About the service
If a sofa, armchair or ottoman is still sturdy but the old upholstery or cracked leather has deteriorated, I offer complete reupholstering of furniture with leather — it's cheaper than buying new and preserves the piece you've grown accustomed to. I work exclusively with residential furniture: sofas, armchairs, modular sections, benches and ottomans. This is a separate direction from reupholstering a camper or RV interior — those have different seating arrangements, different foam density requirements, and different fire safety and fastening standards. I note this right away so you understand exactly what work you're undertaking.\n\nAny project begins with an honest assessment of the frame and filling beneath the old upholstery. A wooden frame with loose joints usually deserves saving — I glue and reinforce it before starting work with leather. Foam that has sagged or crumbles, I replace with appropriate density: firmer for seats that bear weight every day, softer for backs and armrests. Sagging straps and broken springs I retie or replace so the new leather sits on a foundation that will truly hold its shape for years.\n\nAbout the leather itself, I honestly explain the options: genuine full-grain leather — if the piece should last a decade or more, or quality eco-leather — if the budget is limited or if there are pets and small children in the home. I bring samples so you can see and feel the texture, thickness and color in your own lighting, not from a photo in a catalog. I cut the leather according to the old upholstery as a pattern, panel by panel, accounting for shrinkage and stretch, and I stitch the seams on an industrial machine with a walking foot — the leather maintains tension without puckered folds and skipped stitches that a domestic machine produces.\n\nWelting, buttons for diamond tufting and decorative stitching repeat the original design, if you don't want to change the appearance — or I can modernize the old silhouette: cleaner lines, different tufting pattern. I install reinforced zippers on removable pillow covers, designed for leather, not lightweight ones that tear in a season.\n\nLogistics are part of the service, not something separate. I can pick up furniture from your home, work on it in the workshop where I have the necessary equipment, and bring it back already assembled — or, if the piece is too large or fragile for transport, I come with tools and work on-site. Either way, you get an inspection of the finished piece, care instructions for the specific type of leather, and photos at every stage so you always understand what's happening with your furniture. Send me a photo of the piece and its condition — I'll give you an accurate estimate and timeline.
