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   allisonw
   

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   Any recommendations? I have a piece or two I would like to get recovered.

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   lakreitz
   

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   Mannings & Sons on NE 55th -north of U Village. They've done two big chairs and an ottoman for me. Very nicely done too. I worked at a furniture store for awhile and this was where we sent work to be done. I realize it's the wrong side of I-5 though.

   I'd be interested to hear what anyone thinks of Eidems on Ballard Ave. It's been there for a really long time - so they must be making some people happy.

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   Rudy
   

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   Eidem's did a great job on a couple of our chairs. They still hold up and look great. Here is a similar thread from a while back.

   http://www.myballard.com/forum/topic.php?id=12925

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   Cate
   

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   I've been thinking of having a sofa and two chairs redone but I have no idea about pricing. What is the general range for a six foot sofa and upholstered chairs?

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   lakreitz
   

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   Cate - the price will depend somewhat on the fabric that you use to recover. Upholstery fabric starts at expensive and goes up to insanely priced. The labor portion of the overall cost is high too. It's all custom work and is time consuming.

   When I worked (part-time, to qualify for the employee discount) at the furniture store, customers sometimes found that it was less expensive to buy new furniture during our semi-annual sales than to have their current furniture recovered. For me, the chairs I had re-done belonged to my grandparents and were well made. The chair style works in my home, so it was worth it to have them re-done. I've recovered bar stools and dining room chair before - those are easy to do since no sewing is involved.

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   allisonw
   

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   I am thinking it is gonna be MORE to reupholster than to buy new, but I think I will bring this piece down and have someone take a look.

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   brown_eyes
   

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   Eidem's did a great job on our couch.

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   Cate
   

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   lakeritz Thank you. It just hurts to discard a well made piece of furniture with a good frame rather then reupholster it. My youngest kitty had bad furniture manners when she first arrived and now that her manner have improved I want to hide the damage.

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   lakreitz
   

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   Cate, if it has a good frame it is a good candidate for re-upholstering. I hope I didn't discourage you. The beauty of re-upholstery is that you can use what ever fabric you like and you are not limited by the manufacturer's line. Furniture stores will sell you just the fabric. In Eidem's window a few months back I saw a newly refinished chair. It was the most gorgeous fabric I'd ever seen and I started to imagine where I might put it in my house. You should give them a call or pay them a visit to explore your options.

   With my kitties, I was hyper vigilant about furniture scratching when they were young. They were very good. However, one of them is chubby and old now. Whenever she tries to hop up on something that wasn't a problem a year ago, I can hear the claws clinging on for dear life. I've started to tape edges again.

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