Comments on: How much to recover my ugly brown chair?

By: Andie Miller-Chan

Andie Miller-Chan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:46:00 +0000

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!

By: Andie clearly has an agenda

Andie clearly has an agenda — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:50:00 +0000

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!!!

By: Andie

Andie — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:46:00 +0000

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!!!

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:06:18 +0000

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.

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:54:10 +0000

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++++

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:23:51 +0000

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.

By: francisco Andaur

francisco Andaur — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:14:34 +0000

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.

By: Marlena

Marlena — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:48:18 +0000

To the author: is your chair done yet? Want to see the results!

By: Dryer Vent Cleaning

Dryer Vent Cleaning — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:02:06 +0000

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By: SMDNY

SMDNY — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:06:08 +0000

FYI, Das Upholstery on Cortelyou apparently only takes cash. I have seen some very nice work in their shop when I’ve walked by, and just had them fix two broken dining chairs (simple wood railback chairs which I was unable to repair myself). They charged me $75 for the two chairs, which I thought was a bit excessive, but I’m attached to the chairs and need them for a set. They turned the chairs around in 2 days and the job is OK – not stellar, but fine.