Furniture Reupholstery in Brooklyn
Found a chair for free, or bought a good solid couch secondhand, and now wondering if it is worth reupholstering when the quote is close to the cost of a new couch? If it has good bones and you like it, yes, and Brooklyn has more of those pieces per block than anywhere in the city. Send a photo of the piece and its underside and we will tell you whether the frame earns it. NYC Reupholstery picks up sofas, chairs, benches and antiques from Williamsburg lofts, Park Slope, Fort Greene and Bed-Stuy brownstones and Bay Ridge two-family houses, rebuilds them in the workshop and returns them finished. Stoops and parlor floor stairs are part of the job. Text a photo to (914) 449-4334 for a same day quote.
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If this sounds familiar
"I found this chair for free"
A tag from the fifties, a hardwood frame and fabric that has had three owners. That is exactly what reupholstery is for. What matters is under the fabric: tight joints, real springs, a frame that is not stapled together. A photo of the underside usually tells us. If it is not worth doing, you will hear that before you spend anything.
"The mover said he couldn't get it up the stairs"
Couches get stuck on the fourth floor of Brooklyn walk-ups all the time, and some do not survive it. If yours is already up the stairs and you like it, rebuilding it means you never have to find out whether a new one would make the turn. We carry pieces down stoops and parlor stairs every week.
"He said he would get back to me in 20 minutes"
Then nothing, then many more calls. Here you deal with Marcos and the workshop by name, quotes from photos usually come back the same day, and the text line takes messages 24/7.
What people worry about, answered straight
Is it worth it, when it costs close to a new couch?
Reupholstery is not something you do to save money against a cheap new sofa. It pays when the wood frame is well made, the size and shape fit your space, and you want a fabric you cannot get off the shelf. You end up with a bespoke piece and nothing goes to landfill. On a low end frame it does not pay, and we will say so.
Your written quote lists labor and fabric yardage separately, before any pickup. If we find hidden damage once the old cover is off, you hear about it and approve the price before any extra work is done.
Can you deal with my stoop, my stairs and my building?
Yes. Brownstones, walk-ups and lofts across Brooklyn, with a certificate of insurance for the loft, co-op and condo buildings that ask for one. Tell us the floor and the stairs when you text the photo.
Will I be chasing you for weeks?
You get a timeframe before pickup, two to four weeks for most sofas and one to three for chairs, and customers describe consistent updates and photos along the way.
We guarantee the job will be done right, or we will make it right.
Furniture in Brooklyn: what we see and how we handle it
Brooklyn has more vintage furniture per block than anywhere else in the city. Mid-century sofas and chairs bought on Atlantic Avenue, in Greenpoint and Williamsburg vintage shops, or found on a Park Slope stoop are the pieces we see most: good hardwood frames in fabric that has had two or three previous owners. Reupholstering them is the whole point of buying vintage, and we keep the lines of the piece rather than modernizing it.
Brownstones in Park Slope, Fort Greene, Bed-Stuy, Clinton Hill and Carroll Gardens mean parlor floor stairs, narrow stoops and no elevator. We carry pieces down and back up. Lofts in Williamsburg, Bushwick and DUMBO usually have freight elevators but building management wants a certificate of insurance, which we provide.
Custom cushions are a large part of our Brooklyn work: window seats and banquettes in renovated brownstone kitchens, bench cushions for bay windows in Ditmas Park and Bay Ridge, and terrace cushions for roof decks in Williamsburg and Greenpoint. We template on site and sew to the space.
Why Brooklyn customers call NYC Reupholstery
- A straight answer on whether a vintage or secondhand piece is worth doing
- Pickup from brownstones, walk-ups and lofts across Brooklyn
- You deal with a person: Marcos and the workshop team, by name, at (914) 449-4334
- If we find hidden damage once the old cover is off, you hear about it and approve the price before any extra work is done
- We guarantee the job will be done right, or we will make it right
- Vintage and mid-century pieces reupholstered without losing their lines
- On site templating for banquettes, window seats and roof deck cushions
- Restaurant booth and bar stool work for Williamsburg, Park Slope and Downtown Brooklyn
- Certificate of insurance provided for loft and condo buildings
Local proof
Williamsburg is one of the neighborhoods named on the NYC Reupholstery Google listing since it opened, and Brooklyn pickups run alongside Manhattan on most days. The vintage furniture shops along Atlantic Avenue and in Greenpoint send us pieces their customers want recovered before they go home.
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I found this chair for free. Is it worth having it reupholstered?
Often, yes. Older chairs were built on hardwood frames with real springs, which is what makes reupholstery worth the money. Flip it over and photograph the underside: if you see solid wood, corner blocks and springs, it is a good candidate. If you see staples, cardboard and thin wire, keep looking. Send us the photos and we will tell you which one you have.
Does anyone have recommendations for an upholsterer who will come to your home?
We pick up and deliver across Brooklyn, bring fabric sample books to your home when you want to see color in your own light, and do small upholstery repairs and drop-in dining seats on site. Larger jobs go to the workshop and come back finished.
Do you pick up furniture in Brooklyn?
Yes. We pick up and deliver across Brooklyn, including brownstones and walk-ups. Tell us the floor and whether there is a stoop or parlor stairs so we send the right crew.
Can you reupholster a vintage sofa I bought in Brooklyn?
Yes, and it is most of what we do in Brooklyn. We keep the original lines, retie the springs, replace the foam and fit the fabric you choose, so the piece looks like the one you bought, in better condition.
Do you make cushions for a brownstone window seat or kitchen banquette?
Yes. We measure and template the space in your home, then sew boxed or knife edge cushions with zippers in the fabric you choose.
Do you reupholster restaurant seating in Brooklyn?
Yes. Booths, banquettes and bar stools for restaurants in Williamsburg, Park Slope, Fort Greene and Downtown Brooklyn, picked up in batches after close so you stay open.
Send a photo of your find. We will tell you if it is worth it
Text photos to (914) 449-4334 and we reply with a quote and a pickup window.