Whoa! Check out this great list of upholsterers (with price quotes!) from the site Brokelyn: Living Big on Small Change. All 10 local upholstery shops were asked to price the cost of reupholstering t...
Dear AT, I'm curious to know how would the AT community go about reupholstering this stool. I'm torn between finding someone to restore it with the original fabric or should I just cover it with a n...
Dear AT, My friend is throwing out an IKEA Tullsta barrel chair, and I offered to take it off his hands. The only problem is that the chair is in the "natural" color and heavily stained. I know ...
Though we're not usually a fan of patchwork, it can be enticing when it is done very well. We have a fondness for Hans Hopfer's Mah Jong sofa from Roche Bobois and a recent fascination with Bertjan ...
Dear AT, My grandmother, a glamorous woman who lived her whole life in New York, cherished her genuine Louis XVI chairs. When she died, the appraiser informed us that though the style was genuine L...
Dear AT, I found this chair at a thrift store for $5, and I'm wondering what the best way to repair it is. The finish is chipping off, and the cane back is starting to fall apart, but I can't affo...
Dear AT, I've just purchased this black vinyl sofa for $30. From the pictures (from the previous owner's home) it looked so sleek, but really two of the cushions have huge gashes in the vinyl. I ...
Hello AT, Help! I need to get this chair reupholstered, but I don't know where to go. Where in Manhattan can I get my antique corner chair reupholstered, at a reasonable price? Thanks! Bettina...
Inside this small shop on the corner of North Sixth and Wythe in Williamsburg is a blend of Chinese antiques, reupholstered vintage finds, and a wealth of unique home accessories that fill the spac...
Hello AT, I have an ottoman that needs recovering to match some chairs I have recently bought. I am living in the UK now, and this is expensive to pay someone to do. I have the material, and ha...
This original upholstery print by Lauren Rossi is a literal play on words. It was created specifically for covering this wing chair (after the jump)......
Hello AT, Walking down the street in Brooklyn this evening, we stumbled upon this lone chair sitting out in the frigid cold next to some old abstract paint canvases. My girlfriend recognized it imm...
Organic furniture. That's the business of Furnature, an organic furniture manufacturer and showroom in Massachusets. They create chemical-free mattresses, sofas, and upholstered furniture and sell o...
Antiques up to your eyeballs. Center 44, on 44th Street in midtown, is full of antiques from ancient periods right up through the 20th century. There are more than 70 international dealers here, tak...
Mid-Century with Edge. Fresh Kills was a clear favorite of the newcomers in our Top Shops 2006. A wonderfully eclectic mix of vintage and new pieces, the Williamsburg shop has a sophisticated eye fo...
If it ain't broke, don't fix it, just recover it. A few years ago we were looking for an upholsterer and Townside was recommended. They came, took a look, gave us a good price and then arranged for...
Just do it. If you are needing a slipcover, reupholstering, drapes or any kind of renovation that requires fabric, let us recommend Frank Cangelosi's Lore Decorators. Situated up on 120th street, ...
The kind of store we'd like to have. A little bit of old fashioned shopkeeping mixed in with modern, open-door-policy smarts, The Furniture Joint is the place to go if you are having issue with your ...
When you need it most. The hardest thing to find is the service you need least often, and upholsterers are one of them. Alexander Upholstery comes to us recommended by a reader's mother. Sure, th...
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