If your furniture is a little worse for wear or looking a little lacklustre you may be exploring options for purchasing replacements. This can be a bit of a daunting task considering the cost of brand new furniture. You may feel a lot of pressure, especially when buying something pricey such as a new sofa. If you have a sofa that was bought several years ago then it is likely it is much better quality than the mass produced furniture available today. Therefore choosing upholstery Glasgow as an alternative to buying a brand new sofa could save you time, money and hassle.

How Much Upholstery Glasgow Costs

The cost of upholster Glasgow is generally influenced by size, style, fabric and whether or not your furniture is antique. You can expect you spend at least a couple of hundred pounds on a professional upholstery Glasgow project. However it should be able to keep costs below the price of a brand new sofa. Bearing in mind that this is an investment that is a great price for what will appear to be entirely new furniture. Also as furniture is not made as well today as it was in previous years you will most likely need to renew your sofa in a few years’ time. Therefore is you already own durable, reliable sofas and chairs, having them re-upholstered could be a better investment long term.

Man completing upholstery Glasgow

Upholstery Glasgow is better for the Environment

Building furniture brand new has a detrimental impact on the environment. It takes much more CO2 to build a new piece of furniture than it does to refurbish your old piece. Plus if your sofa is in great working condition apart from the outer material or perhaps it is just the design of the sofa you no longer want, then it is wasteful to throw away.  By investing in upholstery Glasgow you are helping to reduce the effects of global warming. It also helps save our plants, trees and forests which all contributes to saving endangered species.

Upholstery Glasgow is Hassle Free

Choosing to have your sofa reupholstered will actually be a lot more convenient than buying an entirely new sofa. When buying a new sofa you will have to try several different stores, looking at different options such as style, size, fabric, and colour. You will want to sit on the sofa to ensure that it is comfortable so looking online is really only for inspiration. More often than not people find something they love that is so different from their living room design that they end up having to decorate. Or they end up taking months to find something remotely suitable. Alternatively you can research upholsterers online. All you need to find is a fabric and an accredited upholsterer.

A leather sofa back which has undergone upholstery Glasgow