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Upholstery vs Reupholstery - What's the difference?

upholstery | reupholstery |

As nouns the difference between upholstery and reupholstery

is that upholstery is the craft or business of upholstering furniture while reupholstery is the act of reupholstering furniture.

upholstery

English

(wikipedia upholstery)

Noun

(-)
  • The craft or business of upholstering furniture.
  • The materials so used.

    • reupholstery

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The act of reupholstering furniture
  • * 2000 , Mary Ann Young and David Nussbaum, The complete idiot's guide to decorating your home , Penguin:
    • Sofas and chairs can be coordinated into any design through reupholstery''' or slipcovers. '''Reupholstery requires a fabric selection appropriate for your piece.

    References

    * English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs