Reupholstery Staten Island: a sofa beside the foam layers that decide how it sits

Reupholstery Staten Island Tell Us How It Should Sit

A new cover changes how a piece looks. The springs, webbing and foam under it decide how it sits. We rebuild both.

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What holds you up

Five Layers Under The Cover

Reupholstery Staten Island work strips a piece to its frame, so every layer below can be checked and chosen, not just the leather on top.

Hand-tied coil springs on a sofa deck
01Springs

Retied so the seat stops leaning.

Frame
Seat webbing stretched across a frame
02Webbing

New straps, pulled tight, for a flat base.

Sectionals
Three layers of upholstery foam stacked
03Foam

The grade sets how firm it feels.

Cushions
Diagram of cover, batting wrap and foam core
04Wrap

Batting rounds the edges and fills the cover.

Custom
Double welt seam on a new leather cover
05Cover

Last on, cut from the old one as a pattern.

Recover
Say which one

Soft, Medium Or Firm

On reupholstery Staten Island jobs this is the choice that matters most, and the one nobody asks about. We bring samples to press.

Hand pressing deep into soft foam
SoftSink in

For a den sofa used for naps and films. Recliners too.

Hand pressing into medium foam
MediumSit back

Most living room pieces land here.

Hand barely pressing into firm foam
FirmSit up

Easier to stand from, and holds its shape longer. Dining chairs.

Why it sits wrong now

The Leather Outlived The Foam

Foam wears out long before good leather does. A recover that keeps the old core keeps the old sag, and the new cover wrinkles over it within a year.

Compressed old seat foam beside a new block
Flattened core, next to new.
Old foam and batting beside new cushion cores
Old batting beside new cushion cores.
One line is not a brief

Three Things To Tell Us

  1. Seat heightHigher if getting up is hard, lower for a reading chair.
  2. Seat depthShallower for shorter legs.
  3. FirmnessPress the samples before you choose.
Rebuilt, then recovered

Six Pieces, Sitting Right Again

Each went back with a new cover and a rebuilt seat under it. Most came in because they sat badly, not because they looked worn. More on panels.

Cracked leather sofa recovered in black leather
Sofa, cracked to black.
Midcentury sofa recovered from black to olive
Midcentury, black to olive.
Cream chaise sectional before and after recovering
Chaise sectional, cream.
Grey sectional recovered in emerald velvet
Sectional, into emerald velvet.
Tufted loveseat recovered from beige to burgundy velvet
Loveseat, beige to burgundy.
Worn dining chair recovered in dark leather
Dining chair, recovered.
One job

An Armchair That Went Back Firmer

The owner wanted it to look new. On the visit it turned out to be hard to get up from, so the brief changed.

Armchair stripped to its frame and webbing01Stripped

Frame sound, webbing slack.

Perished seat foam beside a new firmer block02Firmer core

A higher grade, cut taller.

Feather and down fill for a back cushion03Soft back

Down kept in the back only.

Barrel armchair before and after reupholstery04Recovered

New cover, higher seat.

What we recover

Sofas, Benches, Headboards

Channel-back sofa recovered in plum leatherSofas Tufted bench recovered in emerald velvetBenches Tufted headboard recovered in charcoalHeadboards
Across the borough

Collected, Rebuilt, Returned

A recover is bench work. We collect from anywhere on Staten Island and bring it back finished. Small repairs stay in the room.

Before you book

About A Recover

Can the seat be made higher?
Yes. Taller foam or a raised deck lifts it, within what the frame allows.
Can I keep the feel but change the cover?
Yes. We match the old foam grade and only change the material.
How long is it away?
Usually three to four weeks on the bench. Every reupholstery Staten Island job is collected and returned by us.
Is it worth it on an older piece?
If the frame is solid, usually yes, and older frames are often better built. We say on the free visit.
Leather, fabric or vinyl?
All three. See fabric and vinyl.
How do I start?
Book a visit or use the contact page.
Green leather chesterfield after reupholstery
Staten Island, NY

Sit On Our Samples First

We bring foam and leather to the house, and leave a written quote.

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