Breathe new life into much-loved furniture with new fabrics, fillings and finishes. Chair and sofa reupholstery is one of the core services at Crown, and it has been done by hand in Wallasey for over fifty years.
About the work
A sofa or chair usually feels tired long before it is finished. The cover wears, the seat sinks and the springs give, but the frame underneath is often perfectly good. Reupholstery keeps that frame and replaces everything that has worn out, so a piece you already love comes back looking and sitting like it should.
It suits family sofas that have lost their shape, inherited chairs worth keeping, chesterfields and buttoned pieces, and anything you simply want in a new fabric. Every job is quoted on what the piece actually needs, with honest advice if something is not worth doing.
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Method
Old covers, tacks and worn wadding come off so the frame underneath can be seen properly. Most of what makes a piece feel tired is hidden at this stage.
Joints are re-glued and re-blocked where they have loosened, and springs are re-tied or replaced. This is the part nobody sees and the part that decides how long the piece lasts.
New webbing, hessian and foam or fibre, built up by hand to hold its shape rather than settle into a hollow.
Your fabric is cut, fitted and finished, with piping, buttoning or studwork to match the original or to change it completely.
Usually, when the frame is good. Older sofas and chairs were often built on solid hardwood frames with proper joints and sprung seats, which is better than a lot of furniture sold new today. If the frame is sound, everything that has worn out on top of it can be replaced.
It is also the only way to keep a piece that means something to you, or one that fits a room perfectly, while changing how it looks.
Upholstery fabrics are rated for wear with a rub count, known as the Martindale test. As a rough guide, around 15,000 rubs suits general use in a home, 25,000 or more suits a sofa that gets heavy daily use, and seating for bars and restaurants is usually specified higher still.
Pets, children and sunny windows all change the right choice. Tightly woven fabrics, performance velvets and leather tend to cope best with family life; loose weaves look soft but snag more easily.
| Filling | What it is like |
|---|---|
| Foam | Firm and holds its shape. Good for seat cushions that get daily use. |
| Fibre wrap | Foam wrapped in fibre for a softer, rounder edge and feel. |
| Feather and fibre | The softest, most relaxed seat. Needs plumping to keep its shape. |
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25,000 rubs or more
on the Martindale wear test
From the workshop
4.6out of 5
“Absolutely delighted with my newly upholstered sofa... Crown Uphostery quoted reupholstering for a cost so much less than a new sofa would be. And now it's been transformed from a tired and squashy piece of furniture into a gorgeous and comfortable sofa, with its new blue fabric. The service has been excellent. The sofa was collected and delivered with great care and attention.”
“Went with two of my late nans wingback chairs in cloth upholstery and wanted changed to leather chesterfield style instead. Really helpful on arrival and very competitive pricing, especially when you see the quality of workmanship... Extremely pleased with finished chairs and would highly recommend Jason and his staff.”
“Crown Upholstery have recently recovered my mums sofa, 2 armchairs, pouf and footstool. Fantastic service and job done together with repairs and alterations to higher the seats on the two armchairs to help my elderly mum get in and out of the chairs... Great price which proved to be far cheaper than purchasing a new suite.”
“We have had our two sofas re upholstered by crown upholstery seaview road Wallasey. They have done an excellent job we were so pleased, the guy who owns the shop has been so accommodating picking the sofas up keeping us informed on the progress... I would strongly recommend them.”
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