Michael Jimenez

Location: San Rafael, California

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Michael began his career in upholstery at the age of 16 when he apprenticed at an upholstery shop in Nevada where his mother was a seamstress. As a young man he moved to the Bay Area and worked in several different upholstery shops. He opened his own shop in Marin County in 1980, and has been here ever since. He still enjoys the creative nature ...
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Upholstery

Michael Jimenez Owner of Michael’s Custom Built, Inc. 1980 – Present "If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times ... I can upholster anything, anywhere, anytime!" Michael specializes in custom furniture construction; sofas, chairs, ottomans, beds, headboards, built-in banquettes. He has upholstered walls, ceiling and even a baby carriage. He is also able to restyle upholstered furniture (for example, he recently made two armless chairs and a loveseat out of a two piece sectional sofa). He built and upholstered a sofa and two chairs for the Motocross episode of the Discovery Channel’s series "Monster House" using pieced-together racing shirts and pants. Examples of Michael’s work have been shown in the Marin, Napa and San Francisco Designer Showcase Homes as well as Sunset, Northern California Home and Garden, California Home and Design, Traditional Home, and Better Homes and Garden Magazines. A three-piece sectional custom designed and built for a new house in Marin County recently won both national and international awards from the Upholstery Journal and the Industrial Fabrics Association International.

Work

owner, CEO

Michael's Custom Built Upholstery Inc.

January 1, 1980 -
Michael’s Custom Built Upholstery, Inc. located in San Rafael, California is a full service upholstery shop. For over thirty years Michael’s has been in business, reupholstering, slipcovering, and building new custom upholstered furniture for the residents and interior designers of Marin County, San Francisco, the East Bay and the Napa Sonoma Wine Country.

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