antique dealer upholstery Miami Stabilise, Do Not Restore
A dealer needs a piece saleable without losing what makes it saleable. Over-restoration is the fastest way to turn an antique into secondhand furniture.
What The Job Actually Is
Every antique dealer upholstery Miami booking turns on one thing: saleable without losing the age. Everything below follows from that.
The brief is almost always the lesser of the two.
Evenness is what a buyer notices and distrusts.
The next owner should be able to undo it.
Where It Works, Where It Stops
We would rather say no on the phone than take a piece we cannot put right. These are the honest edges of the job.
Frames and webbing made safe.
Done so age still reads as age.
We will look at a piece before you commit.
We will argue against it, and say why.
Four Steps, In Order
Done at your address unless the piece has to travel.
Read it
What the damage is, before what it costs.
Clean
Oils and salt off, so nothing seals underneath.
Rebuild
Fill and colour only as deep as the fault goes.
Seal
Sheen matched across the panel, checked in your light.
Before And After
Each pair shot from one angle, in daylight.
Where The Work Happens
Living rooms, condos and terraces across Miami-Dade.
What A Photograph Shows
Six things we read before anyone drives out.
A pressed grain means the filler went in right.
A repair is judged at its edge, not its middle.
Gloss is what gives a patch away.
Thread that matches the original weight.
Tested against the piece before any goes on.
Thin and even, or it reads as a shape.
What Decides The Price
The furniture Miami households send us for antique dealer upholstery Miami, and what each one needs first.
ICCROM publishes the thinking behind minimal intervention on old objects.
Three different jobs on one fault.
Matching a set is most of the labour.
Identification decides the method.
A moving frame tears whatever goes over it.
Old foam under new work shortens it.
Where it lives changes the schedule.
The Rest Of The Tier
One rate card across Miami-Dade. All commercial work · Book a free survey.
Common Questions
Can you make it saleable without it looking restored?
That is the whole brief, and it is most of what we do for dealers.
Will you look at a piece before we buy it?
Yes. It is cheaper for everyone than finding out afterwards.
Is the visit free?
Yes, with a written price before anything is booked.
Do you work on site?
Almost always. The piece stays where it is and the kit comes to you.
What do you need from me?
Two photographs. One wide enough to show the piece, one close on the damage.
Which areas do you cover?
All of Miami-Dade. Start at the county page.
Send Two Photographs
One wide, one close. Your antique dealer upholstery Miami price comes back written and free. Write to Office@leatherrestorepro.com if that is easier.
