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Sterling Custom Upholstery

1243 W El Camino Real
Mountain View, CA 94040 650-961-8700

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We had a sofa and matching love seat reupholstered, with all cushions remade... - Nov 08, 2023

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A & S Southwood Upholstery

655 El Camino Real
South San Francisco, CA 94080 650-583-6286

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They are wonderful. - Jun 28, 2024

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Soam's Custom Upholstery

1741 Noriega St
San Francisco, CA 94122 415-681-2930

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Service here is exceptional, including the fact that the store is neat and... - Oct 24, 2022

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B & D Upholstery

2231 Commerce Ave #H
Concord, CA 94520 925-825-4993

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Extremely competent, very friendly, very good work. - Jan 25, 2022

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Discount Upholstery

1300 Galaxy Way #14
Concord, CA 94520 925-939-6404

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They have done 3 pieces for me and each one looks better than when it was first... - Mar 22, 2019

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Dan's Upholstery

755 Old County Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070 650-594-0662

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Recovered bench seat. Was able to locate matching material. - Oct 08, 2024

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Michael's Custom Built

1455 Francisco Blvd E #J
San Rafael, CA 94901 415-459-0208

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despite the COVID pandemic - they completed some masterful re-stuffing and... - Aug 10, 2021

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Krupp's Upholstery & Furnishings

535 Salmar Ave #G
Campbell, CA 95008 408-374-0188

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solid team to work with - May 11, 2020

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Upholstery Specialists

52 S Autumn St
San Jose, CA 95110 408-998-8185

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Unable to recommmend as they needed to redo several things - May 22, 2020

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Alameda Upholstery Shop

275 Sunol St
San Jose, CA 95126 408-295-7885

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Alameda Upholstery did an awesome job on reupholstering my dining room chair... - Jul 12, 2022

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Aby's Custom Upholstery

545 Horning St
San Jose, CA 95112 408-289-8887

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I had an heirloom couch and chair completely taken apart and rebuilt from the... - Jun 06, 2021

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Kay Chesterfield

6365 Coliseum Way
Oakland, CA 94621 510-533-5565

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Two living room chairs were beautifully done, as well as a bench and small... - Jul 29, 2015

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Knops Custom Upholstery

484 E 14th St
San Leandro, CA 94577 510-525-1141

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B & B Interiors

2020 4th St
San Rafael, CA 94901 415-454-8970

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Morales Upholstery

381 5th Ave
Redwood City, CA 94063 650-364-1608

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The staff are smart and pleasant - Jun 30, 2022

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Laszlo's European Upholstery

3036 Claremont Ave
Berkeley, CA 94705 510-658-6800

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Again these people actually cared about my problems with my couch they were... - Jun 28, 2024

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How we gather (and how to interpret) our data

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