About us

About Us

We pour our heart into each and every piece that goes from our home to yours.

Yellow Chair Upholstery Inc. is an upholstery shop founded in 2018.

We provide custom upholstery services for residential clients in Southern Ontario, and have won multiple awards along the way. We are known for our quality, craftsmanship, attention to detail, and exceptional customer service.

Situated in Hamilton, Ontario, we take great pride in our commitment to our local community. And we are proud that our community is committed to us too, having voted us as the #1 upholstery and furniture restoration company in Hamilton for year after year.

William Almas

Founder, Lead Upholsterer

William is our founder and lead upholster. Trained at Sheridan College, he won a competitive apprenticeship opportunity.

He has a passion and talent for hand made excellence. That passion has driven him to pursue his love of upholstery, and with great success.

Furniture and community is in his blood, as William's grandfather founded Booth's Furniture and Interiors in the 1940's, formerly located in Dundas, Ontario.

Katie Almas

Founder, Design & Operations

Katie is all about the details and her a strong business background keeps everything at Yellow Chair Upholstery running smoothly.

She is driven by creativity and her keen eye has helped many clients put together the perfect fabrics and finishes to bring custom visions to life.

She is a multi-award winning marketer by trade, having worked at companies like Disney, Hasbro, Carlsberg, Collective Arts, and currently McMaster University.

Awards

Our awards

Sadly as of mid-2025 Upholstery and Furniture Repair was removed as a voting category for these awards, but our commitment to excellence hasn’t changed. We’re deeply thankful for the recognition we received when the category was active and will continue to serve our clients with the same care, skill, and attention to detail every day. We do this for our clients joy, not the awards.