint® into the upholstery classes to paint the frames and chair or footstool legs and it was then only a matter of time before Ministry of Upholstery became a stockist for Annie Sloan paints and products. Not only do they use the paint as part of their courses but they also run courses specifically aimed at teaching people how to get the best results from this amazing paint!
Together Susie and Anthony have taken Ministry of Upholstery from strength to strength and made it what it is today; the UKs leading upholstery school.
Anthony’s passion and experience has been the catalyst for opening up his workshop to those looking to gain practical hands-
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Thinking of taking up upholstery as a new career? Why not take a look at our new look 8 week Business Start Up Course? This unique course now includes two weeks in your own self-
Keep an eye out for our new look courses coming very soon! Don’t have a project of your own? No problem, our new courses will include everything you need to produce an amazing piece, such as a large deep buttoned footstool, a wing back chair or a mid century modern chair!
Don’t forget you can now purchase Annie Sloan paints and products online with next day postage only £5!