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We put new leather on your existing chairs, cutting and fitting it to the frames you have. Dining chair reupholstery CT homeowners can plan from a handful of photos — and the first thing to know is that leather is never sold by the yard.
Full hides, cut in one sessionSeat panels from the firm spineCall (347) 310-7483
Leather is bought by the hide, not the yard
Fabric ships on a 54-inch roll, so a cutter runs a pattern down its length and orders to the inch. Leather ships as complete hides, irregular and close to the outline of the animal, tight along the backbone and slacker toward the belly. Dining seats must come from the tight section, and belly leather stays off them because it stretches under weight. That shapes both your price and your schedule.
Parsons chairs, slip seats and exposed-wood frames
This page covers dining chairs and nothing else. For dining chair reupholstery CT sets, the price follows the way a chair is constructed rather than its size: a slip seat uses a small share of what a floor-length parsons chair needs.
How each panel is placed
No hide is even or perfect. Real scars and thin areas get cut around, so every panel is laid out on the full hide before the first cut.
From the hide
PatternsWe pattern one seat and lay out the full set from that single template.
On the tableHides go down flat so each panel is positioned before any cutting starts.
Hand cuttingWe steer around scars and weak areas that a machine would miss.
Grain and firmnessTight at the backbone, slacker toward the belly. Seat panels come from the tight area.
On to the frame
Frame firstWe strip the worn cover and inspect the frame before any new hide is laid on it.
Panel by panelSeat, back and outside back each cut to their own template, not trimmed on the chair.
Chosen for the roomSamples held up to your table and floor in your own light.
Finish goes on lastOnce fitted, edges are sealed and the surface protected.
People see the back of a dining chair
A sofa sits against a wall, but a dining chair turns its outside back toward the room, and its welt sits at eye level for anyone walking past the table. Most of what guests notice is the edge.
One-cord weltA lone cord following the seam; the most understated edge.
Saddle stitchingThread you can see, either matched or contrasting.
Self pipingWrapped in the same leather as the panel beside it.
Tight brass nailsHeads set edge to edge along an exposed wood rail.
Spaced nailheadsA gap between each head, in an antique or bright finish.The process
Photos and a number
Send the front of one chair, the back of it, and the size of the set.
Templating
We pattern one seat and calculate the hide count for the whole set. Your quote rests on that count, not on yards.
Your figure
A single written price for the set, plus the cost of adding one extra chair.
The recover
All panels cut in one session, fitted to the frames you own, with edges finished to match each other.
The same chairs, now in navy
The frames, legs and seat height are the family's originals. Dining chair reupholstery CT jobs like this one keep every bit of that: we took off the worn cover, rebuilt the seats below it, and cut the full set from a single batch of hides in one session.
Quote my set
When new leather is not the answer
If the leather still flexes without cracking and only the color has faded, color work on the chair costs a fraction of this. If the back wobbles when you push on it, the joints need attention first. Your photos tell us which. Read about repairing leather chairs, dining chair frame repair and leather color restoration. For armchairs, wing chairs and recliners instead of dining chairs, go to leather chair reupholstery.
Dining Chair Reupholstery CT: Common Questions
Things we hear before a job is booked.
Can I get a per-yard price?
Not for leather, since nobody sells it by length. It arrives as whole, oddly shaped hides, so we template one seat and price on how many hides your set will use.
Could we split the set, four chairs this year and four next?
You can, but the halves will not match. A later batch of hides varies in color and firmness, and at a table that shows. We cut a set in a single session.
How much leather will my dining chairs need?
The chair's construction decides that more than the number of chairs: a slip seat needs a small share of the leather a parsons chair needs. We begin by templating one of yours.
Does dining chair reupholstery CT families invest in beat buying a new set?
With a hardwood frame, it generally does. The chairs still suit your table, and the new hide is chosen for a seat used at meals instead of whatever the manufacturer picked.
Which leather goes on a dining seat?
A firm upholstery hide with a protective finish. Dining seats take point loads, get dragged in and out and meet food and wine, so a soft hide without protection is a poor fit.
Start with one photo and a count
Show us one chair front and back, and tell us how many are in the set. We can template and price from that. No work is scheduled until you approve.
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