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Reupholstery CT

Restaurant booths, bar banquettes and kitchen nooks get fresh foam and new leather, vinyl or fabric covers. To plan booth reupholstery CT owners only need to send pictures of the run.

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Corner banquette in deep green leather at a wine bar

Uneven wear

Think in runs, not single seats

Diners take the same spots night after night. One end of a banquette wears through while the other end barely changes. So every booth reupholstery CT job we quote begins by deciding how much to cover.

Recover a sectionNew covers go on just the tired seats or backs, matched to the sections left in place.

Recover the runAll sections done in the same material, so the full wall reads as one fresh, even piece.

Change the roomSwitch color or material along the whole length. In most dining rooms, no other upholstered piece is as large.

Shapes and layouts

Any booth configuration

Curved, straight, set in a corner or standing alone; fixed or movable; plain or channel-tufted. Anything with upholstery on it can take new covers.

Booth layout: l-shaped corners — **L-Shaped Corners**A pair of runs joined where two walls meet

Booth layout: u-shaped booths — **U-Shaped Booths**A table wrapped by seats on three sides

Booth layout: curved runs — **Curved Runs**Seating shaped to a rounded wall

Booth layout: back-to-back — **Back-to-Back**A single shared back serving two booths

Booth layout: freestanding — **Freestanding**Islands seated on both sides, set in the room

Booth layout: wall runs — **Wall Runs**One long bench facing out from a wall

Anatomy of a booth

Weak points and construction

The same handful of spots give out on nearly every booth. Understanding the construction is how we get new covers to match up with existing ones.

Weak points

Front roll edgeEach diner slides across it, so it is the first spot to crack and tear.
SeamsThread gives way under the daily weight, and the opening keeps growing.
PipingAt a seat corner the welt rubs down until the cord shows.
Fabric stainsOn cloth booths, spilled drinks sink in and will not wash out.

Construction

Channel backsEvery channel is its own stuffed pocket, stitched so it lines up with the ones beside it.
Seat decksAt a corner join, the seams of both decks must land in the same place.
PanelsPlenty of booths have seat and back panels bolted onto the frame, which lets one section be removed by itself.

Step by step

From photos to new covers

Choose leather, commercial vinyl or a performance fabric. Let us know how much traffic the room sees, and we will recommend a cover tough enough for it.

Send photos
Show the full run and the worn areas up close, and tell us the section count.
Choose the scope
Some sections, all of them, or a new design. We talk through which fits.
Get a price
You receive a single written number for that scope.
Recovered
We strip the old covers, check the foam, then fit and align the new ones.

Recent work

Banquettes we have recovered

Price my booths

Black banquette with cracks, shown before and after a new red leather cover — Black to Red Leather

Navy curved booth, before and after recovering — Curved Navy Booth

Dirty beige fabric banquette, shown before and after a switch to green leather — Beige Fabric to Green Leather

Deeply creased dark leather booth seat with a tired finish

Before you recover

A repair may do the job

When the hide is still healthy and has just a few creases, scuffs or cracks, fixing it saves the original covers and is cheaper than new ones. Your photos tell us which way to go. Read about crack repair, scuff repair and scratch repair, or see our page on bar upholstery.

Questions

Booth Reupholstery FAQ

Common questions before booking booth reupholstery CT businesses and homeowners send us.

Can you recover just the worn sections of a booth?

In many cases. As long as the original material is still available to match, we recover only the tired seats or backs. If a good match is not possible, doing the full run gives a better result, and you hear that from us before anything starts.

Leather or vinyl for a restaurant booth?

Either is a good choice. Commercial vinyl wipes clean quickly and is the cheaper of the two, while leather has a richer look and ages gracefully. For booth reupholstery CT restaurants pick both about equally, and we can share samples of each.

Is the foam replaced too?

Yes, if the seat has flattened or turned soft along the front. Fresh foam is what gives a recovered booth the right feel. Foam that is still firm can be kept.

Do you work on home banquettes too?

We do. A built-in breakfast nook or kitchen banquette gets the same treatment a restaurant booth would.

How do I get a price?

Send pictures of the full run, one close shot and your section count to (347) 310-7483 or office@leatherrestorepro.com. You can also fill in the free estimate form.

Get started

Show us the booths

We can quote from pictures of the run plus the number of sections. You approve before anything is scheduled.

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Or call (347) 310-7483 · office@leatherrestorepro.com

Booth Reupholstery CT