It looks really nice.

Is that floor the Epoxy stuff? How well does it hold up to scrapes and gouges form a floor jack or the like?

Nice shop. I wish my garage was that clean

It's an epoxy broadcast floor . Very sturdy .seat tracks will gouge it if the seat is heavy enough and you slide them. I don't have a floor jack, but if I did I would just put a piece of cardboard under it while jacking it up. I always set seats on cardboard,when they are on the floor. I get many complements on the floor. I like to keep the shop clean, because it seems to make people more comfortable especially woman.

That's a really nice, clean shop you have. Love it.

Super nice! I love when people try to keep clean. Good for you

I thought it would be very difficult to keep the premise clean, so i got two separate premises. Dirty Zone is where i bring the cars in, do clue work and etc., and a clean zone where i do sewing

Your "dirty zone" looks really clean to me... :)

haha just because i use it as a car wash as well:)

Congratulations master Jim and Eldar, for so nice and tidy shops. Not all the upholstery shops look like yours. Most of the shops I visited in many countries have almost a similar pattern, an old and dirty working table, a worn sewing machine, some rusty seat frames hanging on the wall or scattered on the floor, some tools and materials here and there, etc.
Perhaps this mess is understandable, because of many jobs on door. I think the best would be to hire an assistant to do maintenance and cleaning constantly. The assistant would be in charge of doing these 'minor jobs', clearing out the working area and also cleaning the vehicle where the master trimmer would work on.
And as Eldar says, there should be an additional 'dirty zone' where to park the car and do the disassembling and cleaning of the parts before taking them to the sewing and assembly area.

@Cesar Chavez, you are welcome to come to my shop anytime. I have seen many of your videos and you are truly the master.

A while back, I added a second floor to my shop. I created a little office in it. I also left one wall without sheetrock and built some shelves to store material, but I have 850 square feet of empty space that I don't know what to do with. Any ideas?

@Naseem Muaddi Time for some embroidery machines in the new space. Had a shop I worked for that wanted to build a second floor to expand into embroidering. Not a bad idea if you have the funding

That's a good idea, but there's a great embroidery shop just down the road from us that we're good friends with and I wouldn't want to step on there toes. I'm thinking i might make it a designated wood shop

@Naseem Muaddi Completely understandable not wanting to intrude on their business. We all need some friends in this industry. Wood shop sounds to be a good idea but myself I don't know how I'd feel about carrying wood supplies up the stairs all the time.

Office/customer display possibly a place to put finished prodjects awaiting pickup.

I'm thinkin a pool table, dart board, hot tub, flat screen on the wall, and a small bar in the corner. Hell I'd never leave the shop! (Y)

Haha, that's what I keep telling him!

lol That sounds preety good to me

so far I've used it for extra storage and finished projects. It's also great for laying out molded carpets to set before installation and cutting material on the floor for large projects. I designated one corner for a new office. Im thinking about minimizing my downstairs office to just a counter to handle invoices.

yea im not looking forward to lugging up 4x8 sheets of plywood. That's for sure

WOW that's a tidy sewing workroom. Nice