If you’ve ever had an estimate to reupholster a piece of your furniture, you’ve discovered that upholstery is an expensive undertaking with quite a few considerations that you’ll have to make to get your piece just right. You may have asked yourself, “Why should I reupholster when I can purchase new for less?” You may indeed be able to cut your expenses by purchasing a new piece of furniture, but it will not be a valued comparison in quality. Upholsterers are master craftsmen applying their skills with quality goods to create a piece that is uniquely yours and, more importantly, will last for years to come.
Is Your Furniture Worth Reupholstering?
Ask Yourself These Five Questions.
Do you love the style and the shape?
We have to admit that we LOVE the style of this sofa! When considering reupholstery, sometimes it’s just a love affair.
Are you sentimental about the piece?
Recovering Gramma’s favorite chair or a treasured family heirloom may be worth its weight in gold - But, wait! You don’t want to change the overall look, that part that makes you happy you saved the piece in the first place! To keep this favored furnishing as close to its original appeal as possible, consider replacing the inner workings:
Retie and add new springs
Replace the foam in the cushions
Rebuild the frame
Recover - If the fabric is salvageable, reuse it. If not, try to save as much of the fabric as possible to incorporate with the new fabric, perhaps enough for the back of the chair where it won’t soon be worn through.
Tip: Add interest to your furnishings with decorative pillows in contrasting patterns.
Is the furnishing fit to a specific place?
Upholstered banquettes are typically built-in to your specifications and when it comes time to replace, on-site upholstery is the best choice. The cushions can be removed, reupholstered, and easily replaced, however, the backs may be a little trickier! Consider snapping a photo for your initial consultation to see what will work best for you.
Once you’ve selected the upholstery fabrics for your seating, be sure to complete your look with window treatments. It’s a great way to carry the color throughout the space and introduce new patterns.
Fabric Tips
When selecting fabrics for dining areas, or any upholstery that needs some tender loving care, be sure to consider high-performance fabrics!
Is The Furniture A Quality, Well-Built Piece?
Photo: Fabricut Furniture
You may be surprised to learn that a well-built chair, sofa or ottoman, may last a lifetime! With quality high-end furnishings there is no question as to whether you should reupholster or not reupholster, the frames are built to last and can be reupholstered as often as you change your interior style and color. Are you interested in a lifetime furnishing? Click on the above photo to visit our Fabricut Furniture collections and start designing your custom pieces.
Do You Love Creating And Designing?
The Dylan Chair by Fabricut Furniture
For those of you with great visualization, you’ll definitely want to raise your hand to creating and designing a custom piece of furniture by reupholstering your favorite piece.
Tip: Release your inner interior designer!
Experience Counts
How many questions did you answer YES to? The most important question in your upholstery quest is the professional upholsterer. We highly recommend, whenever possible, using local services. Not only will your project be easier to manage, it will also be easier to verify their reputation of service within your community.
Need to be inspired? You’ll love these ideas!
Happy Decorating!
The one thing you’ll love above updating your furniture with Knight’s design team is our amazing library of upholstery fabrics! You’re welcome to visit our showroom and browse to your heart’s content, or contact us and we’ll bring the showroom to you.
We are happy to provide our services for all your upholstery needs. From the initial consultation to fabric selection, trim placement, the upholstery, furniture pick-up and delivery.
Let us know what we can help you with!