Yellow Cottage Life Upholstery Process

What makes my project a good candidate for re-upholstery? Upholstery is an investment in your furniture. So to start, let’s ask some questions. Do you love it? Is it well made? Is it a special piece with memories? Can you easily replace it with as good or better quality? In addition to changing the fabric, we are able to make repairs to the springs and often make frame repairs to keep your furniture in good condition to give you more years of enjoyment. This keeps furniture out of our landfills and allows you to make those treasured pieces part of your daily life.

We take great care in the treatment of your furniture as if it were our own. We use quality materials and take time in every step of the process. We always remove all previous upholstery and any materials that are no longer serving their purpose. We never upholster over a foundation that needs repair.

Because all vintage furniture is special and unique, it is often difficult to predict the full scope of the project. We do our best to offer you a solid labor estimate, but may need to revise it after tear down. If we find unexpected issues upon removing the cover we will notify you and discuss the options you have.

Our upholstery process starts with a rough estimate of labor, materials, and repairs. We give you an idea of the amount of fabric you need.

If you choose join our waiting list, we are happy to look at your furniture to measure and access the total repairs needed to provide you with an estimate and final yardage amount.

In order to be paced in our list, you must first place a fabric order. We work with you to help you find the perfect fabric and have many sample books to view by appointment. If you wish to provide your own fabric, there is a cutting fee of $10 per yard and we wish to approve your fabric choice before we accept your project.

Once fabric is chosen, you will be invoiced for the amount of your fabric order and this secures your place in line. The balance of your project is due upon completion.

Approximately one month or so prior to your turn we will be in contact to schedule either drop off or pick up of your project. We offer pick up and delivery in our local area for most furniture other than sofas. We are not able to bring furniture up and down flights of stairs etc. We are not able to store your project for any period of time prior to the scheduled upholstery date.

Completed items will be invoiced and payment is due at that time upon pickup or delivery. We ask that this happen within a week due to our small shop space. Furniture that remains in our shop past 30 days will be donated to charity.