Explore Lessons by Difficulty

We've organised all of the lessons in The Facelift Academy into 3 tiers to match your competency and help you follow a structured and progressive course from basic knowledge and introductory skills to advanced techniques that will leave you with a professional-standard finish to your projects. If you are unsure how your current level matches our competency tiers, simply start at the beginning and move on once your are comfortable. There's plenty in here for makers of all experience levels.

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Beginner Lessons

21

05:04:16

Plan: Beginner

If you're new to the world of upholstery and furniture making then start right here. The Facelift Academy beginner lessons will help you get familiar with the tools, materials, skills and important health & safety practices before we dive into some practical workshops

Intermediate Lessons

23

13:23:28

Plan: Ultimate

Building on the practical skills we picked up in the beginner lessons, we'll show you how to upholster different cushion types before we take a sofa from frame to finesse

Advanced Lessons

17

10:13:23

Plan: Ultimate

We'll show you how to make some impressive pieces with the highest quality of finish. These are advanced for a reason but if you've followed us this far, you'll have no problem

Prefer a course?

We understand that everyone learns differently, so we've provided a few alternative ways to approach lessons with The Facelift Academy. With our outcome-based courses you can take on focused tutorials with a clear goal in mind. Make sure to check the difficulty level first and build up the necessary foundation skills before you get started.

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Free Taster

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  • Connect with fellow beginners for shared learning experiences.

  • 5 Sample videos to give you a taste of The Facelift Academy.

  • Access to PDF downloads for enhanced learning.

Beginners

£19.97 monthly

£191.97 yearly

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  • Get to grips with essential equipment and materials

  • All Beginner level courses and lessons

  • Exclusive email access for personalised guidance and troubleshooting.

  • Access to PDF downloads for enhanced learning.

Ultimate

£49.97 monthly

£479.97 yearly

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  • Engage with The Facelift Academy community for support and inspiration.

  • Full access to all videos and courses, from beginner to advanced.

  • Exclusive email access for personalised guidance and troubleshooting.

  • Access to PDF downloads for enhanced learning.

  • Special training on starting and scaling your upholstery business.

  • Monthly live webinar: Neil's deep dive on a community chosen subject.