Co-ops, condos and rentals

Residential Lobby Furniture Repair

Residential lobby furniture repair NYC boards can schedule overnight: the seating every resident and buyer sees, repaired one piece at a time, so the lobby never closes.

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One COI, every buildingInsurance paperwork sent to management before we arrive.
Worked in the lobbyMost repairs happen in place, overnight.
The lobby stays openOne piece at a time, never the whole room.

Buildings we work in

Every Building Wears Differently

Residential lobby furniture repair NYC buildings ask for depends on the lobby: what the board wants kept, and how much traffic the room takes.

A pre-war co-op lobby with cognac leather seating and a dark bench

Pre-war co-opsOlder leather and wood that the board wants kept, not replaced.

A modern condo lobby with tan leather chairs and a round table

Modern condosA designed lobby where every piece has to match the scheme.

A residential clubhouse lounge with upholstered seating by a fireplace

Clubhouses & loungesAmenity rooms that take far more traffic than a lobby.

A dark brown leather sofa and cognac chairs around a stone table in a residential lobby

What is in a lobby

Six Pieces, Six Different Jobs

A lobby is rarely one material. Leather seating, a fabric chair, a wood console and a front desk all age at different speeds — and a board notices the one that does not match. Under each piece: how it is worked.

A dark brown tufted leather sofa in a lobby

Lobby sofasCushions out, frame stays.

A cognac leather lounge chair in a marble lobby

Lounge chairsArms and seat take the wear.

BenchesOne long panel; recovered in a night.

A round dark brown leather ottoman in a lobby

OttomansRound tops are patterned in sections.

Console tablesWood is repaired and refinished in place.

Tan leather and chrome chairs at a lobby front desk

Front-desk seatingUsed all day, every day.

What we see

Six Months of Traffic

A residential lobby takes deliveries, strollers, dogs and movers. This is what it does to the furniture, and what each one needs.

Scuffed leather on the arm of a lobby chair — **Scuffs**Bags, carts and coats along the arms and front edges. Fix it

Faded leather on the arm of a lobby sofa — **Fading**The side facing the glass goes pale first. Fix it

A dark stain on tan lobby leather — **Stains**Coffee, rain and hand cream on a seat cushion. Fix it

A tear in the leather of a lobby seat cushion — **Tears**A key, a buckle, a delivery dolly. Fix it

A split seam along the edge of a leather lobby cushion — **Split seams**Stitching gives out where people sit down. Fix it

A loose joint at the corner of a walnut lobby table — **Loose wood joints**Tables and chair frames working loose. Fix it

Three routes

Repair, Restore or Recover

Residential lobby furniture repair NYC work runs down one of three routes. We tell the board which one each piece needs before anything starts, and why.

A scuffed leather sofa arm being repaired

01RepairScuffs, tears and seams fixed on the piece, in the lobby, usually overnight. Nothing leaves the building. More on repair work.

A cognac leather cushion half restored to an even color

02RestoreColor brought back across a whole set so faded and unfaded pieces match again. More on restore work.

A grey fabric lobby chair after full reupholstery

03ReupholsterWhen the cover is past saving, the frame is kept and recovered in new leather or fabric. More on reupholster work.

Before & after

One Chair, One Night

A cognac lounge chair with a scuffed, colour-worn arm — filled, grain-matched and recolored in the lobby overnight. More in the before and after gallery.

A cognac leather lounge chair with a scuffed, worn arm before repair — The frame, the cushions and the leather are the originals.

The same cognac leather lounge chair with the arm repaired and recolored — The frame, the cushions and the leather are the originals.

Questions

Residential lobby furniture repair NYC questions

Managing agents and boards can read the vendor terms at BOMA New York. For a whole portfolio, start at property management furniture services.

What does residential lobby furniture repair NYC cost?

Residential lobby furniture repair NYC is quoted per building after we see the pieces, in person or from photos. It depends on how many pieces need work and whether each is repaired, restored or recovered. Nothing is priced off a list.

Do residents lose the use of the lobby?

No. We take one piece at a time and work overnight, so there is always seating and the lobby never closes.

Can you match the rest of the set?

Yes. Color and grain are matched to the pieces that stay, which is the point when only one sofa in a matched lobby has failed. See color matching.

Do you carry insurance for our building?

Yes. A certificate of insurance naming the building, the managing agent and the board is issued before we arrive.

Do you work on the amenity floors too?

Yes — clubhouses, lounges and roof decks are usually the same visit. See amenity furniture.

A warmly lit residential lobby at night with restored leather seating

Next step

Walk Your Lobby With Us

A residential lobby furniture repair NYC walkthrough is free: we tell you which pieces can be repaired, which need recovering, and what the board should budget for.

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