Owners, agents, landlords and hosts

Apartment Furniture Repair NYC

Apartment furniture repair NYC owners, agents and hosts can book in the unit: sofas, chairs, headboards and stools repaired before the listing photos, between tenants, or at a lease renewal.

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Repaired in the unitMost jobs are done in the apartment, in a few hours.
Building COICertificate of insurance to the managing agent before we arrive.
Between tenantsBooked into the turnover window, evenings and weekends included.

Who we work for

Apartment Furniture Repair for NYC Owners and Agents

An owner, a listing agent and a short-let host want different things from the same sofa, so apartment furniture repair NYC is quoted differently for each. Every one has its own page.

A luxury NYC apartment living room with a cognac leather sofa and armchair

Luxury apartmentsOwners keep the piece and the finish. Repairs are matched so nothing reads as repaired.

A staged model apartment living room with neutral upholstered seating

Model & staged unitsThe unit has to photograph clean. Scuffs and dents go before the shoot, not after.

A furnished short-term rental apartment living room

Short-term rentalsHigh turnover, hard use. Fast in-unit fixes between guests keep listings rated.

What we work on

Every Piece in the Apartment

Apartment furniture repair NYC covers the whole flat, not just the sofa. Under each piece: how it is worked.

A leather sofa in an NYC apartment living room

SofasArms, seat fronts and the window side.

A leather sectional corner in an apartment

SectionalsCorner units are worked section by section.

Upholstered dining chairs in an apartment dining area

Dining chairsSeats come off; frames stay at the table.

An upholstered headboard in an apartment bedroom

HeadboardsRecovered on the wall or taken down for the day.

Counter stools at a kitchen island in an apartment

Counter stoolsSeat pads unscrew and come back the same visit.

A leather desk chair in an apartment home office

Desk chairsArms and seat panels, repaired in the room.

Ottomans & benchesOne panel each — the quickest piece in the flat.

Outdoor cushions on an apartment terrace

Terrace cushionsCovers and foam replaced after a season outside.

What we see

Six Things an Apartment Does to Furniture

Small flats, big windows and dry winter heat. Most apartment furniture repair NYC calls start with one of these six, and each has a fix that leaves the piece in the room.

A sun-faded leather sofa arm beside unfaded leather — **Sun fade**City light through big windows bleaches the side facing the glass. Fix it

Cat scratches on the side panel of a leather sofa — **Pet scratches**The side panel and the back corner, every time. Fix it

A cracked, peeling leather seat cushion — **Cracking & peeling**Dry heat from a radiator finishes off a tired finish. Fix it

A split seam on an apartment sofa cushion — **Split seams**Thread gives out before the leather does. Fix it

A stained upholstered dining chair seat — **Stains**Wine, coffee and dye transfer on a pale seat. Fix it

A pale water ring on leather apartment furniture — **Water marks**A glass, a plant saucer, a radiator leak. Fix it

How it is done

Five Steps, Inside the Apartment

A typical apartment furniture repair NYC visit: one sofa and two dining chairs in an Upper East Side one-bedroom, done in an afternoon.

A leather sofa being assessed in an apartment with a work case beside it

01AssessWe look at the piece in the apartment and say what can be repaired in place and what has to leave.

Drop cloths and corner guards protecting hardwood floors in an apartment

02ProtectFloors and neighbouring furniture are covered before anything is opened.

Leather color swatches held against a sofa arm in apartment daylight

03MatchColor is matched in your own daylight, because a match made in a workshop rarely holds at home. See color matching.

A leather sofa arm mid-repair, filled and leveled

04RepairThe area is filled, leveled, grain-matched, recolored and sealed. See scratch and scuff repair.

A finished, repaired leather sofa back in place in an apartment

05Hand backFurniture goes back where it was, and we say when it can be used again. See how a project runs.

Before & after

Same Sofa, Photo Ready

Both pieces were repaired in the apartment, with nothing taken out of the building. More in the before and after gallery.

A sun-faded leather sofa arm before recoloring — A bleached sofa arm recolored to the rest of the piece.

The same sofa arm after recoloring — A bleached sofa arm recolored to the rest of the piece.

A cat-scratched leather sofa panel before repair — A scratched side panel filled, grain-matched and sealed.

The same leather sofa panel after repair — A scratched side panel filled, grain-matched and sealed.

Timing

When Apartment Furniture Repair Pays

Four moments when apartment furniture repair NYC is worth more than the same work a month later.

Before a listingPhotos are taken once. Scuffs, fade and a sagging cushion all show up in a wide-angle shot. See work with agents.

Between tenantsThe turnover window is short. In-unit repair fits it; replacement usually does not. See property management furniture.

Before a sale closesFurniture included in a sale has to be in the condition the buyer saw. See staging work.

At lease renewalRent-stabilized renewals are set each year by the NYC Rent Guidelines Board; owners time furniture work to the same calendar.

Questions

Apartment furniture repair NYC questions

Whole building rather than one unit? Start at property management furniture services.

How much does apartment furniture repair NYC cost?

Apartment furniture repair NYC is quoted per visit, not off a price list. It depends on how many pieces need work, what each one needs, and whether anything has to leave the apartment. Photos are usually enough for a quote.

Can the repair be done inside the apartment?

Most of it, yes. Scuffs, scratches, fade, small tears, seams and color work are all done in the unit, with floors and neighbouring furniture protected. Only a full recover needs the piece taken out.

How long does it take?

Most single-piece work is a few hours in the apartment. Color work needs a curing period before the piece is used, and we tell you what that is before we start.

Do you work with buildings and managing agents?

Yes. We send a certificate of insurance to the managing agent, book the service elevator and work in the hours the building allows. See property management furniture services.

Can you match the leather on one cushion?

Yes — color and grain are matched to the rest of the piece, which is the point of repairing rather than replacing a single panel.

Is repair worth it against replacing the furniture?

On a well-made frame, almost always. The National Association of Realtors reports that presentation affects how buyers see a home, and repairing a sofa costs a fraction of a comparable new one.

An NYC apartment living room in the evening with restored leather furniture

Next step

Send Photos of the Apartment

Two or three photos per piece are enough to quote apartment furniture repair NYC, and we will tell you what can be done in the unit and what cannot.

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