Don't Buy New; Reupholster!

Buying new furniture can be very expensive, especially if you buy quality pieces built to last. The only problem with this furniture is that when they go out of style they don't wear out, just the material covering does. Fortunately, there are talented artisans that can bring your well-manufactured furniture back to life with a more modern attitude and it's much more sustainable than throwing your couch in a landfill.

Reupholstery also gives us license to buy used pieces at estate sales and to refinish our inherited antiques.

Having a piece reupholstered is a significant furniture project; it's a lot of work and may be more expensive than running down to Ikea for something new, but the results can be much more stunning. Consumers are often fooled by decorative exteriors hiding cheap materials which are used in production quantities. Those products may look beautiful in showroom or displays, but will not stand the test of time at home or in the office.

Reupholstering involves stripping the piece down to its frame before it's re-padded, recovered in new fabric and reassembled. Updated material gives dated or unattractive furniture a fresh look, revealing the true potential within that faded couch.

A good piece of furniture deserves a second chance. Here are three very talented teams that can help you give it one:

ML Upholstery

1861 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018

www.upholsteryshoplosangeles.com and www.mlreupholstery.com

with over 50 years in business, ML Upholstery is a full service upholstery shop in Los Angeles. These guys arent just professionals, they are artisans. They will restore and refinish sofas, chairs, restaurant booths, ottomans, outdoor furniture, and sectionals. Oh, and they have free pickup and delivery.

humemodern

5614 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019

humemodern.com

humemodern restores fine furniture. They specialize in designer furniture from the likes of Eames, Alvar Aalto, Wegner, Saarinen, Nagouchi & Bennet, among others. They also make furniture. They will fix your midcentury treasure properly and bring it back to its former glory. They're not inexpensive, but neither is your Tulip chair. Need some proof of their expertise? They have clients from coast to coast. (By appointment only.)

I&G Moreno's Upholstery

5015 Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016

igmorenoupholstery.business.site

People rave about these pros and they have reason to. The work is beautiful--they have talent and passion for what they do. From simple pillows to a complex antique barber's chair, the work is stunning.