Benefits of getting furniture repair services

[Danielle Bruce]

My grandmother had just passed away a year ago, and my mum and her siblings want to take all the things from her old house. We got this old leather couches that look quite worn out. We want to restore them so we can set them up in our home to remind us of our grandmum. Should we do this on our own, or is it better to hire this furniture repair company my friend suggested? Thank you!

 

[daiking]

Oo, I don't know Danielle

 

Maybe you could post a link of the firm your friend suggested so we can all find out about them?

[Bitpipe]

I have a friend who is very handy with soft furnishings,, makes her own cushions & curtains etc. Tried to re-upholster some standard dining chairs and found it way more involved that she expected and went to a local firm to complete the job. I had used them previously to repair (broken in delivery) and re-upholster my wife's gran's carver chairs that had sentimental value.

 

I'd look into local restorers, especially if the piece has great sentimental value as you suggest. Get customer testimonials and do your research.

 

If you're an aficionado of Repair Shop on BBC (as I am) you notice that most of the trades have odd specialist tools for specific tasks, plus home made compounds to restore materials etc. There is also a lot of skill in restoring something but keeping it's character and making it look brand new, which may not be what you want.

[Ferdinand]

it is something that is very enjoyable to learn and do if someone is so inclined and does eg an evening course.

 

My mum did such when we had a lot of Guy Rogers furniture, and dining chairs from grandparents.

 

You could get a job which is 90-95% as good as a pro. But allow an elapsed year or 18 months overall. Then you will always have a talking point in the house.

 

Or if you are in a furniture area then I am sure there will be umpteen people who do it weekends. Just ask around. Eg ask a local gym who redoes the leather on their machines.

 

Or get your company to do it.

 

Personally I have a tenant who is a professional upholsterererer who works on the line at a high end furniture manufacturer, so I am sitting in clover eating a buttercup on this one ? . (*)

 

F

 

(*) Sorry - cowslip, as they are more exclusive than buttercups - see Watership Down. Reserved for owsla.

Edited July 24, 2020 by Ferdinand

[dnb]

I have restored leather car seats in the past using products from Furniture Clinic. The products worked really well. They do training courses too, but I just watched a demo at a car show I visited and thought I would have a go since I had little to loose - the seats could be re-covered easily enough if I messed it up... If you do get someone in to do it, make sure the brief is clear (preserve the patina or not?) and you've seen some examples of the work.

[recoveringbuilder]

I have re covered a few items in my time even a sofa and two chairs but it really depends on the shape as to whether or not you can make a decent job of it, I have a large awkward shaped statement chair which I was intending to recover during lockdown but the shape is causing me problems which I haven’t been able to work out just yet.