Anyone done Re-Upholstery, Re-Fashion sofa before?

Care to share your views and experience on this?

Thanks!

I'm just planning to redecorate our living room and my plan is to reconstruct my sofa.

do you have some guidelines for me?? Thanks..

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Haiz.. nobody respond nor advise on this..

I have tried to contact companies that does upholstery..despite the slogan is to save the Earth do not throw your sofa away..

The general feedback I gathered is why not buy their new sofa set? As upholstery is about the same or higher price as getting a new sofa?!!?

Another one I ask how about just do the sofa cover ie no re-upholstery? The minimal quote I get is 1k!!

Really not sure anyone here ever tried and get better pricing? And is there any possibility to DIY??

Be prepare to pay a high price for leather re upholstery because it need transportation and taking out the staple off the sofa is really tedious work(done that before). Further more there might be technique problem of putting the new cover as they are not the one fabricating it.

DIY is definately no no, to do a good sewing u need a special large needle and sewing machine (not those used for jean though it can be done for lower quality) cos the thread need to be bigger as the skin are thicker. Further more special skill are needed to match all the skin portion together to make it into a whole piece.