Is it worth reupholstering? We will tell you straight
The honest answer is almost never about the fabric, it is about the frame. A hardwood frame that is joined, doweled and corner-blocked was built to be rebuilt, and it will outlive whoever is asking us the question. A stapled particle-board frame from a flat-pack sofa was not, and no amount of good fabric changes that.
Reupholstering a good frame costs more than a cheap new sofa and less than a good one, and we say that up front rather than let someone find out after a deposit. If a piece is not worth the labor, we say so and point you elsewhere. That honesty is most of what we sell.
We also take on antique and heirloom pieces where the goal is a sympathetic restoration rather than a modern look, including frame repair, re-gluing loose joints, and refinishing exposed wood to match what was there.
