https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/2016-12-13-lets-start-at-the-very-beginning 2026-11-02T22:14:44+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-journal-throw-back_f3a69bbc-d1bf-4d09-bf67-e7da125cda77.jpg?v=1793618084 Let's start at the very beginning Childhood photograph of Jen on the left with two other children, smiling and posing together indoors. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/our-very-own-sketchy-beginnings 2026-11-02T22:25:25+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-journal-introducing-sketchy-beginnings_fb79a0a3-0199-4694-8521-3b499f56ed60.jpg?v=1793618725 Our very own "Sketchy Beginnings" Introducing Sketchy Beginnings: a blue mid-century armchair with yellow piping and stitched figures beside framed abstract art. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/why-oh-why 2026-11-02T22:13:44+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-journal-jen-in-the-clouds.jpg?v=1793618024 Why, oh why? Jen looking upwards beneath a bright blue sky with white clouds. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/product-spotlight-series-1-midnight-neon-lady-cushion 2026-11-02T22:24:25+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-journal-midnight-neon-lady-cushion-50x50-insitu1_c3492862-cec1-40b6-af73-9190db334d4f.jpg?v=1793618665 Product Spotlight Series: #1 Midnight Neon Lady Cushion Midnight blue cushion with a neon machine-stitched portrait and pink piping, resting on a woven rug beside an open book. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/product-spotlight-series-2-blushing-lady 2026-11-02T22:21:25+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-blush-vintage-dining-chair-detail1_5a9f5202-41e3-49fa-9c80-cf6a5dd3eb94.jpg?v=1793618485 Product Spotlight Series: #2 Blushing Lady Close-up of a machine-stitched portrait in black thread with coral accents on blush pink chair upholstery. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/product-spotlight-series-3-mid-century-lovers-armchair 2026-11-02T22:19:17+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-lovers-midcentury-armchair-detail1_a3f3326b-f140-4f1d-badd-2cdb8a76c4c2.jpg?v=1793618357 Product Spotlight Series: #3 "Mid-Century Lovers" Armchair Close-up of the Mid-Century Lovers armchair’s wooden arm and denim blue cushion with yellow piping. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/another-step-in-my-journey 2026-11-02T22:12:47+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-services-another-step.jpg?v=1793617967 Another step in my journey Looking down at mustard-yellow shoes on a concrete workshop floor beside frayed layers of upholstery fabric. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/a-new-beginning 2026-11-02T22:11:55+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-services-upholstery-naked-lady.jpg?v=1793617915 A New Beginning Vintage armchair stripped of its outer fabric, revealing hessian padding, exposed timber and dark wooden legs. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/disconnect-to-connect 2026-11-02T22:11:01+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-journal-disconnect.jpg?v=1793617861 Disconnect to Connect Black-and-white photograph of a group walking across a grassy clearing surrounded by tall trees in the Dandenongs. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/art-deco-sweet 2026-11-02T22:47:04+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-revive-art-deco-suite-6.jpg?v=1793620024 Art Deco Sweet Tack hammer resting on an Art Deco chair’s worn geometric upholstery beside a curved wooden arm with decorative inlay. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/saving-the-world-one-chair-at-a-time 2026-11-02T22:17:31+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-upholstery-course-stripped-chair-1-2.jpg?v=1793618251 Saving the world, one chair at a time Vintage wooden dining chair with a carved backrest and its seat upholstery removed, against a dark blue wall. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/join-the-movement 2026-11-02T22:16:40+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-services-upholstery-patient-zero-2.png?v=1793618200 Join the movement Jen’s first restored armchair, with curved wooden arms and blue-and-white geometric upholstery. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/into-the-twenties 2026-11-02T22:10:05+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-services-upholstery-vintage-chairs-jen-2.jpg?v=1793617805 Into the Twenties Jen standing beside a restored wooden dining chair with cream upholstery against a dark workshop wall. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/bergereh 2026-11-02T22:45:16+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-revive-bergere-armchair-1.jpg?v=1793619916 Berger'eh Antique French Bergère chair with carved timber frame and white upholstery lining, mid-restoration on a workshop pallet. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/imposters-syndrome 2026-11-02T22:09:19+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-project-velvet-diamond-tuft-complete-5.webp?v=1793617759 Imposters Syndrome Jen smoothing the red diamond-tufted velvet seat of a restored bed bench. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/our-inner-soul 2026-11-02T22:08:14+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-course-jen-working-1.jpg?v=1793617694 Our Inner Soul Jen and a student working on an upturned wooden chair frame at an upholstery workshop bench. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/covid-19-update 2026-11-02T22:06:41+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-covid-19-jen-1.jpg?v=1793617601 COVID-19 Update Jen wearing safety goggles, a dust mask and a workshop apron over a floral top. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/business-as-unusual-covid-19-style 2026-11-04T10:59:14+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-services-upholstery-working-13.webp?v=1793617563 Business as Unusual (COVID-19 style) Close-up of hands working twine through jute webbing beneath a chair seat. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/classic-mcm 2026-11-02T22:40:35+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-revive-midcentury-armchair-1.jpg?v=1793619635 Classic MCM Restored bare wooden mid-century armchair frame on a pallet beneath a workshop window, ready for upholstery. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/lifes-stocktake 2026-11-02T22:04:51+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-lifes-stocktake.webp?v=1793617491 Life's stocktake Cloud-filled sky over a quiet beach and pier, with sunlight near the horizon. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/the-creative-process-unplugged 2026-11-04T11:00:00+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-upholstery-supplies-osborne-255-i.jpg?v=1793619547 The Creative Process Unplugged C.S. Osborne wooden webbing stretcher resting on a worn hessian-covered upholstery pad. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/avalon 2026-11-02T22:43:31+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-revive-avalon-armchair-1.jpg?v=1793619811 Avalon Vintage Avalon armchair with geometric timber side panels and beige leaf-patterned cushions against a dark blue wall. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/r-u-ok 2026-11-02T22:04:01+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-kingston-feature-2_19c85dd7-4090-4b84-bb85-00b52e65ce7b.jpg?v=1793617441 R U OK? Jen unrolling upholstery fabric across a wooden workbench in the Eclectic Boogaloo workshop. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/our-roadmap-of-course 2026-11-04T11:01:20+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-first-course-working-13.jpg?v=1793617381 Our roadmap of course Hands positioning coil springs on woven webbing inside a wooden chair seat frame during an upholstery class. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/the-passion-project-coco 2026-11-02T22:36:35+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-passion-pepe-deskchair-complete-23.webp?v=1793619395 The Passion Project "Coco" Bird-of-paradise flower in a purple vase, with the restored Coco desk chair softly blurred behind it. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/love-humility 2026-11-02T22:01:44+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-on-the-tools.webp?v=1793617304 Love & humility Upholstery twine, scissors, a tack hammer, needles and tacks arranged on a hessian-covered chair seat. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/life-is-a-mosh-pit 2026-11-02T21:58:56+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-eclectic-boogaloo-sign-old.webp?v=1793617136 Life is a mosh pit Blue Eclectic Boogaloo Interiors sandwich-board sign outside the brick upholstery workshop. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/as-seen-on-tv 2026-11-02T22:26:16+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-the-block-2020-upholstery-challenge.webp?v=1793618776 As seen on TV Jen and Kerri seated beside their Interwoven Expression chairs on the set of The Block 2020 upholstery challenge. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/interwoven-expression 2026-11-02T22:32:22+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-Interwoven_Expression_on_set.webp?v=1793619142 Interwoven Expression Interwoven Expression armchairs displayed on a platform beneath studio lights on the set of The Block 2020. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/embrace-the-circular-economy 2026-11-02T22:35:02+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-stack-of-midcentury-chairs.webp?v=1793619302 Embrace the Circular Economy Stack of vintage wooden dining chairs with mustard-yellow seats and backrests against a dark blue workshop wall. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/crazy-silly-busy 2026-11-02T21:56:10+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-master-class-upholstery-three-chairs.webp?v=1793616970 Crazy silly busy Three carved wooden dining chairs showing different stages of traditional seat upholstery. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/tools-of-the-trade 2026-11-02T21:47:38+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-upholstery-supplies-osborne-medium-kit-46.jpg?v=1793616458 Tools of the Trade Upholstery hand tools, tacks and needles arranged on a hessian-covered seat pad. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/your-fabric-journey 2026-11-04T11:02:22+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-services-fabric-header-2.jpg?v=1793616630 Your fabric journey Bird-and-foliage patterned upholstery fabrics in mustard yellow and dark blue beneath fabric rolls. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/supplies-of-the-trade 2026-11-02T21:49:08+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-upholstery-course-supplies-4.jpg?v=1793616548 Supplies of the Trade Upholstery fillings, twine, webbing, fabric and foam arranged on a dark work surface. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/adulting 2026-11-02T21:54:49+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-jen-on-the-machine_c83596d6-a4cf-4558-8ce1-d3da7abb546e.webp?v=1793616889 Adulting Jen smiling behind a Juki industrial sewing machine in the upholstery workshop. https://www.eclecticboogaloo.com.au/blogs/journal/time-to-talk-courses-of-course 2026-11-02T21:52:20+11:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0901/0085/9196/articles/eb-first-course-working-1.jpg?v=1793616740 Time to talk courses of course Upholstery tools including a webbing stretcher, hammer, scissors and tack removers arranged on a black mat.