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Universal Upholstering Inc

Furniture Refinishing and Repair, Upholstering, Furniture - Custom Made,

About us

Universal Upholstering - professional upholstery & furniture repair shop, established in 1991. Located in Wheeling with 7,500 square feet of the working space. Our values are based on dedication, craftsmanship and dependable services for the customers in upholstering and furniture repair. We provide an affordable alternative to replacement of furnishings both for residential and commercial accounts, specialize in upholstering, furniture repair and woodwork.

Business highlights

38 years of trusted experience
Family Owned & Operated

Services we offer

Upholstering, automotive upholstery, leather repair, leather restoration, furniture repair, custom furniture.

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes


Accepted payment methods

American Express
Check
Discover
MasterCard
Visa

Photos of past projects

Reviews

4.922 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
91%
4
5%
3
5%
2
0%
1
0%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.9
value
4.9
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.9
punctuality
4.8
Showing 1-22 of 22 reviews

PATTI L.
06/2018
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
Great! Great service, expert workmanship, money well spent, and finished job before due date. I would use Universal Upholstering Inc. again with all my upholstering projects.
Description of Work: Caning of chair and repair and upholstery of 5 chairs

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$500

Karen B.
12/2017
5.0
furniture repair
  + -1 more
Leon was fabulous to work with. Suggested fabric that was not outrageous in price, and the chairs are beautiful. He was extremely helpful and very responsive to any questions. The price includes all materials re
Description of Work: 6 chairs reupholstered, and 4 of them needed to be braced and reglued.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$950

Larry K.
11/2017
5.0
furniture repair
  + -1 more
The work and service was excellent
Description of Work: upholster a sofa

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Fred L.
10/2017
5.0
furniture repair
  + -1 more
their work was amazing
Description of Work: Repair and re-stuff leather couch

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,700

Doug R.
09/2017
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
They were fine for what I needed and they had a good selection of fabrics. They had a good price.
Description of Work: I used Universal Upholstering last year. I had 2 chairs and a love seat recovered.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200

Roberta S.
07/2017
4.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
Excellent work
Description of Work: They reupholstered a small ottoman

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
3.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$120

Julie M.
06/2017
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
They did an amazing job. I wasn't sure it would turn out well considering it had been loved nearly to death. I'm so proud of my beautiful loveseat now. I will be using them again for sure!
Description of Work: Reupholster a loveseat

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,300

John M.
12/2016
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
Excellent! Good price, great choice of fabrics, and it was done in a timely manner. Great people to work with.
Description of Work: Reupholster 2 round chairs

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$850

James D.
06/2016
3.0
furniture repair
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Wash windows

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
3.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
4.0

$139

Bob P.
02/2016
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: Re-upholstering of 6 kitchen chairs. |Very professional operation. |Price was reasonable. |"Al" is the guy you want to work with.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$900

Roger B.
02/2016
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: Replaced chair seat

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$80

BETH L.
12/2015
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: Reupholstered kitchen chairs. Excellent job and they picked up and delivered the chairs. When I went to the shop to pick out fabric they gave me swatches to take home so we could be 100% sure with decision.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$350

ELLEN P.
12/2015
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
I went to visit the shop and talk to them about reupholstering 8 dining room chairs. I was impressed with my salesman, Al, who right away understood what I was looking for and showed me fabrics they had in the shop. He was low pressure and told me I could certainly look around other places for fabric too. Luckily they had a fabric I loved at the shop and so I bought it from them. Universal sent someone to pick up my chairs right away and told me it would take about 2 weeks to complete the job. I was in no rush as we were going to be out of town, and in fairness, told them that. It did take about 4 weeks before my chairs were returned. We are very happy with the job done and will go back to this company for any upholstery projects in the future. I have already recommended them to friends. Their price was lowest of the estimates I got for this job.
Description of Work: Reupholster 8 dining room chairs - 2 with arms.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,400

Cynthia C.
12/2015
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery, custom furniture
  + 1 more
They are very efficient. Worked with Eugene and he clearly prepared the proposal which we found to be reasonable for the work that was being done. He included Leon and their head seamstress in evaluating the project before starting the job. Along the way I was contacted to verify a measurement on the four dining chair cushions since the old set had lost it's shape thereby affecting a true measurement. We decided it best to bring in one of the chairs for their professional inspection. I was grateful that they brought this to my attention before proceeding and then the seamstress also suggested that we increase the size slightly to allow for better comfort and fit. The work was completed in a short period of time and we are extremely pleased at the end result !
Description of Work: Made new cushions for all sun room furniture consisting of a variety of 7 chairs and a love seat.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500

