Why Do we Choose Reupholstery

Furniture is what surrounds a person all his life.  It makes the house cozy and comfortable. We cannot imagine our modern life without it.

But if cabinets, shelves, tables, chests of drawers retain their appearance and functionality for a long time during normal use, then upholstered furniture is much more sensitive to various influences, since its design contains foam rubber or other filler and upholstery fabric. The filler tends to crease and crumble, and the fabric wears out. As a result, sofas, armchairs, chairs lose their appearance, become uncomfortable.

There are several options, the first one is to throw away old furniture or to keep the old one by giving it a second life - reupholstery. 

Wood repaired, refinished and the chair reglued. The chair seat is reupholstered

Reupholstery Advantages And Disadvantages.

Replacing old upholstery requires a thoughtful approach - choosing new fabric and the process itself.

There are two ways to update furniture:

• entrust the work to specialists;

• do it yourself.

When doing it yourself you may save money on the services of professionals, and work at your own convenient time and place.

But there are also disadvantages:

• difficulty in calculating the amount of fabric for upholstery;

• problems with the choice of fabric;

• lack of the necessary tools, skills;

• there is a high probability of encountering defects in the furniture frame, problems in the operation of fittings, destruction of the filler, bursting springs.

• You will have to change the elements of the frame, look for a new filler, and accessories. Repairs take time and require investment.

Giving different options on what ending to use after the re-upholstery.

Professional reupholstery  is an almost win-win option if you deal with a reliable company. You will have to pay more than with self-repair, but:

• there will be less worries;

• there are resources to repair any damage to the frame or fittings;

• a large selection of upholstery fabrics;

• you can replace the old foam filler with a new one - latex or polyurethane foam;

• all work is carried out with high quality.

• If necessary, the company will take all the items to its workshop, and then return it in an updated form. Then you will be spared the presence of strangers in the house, noise, dust.

Replaced the stuffing, new foam, repaired the springs, repaired the frame, reupholstered.

When you need reupholstery.

• There are general criteria that indicate that it is time to update the furniture:

• heavy wear of the upholstery - scuffs, puffs, holes;

• squeezed filler;

• broken mechanisms, legs, cracks in frame parts, worn armrests;

• dust accumulated in the upholstery fabric, filler, all grooves, which irritates the respiratory and vision organs;

• old model - when upholstering, you can slightly change the shape;

• the upholstery does not match the new interior, although the furniture itself can still serve.For example, the sofa has been serving for a long time, but is still actively exploited. The appearance has already suffered, some mechanisms do not work well, the filler is crumpled. In such a situation, you can think about constriction and repair.

• Another case: you are the owner of antique furniture that cannot be replaced. It has value for the family not only as an antique, but also as a link between generations. In this situation, restoration is definitely recommended.

When it makes no sense to engage in reupholstery.

Is it always worth it to update old furniture? To answer this question, first you need to think about the appropriateness of this venture: For example, you bought a cheap sofa just a few years ago, and it has already completely lost its appearance, the frame has cracks, the filler is crumpled and dusty, the armrests are hanging out.

This means that it was originally of poor quality, so there is no point in updating it. In this case it is a waste of money to do the reupholstery .

The furniture is very old, but not exclusive. Upholstering involves replacing almost everything: the frame, filler armrests, fabric. Cosmetic repairs will not help here. Therefore, it is better to look for something similar in stores. Perhaps you will come across a model that is similar in appearance and suitable in size.

I hope my article was helpful to you, if you still have any questions do not hesitate to contact me - 650-580-3897 or shoot an email - marina@marinascrafts.com