Good Questions: Custom Sofa and Chair Resources?

Hello AT,

I would like to have a custom sofa, and 2 slipper chairs made. (similar to a contemporary Donghia line; but with different dimensions). do you know of resources in north carolina or another place who make 1 off's?

thanks, sarah

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Dear Sarah,

We post your question in the hopes that someone will have a better answer than us, since we have never had upholstered furniture made from scratch. That said, we've also found that it is far more expensive to make something from scratch. In a sense you are paying someone to build your own design. We've found that you are best off buying something off the shelf and then having them modify or upholster it to your liking.

That said, we totally understand when you like something but the dimensions won't work for you.

Does anyone have a resource for Sarah either in her area or in the Eastern region???

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Sarah - There is an individual near High Point, NC who can do custom work replicating high end designs. His name is Glenn Laughlin and his phone number is 336-431-6602. Glenn's main business is reupholstery, but he also specializes in building prototypes for many of the local furniture manufacturers. They show him a picture or drawing and he builds the furniture from scratch.
Glenn has been in business for over 30 years. He is not particularly fast, but is very dependable. North Carolina Senator John Edwards is one of his repeat customers. He is not very expensive for the quality and type of work he does.