About Us
Brothers Upholstery is a family-owned custom furniture company that has been in business for over 40 years. We specialize in high end antique upholstery as well as Custom Pieces, Commercial and Residential upholstery. What sets us apart from our competitors is our quality work and craftmanship. We only use high quality materials to make your piece(s) brand new and durable.
Josh Bonilla
Owner/CEO
Josh is our Owner/CEO who runs the show. Don't let his youthful face fool you, he's been in the business his whole life. Josh is the son of Sal Bonilla, our founder. Josh grew up working alongside his father learning every part of the trade. He has been featured on Bucks County Courier Times about his passion for upholstery. As he started gaining knowledge on the business end, he realized there were no young upholsterers and saw a space for himself. He worked very hard to improve the business and learn all aspects of it until one day his Dad passed on the torch to him.
Angelica Rivera Cruz
Partner
Angelica is Josh's wife and business partner. She graduated with a Bachelors in Communications and Cinematography from University of Sacred Heart. Shortly after, she worked as an Administrator and Recruiting Coordinator in the Legal Recruiting Industry in NYC. Now she works alongside Josh in all things Administrative, Upholstery and Customer Satisfaction.
Family-Owned Business
Is Upholstery a Lost Art?
Upholstery is said to be a lost art and you might ask yourself why that might be. The average age of an upholsterer is 45 years old, and most upholstery shop owners are around this same age or older, which does imply that it is a dying art, because no young people are learning this trade. In fact, most reputable upholstery shops in our region have been closed in the last decade due to retirement.
What most people nowadays don't realize is that furniture today is machine made with cheap materials and it is not made to last. Furniture today is only made to last a decade at the most. Furniture made in the mid 20th century or older were handmade with materials like real solid wood, horse hair, real cotton, springs, webbing and all the goods that contribute to a piece that will last you not only your lifetime but your children and even your children's children's lifetime, if reupholstered the right way.
Our team is dedicated to making sure your old piece with good bones will not only look brand new but will last you a very long time. We refuse to let this Art be extinct, and we will keep working hard to keep this trade alive for all our customers and new customers to keep enjoying their beautiful pieces for decades to come.
