About front door interiors

Brechtje Cropped

Meet the owner,
Brechtje

We’re all about family and being supportive of each other. 

About the company

Front Door Interiors was started as a small family business in 1997 by 2 sisters with a shared love of creating beautiful things. Together, these amazing women, my mother, and aunt, grew their passion into a thriving business with 16 employees within their first 2 years!

My mother, Ista Upton, first qualified as a pharmacist and took on roles in the farming and property industry before making the move to entrepreneur by upholstering furniture. As a true entrepreneur, she saw an opportunity and went for it, even though she had little ‘know how’ at that stage. This did not stop her, and with the support of her husband, they learnt everything they needed to know to make a success of their venture. This quest for knowledge enabled them to grow their capacity to also make curtains, cushions and even car upholstery!

After a number of years, my aunt, Brechtje Kamstra, as a qualified interior decorator, joined her sister full time. They made an excellent team, each bringing different skills to ensure only well-crafted and beautiful home décor items were created to meet their customers’ expectations.

With their booming business and drive to expand even further, they took a massive leap of faith and opened up their retail store in 2000. This proved to be worth the risk and they have not looked back since!

21 years ago, as a qualified chef, I joined my mother and aunt at Front Door while I was on a 6-month sabbatical. This was the best decision I ever made and still love running the business with my aunt today. I bought the business from her in 2008 – she is no longer involved.

We are very proud of the incredible, skilled team of upholsterers, furniture manufacturers and curtain seamstresses we have nurtured and developed. Our service continues into your home with our own team of installers and being able to wallpaper and paint technique any surface to complete the desired look and end result.

Our latest adventure is into the digital space with our online store. Our hope is to transform more homes with our selection of beautiful home décor items.

We’re all about family and being supportive of each other over the last 25 years of our journey has provided a solid foundation, one which will see us through this next phase of our journey… and we invite you along with us!

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