Good Questions: Good, local upholsterer for this chair?

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My boyfriend and I just adopted a beautiful mid-century chair that we would like to have re-upholstered in leather. You would think this would be a simple task, but I'm finding it next to impossible to find a local shop where I can take it. I scoured the ATSF services section, Craigslist and the yellow pages and I can't find anything.

Help?!
Thanks in advance,
Jamie

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Jamie points out a Truth: we need to flesh out our local services listings. A good goal for 2007!

In the meantime, we can recommend a professsional upholsterer named Colleen, who's reachable at 415.346.0512. Colleen's not cheap, but she knows what she's doing.

Anyone else out there have anyone else to recommend?

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Wally's Auto Upholstery 2707 Geary. My dad has been going there ever since I can remember. He used to restore old cars and Wally was his first stop for any upholstery. Recently I went there to have some classic Goodform chairs redone. Prices were reasonable and work was excellent.

posted by mayu on 2007-01-09 09:19:49

Contact a drapery and upholstery fabric store. They all have a list of recommended upholsterers. Sometimes, the upholsterers will even have pieces displayed at the store. That's how I found mine. I never sell or give away old favorite pieces. I just keep reupholstering them.

I found the following fabric stores in SF

http://www.sfstation.com/sal-bressi-fabrics-co-b744

Pindler & Pindler (I believe this is to-the-trade, but you can call and call for an upholsterer.

http://www.superpages.com/yellowpages/C-Upholstery+Fabrics+Wholesale+&+Manufacturers/S-CA/T-San+Francisco/

posted by HP on 2007-01-09 09:57:16

Does anybody have an idea of what typical or "reasonable" rates are for reupholstering something about the size of the above? I've got something similar I was considering getting upholstered but had no idea what to expect in terms of pricing.

posted by ronz on 2007-01-09 10:09:10

And I have a related question: I have a lovely black leather couch, but two of the three cushions have large rips in the leather. I'm glad to see the upholster-er suggestions above, but does anyone have any knowledge or tips about reviving (or even replacing) these two cushions? Thanks AT.

posted by sarah on 2007-01-09 12:24:02

I can't believe this has come up just when I need two leather cushions for two Chinese oxbow chairs.

posted by ebrown on 2007-01-09 22:28:18

I had a loveseat and chair reupholstered in ultrasuede by Mauricio Melendez 650-588-5761. He's reasonably priced (my chair cost $275 & couch $575) and meticulous. The best part for city dwellers is that he'll come to your house to give you an estimate and he picks up & drops off the furniture. Highly recommended, a lot of customers at Sal Beressi fabrics use him.

posted by Elaine on 2007-01-10 11:55:45