How much to recover my ugly brown chair?

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• I used to work at an upholstery store in Greenwich, CT. The cheapest thing you could do is get it upholstered in muslin. It'ls just white fabric but it doesn't look so bad. Make sure to check the filling of your cushions is in good conditions too. Because if they need to be changed, it might cost extra. Also they will probably tighten the springs and all that extra stuff. Where I worked we did all that for free, but some places charge extra.

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• My experience at Gerard Theuns was very unhappy.

  He left visible rows of staples in the new fabric, making ugly seams where there had been none before (in the old upholstery).

  When I complained he took them back, took out the staples and sewed the seams, but they were still visible. At $250 per chair this was a big deal for me.

  Parts of the wooden frames of the chairs were also chipped and damaged in the process - they are Heywood Wakefields, and I was fond of them. I took them to Gerard Theuns because I thought they would be done well. Mistake.

  Now, every time I look at them, I growl. I wanted to purr.

• I used your recommendation and called F L Upholstery and he (Andres) was amazing. First of all, nearly 50% less expensive than the guys at Mod and the price included pick-up and delivery. Second, he did an outstanding job. He even called me mid-week to ask me if I wanted to have the arms and legs refinished (wood) which I hadn't even thought about. Sweetest guy in the world. A++++

• I went with F&L as well, and have only awesome things to say about Andres. One of the nicest men I've ever met, seriously. Took the work so seriously - we asked him to do 4 chairs, and he came back to show us the first cushion to make sure we liked it. The work is beautiful. And I'm not joking when I say he charged 25% of what we were quoted by somebody else.

• Bushwick wins, but what's the quality on the workmanship... probably poor! The average cost to reupholster that chair is approx. $350-$400.... Remember reupholster is like building a brand new chair!!! 

• Probably poor?

  Might be poor at the more expensive shops - like the one your clearly working for

  Remember - don't knock it until you've tried it!!!

• Just for the record..... although I have yet to meet anyone other than myself and Andie McDowell who spells her name Andie  with an 'ie'(and yes I have met Andie McDowell) it appears that here there is yet another one. And this one has definite opinions regarding reupholstery. 'Tis not I, Andie Miller-Chan. I bet you are intelligent, charming and interesting and have very good taste!

   

• I went with Andres at F L Upholstery, as well. His work was spectacular. I have 3 pieces--a love seat and 2 matching chairs. Included in the quote Andres provided us (when he visited to assess the cost) was the cost of another vendor to repair scratches in the burl wood legs, the fabric AND the pick up/delivery. The pieces have a lot of ribbing and absolutely everything was done to perfection. We were thrilled with his work so many thanks to the reviewers at this site who recommended Andres and his work.

• Andre just recovered my sofa and a chair. He is the MASTER. He is not only super nice, he is fair when it comes to pricing and meticulous when it comes to his work.

• For anyone still reading this years after it was posted, I was super lucky to stumble upon this and contact Andres at F L to reupholster an old loveseat. His prices and turnaround time were by far the best of anyone I contacted (three-fold), his work was excellent, and he was super pleasant to work with. Highly recommend!