Gregory H.
09/2015
5.0
furniture repair
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Helpful in picking out fabric. Easy to work with and accomplished work in a timely way.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$600

michael F.
03/2015
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
.
Description of Work: recovered 6 kitchen chairs beautifully

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$500

Fran B.
01/2015
5.0
furniture repair
  + -1 more
The staffs were fine. The guy that came out was all business and did his job. We were pleased with the end result. They were the most reasonable priced.
Description of Work: We have used Universal Upholstery. They cleaned our leather sofa.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

michael F.
10/2014
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: Reupholstered 6 kitchen chairs.i bought the fabric from calico corners which you also recommended. The chairs look beUtiful!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$600

Kathy K.
09/2014
5.0
furniture repair
  + -1 more
I had a great experience with Universal Upholstery. I needed 2 large boat seats repaired and recovered, and they did an excellent job, including matching the old colors. Leon went to great effort searching through his workroom for in-stock material, so he wouldn't have to place a special order (which significantly increases the cost). The seats were well done, and the work completed in about 2 weeks. I was so pleased with the seats, that I returned with 2 more cushions.
Description of Work: Upholster 2 boat/marine seats and 2 cushions

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$800

Fred B.
06/2014
5.0
upholstery, auto upholstery
  + 0 more
I was satisfied with the work and price. I would use them again. I contacted them and a couple of other places that Angie's List provided. A couple of the other ones are pretty expensive while this guy is one of the most economical. I don't recall if he had many recommendations or comments but what he did have was good. I visited their location and they do all kinds of things, the automotive almost seemed like a sideline because they do a lot of furniture and things. I told them I'd like to see the interior of the vehicle after they had torn it apart to see what kind of shape it's in. After they took it apart they had me come in and take a look at it so they were very cooperative. The quality of the work is good and I'm happy with the outcome.
Description of Work: I had work done by them.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

mark W.
09/2013
5.0
furniture repair
  + -1 more
Everything went great. I could never have expected how well everything went. These guys know their stuff inside & out. They are worth every fair penny they charge. I have a whole new respect for these craftsmen.
Description of Work: Disassembled 2 armoires, altered one of them, moved both of them to our new address & re-assembled them both at the new location

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$590

Kathleen K.
07/2011
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
It is going very well so far. Their work is excellent.
Description of Work: They are reupholstering and refinishing a number of pieces of antique furniture.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

    Contact information

    853 W Dundee Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090

    https://www.universalupholstering.com

    Service hours

    Monday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Thursday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Friday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Saturday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Licensing

    Insured

    Licensed*

    Eco-friendly Accreditations

    LEED Accredited Professional
    No
    Energy Star Partner
    No
    EPA Lead-Safe Certified
    No
    Use Green Products or Work Practices
    Yes
    State Contractor License Requirements

    All statements concerning insurance, licenses, and bonds are informational only, and are self-reported. Since insurance, licenses and bonds can expire and can be cancelled, homeowners should always check such information for themselves. To find more licensing information for your state, visit our State Contractor License Requirements page.

    *Contact business to see additional licenses.


    Service Categories

    Furniture Refinishing and Repair,
    Upholstering,
    Furniture - Custom Made,
    Upholstering - Boat & Auto,
    Finished Carpentry and Woodworking,
    Leather & Vinyl Repair

    FAQ

    Universal Upholstering Inc is currently rated 4.9 overall out of 5.

    Monday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Thursday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Saturday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Universal Upholstering Inc accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
    Yes, Universal Upholstering Inc offers free project estimates.
    Yes, Universal Upholstering Inc offers eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, Universal Upholstering Inc does not offer a senior discount.
    No, Universal Upholstering Inc does not offer emergency services.
    Yes, Universal Upholstering Inc offers warranties.
    Universal Upholstering Inc offers the following services: Upholstering, automotive upholstery, leather repair, leather restoration, furniture repair, custom furniture.

    Contact information

    853 W Dundee Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090

    https://www.universalupholstering.com

    Service hours

    Monday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Thursday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Friday:
    8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Saturday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM