When faced with the decision to reupholster a piece of furniture or buy something new, consider the following factors to make an informed choice:
1. Age and structural integrity If the furniture has been part of your home for over a decade and the underlying structure is still in good condition, reupholstering is a wise choice. Furniture with solid “bones” is a great candidate for restoration.
2. Sentimental value Sometimes, furniture has more than just functional value. If your piece has sentimental significance or holds a special place in your heart, that’s a compelling reason to consider reupholstering rather than parting with it.
3. Quality and durability In recent years, the furniture industry has seen changes in quality control and workmanship, with some manufacturers going out of business. It has become challenging to find high-quality, durable pieces that will stand the test of time. Even expensive, designer-quality items may arrive damaged or unfinished. So, if you already have a well-constructed piece, reupholstering can extend its life far beyond what you can find on the market today.

3 Reasons to Reupholster Furniture

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3 Reasons to Reupholster Furniture by Dan Skiles Jr.

by Dan Skiles Jr., a Diamond Certified Expert Contributor

Considerations for Upholstery Cushions

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things to consider when you're trying to
decide if you should reupholster or buy
new is look at your piece how old is it
if it's over 10 years or more if the
bones are solid and it's still in good
condition you love it it works in your
house it's got sentimental value those
are reasons to reupholster everything
that's happened in the last few years
has changed the quality control and the
workmanship that's out there many
companies have gone out of business it's
actually really difficult to buy a good
quality piece that's going to last you
10 or 20 30 years anymore we have
designers that will call us because
they've purchased something very
expensive high-end designer quality it's
but it's been delivered to the customer
it's damaged or unfinished and they want
us to fix it for them and unfortunately
it happens all the time
so yeah if your piece is good and solid
you want to reupholster it you
definitely don't want to get rid of it


Video: Considerations for Upholstery Cushions

. When having a piece of furniture upholstered, one important aspect to address is its cushion. Today we're in Santa Rosa with Diamond Certified expert contributor Dan Skyles of Master's Touch Upholstery to learn more. A cushion can make or break a project, whether it's a chair or a love seat or a sofa. If a cushion is done wrong, whether it doesn't fit, whether it was done poorly, it can make a whole job look bad. You can do a reasonably good job of upholstering the sofa, for example, if the cushions are done bad, then the whole thing looks shoddy. Another thing about cushions would be that if you sit on a cushion and it's uncomfortable, then it kind of breaks the whole purpose of having the furniture in the first place. If it's too soft, too hard, or some other way, it makes you uncomfortable, then nobody's going to want want to sit on it.

The other thing I would say about cushions would be you must reverse them regularly. If you have a chair cushion, it should be flipped over fairly regularly in order to make it last a long time, or as long as possible, make it wear out equally on both sides, not only the cover, but the filler inside. You need to reverse the cushion fairly regularly. If you have a sofa and somebody tends to sit on one end, then the cushion should not only be flipped over, they should be reversed end to end to make sure that all the cushions last equally and therefore the whole job lasts longer. I've had people come in that they just wore out one side of one cushion on a sofa of three cushions. It can really speed up the deterioration of the job when you do that.

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Video: Sofa Cushion Rotation


I'd like to talk about cushions I think
that cushions make or break a project if
you have a sofa that's well done but the
cushions are wrong in any way then it's
going to reflect poorly on the whole job
a cushion can be sewn wrong cut wrong it
can be filled wrong so that it's too
hard or too soft a cushion really makes
or breaks the project
one way you can increase of the life of
your cushion would be to rotate them
regularly flip them over fairly
regularly every week or two maybe and if
it's a sofa with three cushions for
example you would want to reverse them
into to end if typically as is the case
somebody sits on one end of the sofa
more than the other so if you not only
rotate them flip them but you rotate
them in to end you'll get a lot more
life out of both the cushion C cover and
the filler

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