Lee Custom Upholstery Inc.

Upholstering, Furniture Refinishing and Repair, Leather & Vinyl Repair

About us

Additional DBA: Lee Custom Upholstery Inc. Lee Upholstery has been in business since 1945 at the same location, our business is a 3 generation family owned business. We take extra care with our customers work because we feel that the good will we perform speaks for itself

Business highlights

79 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

Upholstery & Repairs.

Services we don't offer

Cleaning and refinishing.

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Senior Discount

10%



Accepted payment methods

Check
Discover
MasterCard
Visa

Reviews

4.979 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
92%
4
5%
3
0%
2
0%
1
3%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.9
value
4.6
professionalism
4.9
responsiveness
4.9
punctuality
5.0

Filter reviews by category

Showing 1-25 of 79 reviews

Cris B.
04/2022
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
Chris and his crew were great! The chair looks better than it ever has! Excellent communication, and I never felt that I was asking dumb questions. The work was done in a timely manner.. I can't say enough good things!
Description of Work: I have a 60+year old chair that was in need of new upholstery

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
$1,321

Donna M.
02/2021
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
Chris told me that he could resize the lining of the cushions and resew. He did so and they came out beautifully. He charged me $300. Recovering would have been more expensive. These look great.
Description of Work: I thought that I needed 3 cushions on my couch recovered because they were pulling apart at the seams

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
$300

Martha M.
11/2020
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
Great friendly service. The bench looked nice and they were able to replicate similar stitching. The were able to get the job done within 8 days - as promised.
Description of Work: Re-upholster my bed bench

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
$195

Wendy F.
06/2019
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
I am so incredibly happy to have found this place. Chris and his team are miracle workers and the nicest most down to earth people I have met. Chris's response time is immediate and his cost was exactly what he quoted. I brought him a chair that others had been telling me to throw out? It was a family piece and I didn't have the heart to get rid of it? Chris saw the same potential I did and turned it into a beautiful new chair. I already know where I am bringing future pieces to. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending this group to others.
Description of Work: Upholster an old chair

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

Yes, I recommend this pro

Carol H.
08/2018
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
The project went very well. The chair looks great, just as we had imagined it to look. From the initial quote, to answering any questions we had, Chris was prompt in getting back to us. He provided us information on how to order our fabric, we were not required to order through them nor were we charged extra for not ordering through them. Once they had our chair and fabric, the turn around was exactly as he had quoted, approx. 10 working days.
Description of Work: A chair needed reupholstery

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
$865

Jim C.
08/2018
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
Grat customer service and wonderful job on our two chairs.
Description of Work: upholstery of two 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
$1,600

Katharine W.
05/2018
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
Chris was absolutely wonderful today! He was kind, professional and provided a quality repair. My son and I stopped by the shop today after speaking with him over the phone in regards to fixing two missing buttons on my tufted leather ottoman. He offered to repair it free of charge that same day as it was a quick job! We will definitely be bringing more work to Lee's Upholstery shop in the future and passing his name around to family and friends. Thank you Chris!
Description of Work: Buttons replaced on a tufted bonded leather ottoman

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

Linda R.
03/2018
5.0
upholstery, leather & vinyl repair
  + 0 more
Work was done promptly and I am very happy with the results.
Description of Work: Dining chairs recovered.

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$500

Sonya R.
03/2018
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
GREAT! Chris & his crew are number 1 in my book!
Description of Work: Chair & bench

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

Gary V.
09/2017
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
Wonderful from beginning to finish and Chris was terrific. He added only what was needed and not what I thought, honest and excellent service.
Description of Work: More padding for seat of leather contemporary slip-in shell.

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

ANN R.
08/2017
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
We're really happy with the outcome. Chair looks great.
Description of Work: Upholstered our Danish chair. Had a wide choice of fabrics.

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
$450

Eric O.
05/2017
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
Fantastic, they were very professional, helpful and performed beautiful work in a very timely fashion. They had great suggestions and ease of operation. we were able to email them a photo of the chair and they could price it out with just the photo. Would and will use them again and again for future projects. Rock solid business, great experience.
Description of Work: I had two over stuffed matching chairs and six pillows made .

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,600

Meg T.
03/2017
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
They are very responsive and Chris the owner was great to deal with. I visited his store your price is not going towards overhead. He does a lot of the commercial work in town and has a lot of contracts. He's fantastic and top of that he's Midwest nice. There's no attitude, he's just nice. He's very down to earth and he's very honest.
Description of Work: Upholstery work.

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

Kiersten B.
11/2016
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
I am so impressed with Lee Custom Upholstery! They were friendly, fast, reasonably priced, and did excellent work. I would most definitely hire them again. It was so nice to support a great local, family-run business!
Description of Work: re-upholster chair and ottoman

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
$460

stephanie S.
04/2016
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
I contacted an upholstery company, that I have used in the past. After finding out they wanted to charge me a $20.00 per yard cutting fee, for providing my own fabric, I decided to look elsewhere. Doesn't make sense to me that someone wants to make a profit on my fabric??? I joined Angie's List and found Lee's Custom Upholstery. I contacted them because of their great reviews. I called on a Friday morning and was told they could start on my chairs right away. There was a job scheduled, but since the fabric had not arrived, they could work on my project instead. They picked up my chairs on a Friday and delivered them the following Friday. The quote includes pick up and delivery! I requested some changes be made to the chairs, shorter skirt and bigger loose cushions....did that too. The chairs are absolutely beautiful. Quality work. Great company to work with and I highly recommend them.
Description of Work: I had two Ethan Allen swivel chairs reupholstered.

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,400

Robert S.
12/2015
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
I received very friendly and responsive service when I visited the shop to see what they would suggest doing to re-upholster the seats. A number of fabric selections were brought out as well as a catalog of samples. After arriving at a fabric choice, I was promised a call when the work was done and an estimate that it should only be a week or so. It was no more than a week when the work was completed. The fit and finish of the work are quite good...the barstools look like new again.
Description of Work: Re-upholstered three barstool seats with new foam padding and fabric.

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$350

Cathy B.
11/2015
5.0
furniture repair, upholstery, leather & vinyl repair
  + 1 more
Excellent service. The seam is repaired and looks great.
Description of Work: Repaired splitting seam on leather couch cushion.

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
$100

Nancy Z.
12/2014
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
Beautiful job. Very pleased
Description of Work: Reupholstered a recliner

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
$700

Jacci H.
10/2014
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
The chair cushion was finished to perfection. It was just like new again. It was completed on time, professionally. I did think it was a little high price however the quality was so excellent I was ok with the cost. I definitely will take other pieces to Lee Upholstry and will definitely recommend him to anyone.
Description of Work: Re-stuff a living room chair cushion.

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$75

Joan A S.
10/2014
4.0
furniture repair, upholstery
  + 0 more
It was not a very good experience. They came and looked at the couch and I used their choice of fabric because I was busy and could not go and buy fabric. The workmanship was a little to be desired. The corners at the edge and arms were done differently. There were wrinkles. I had to have the cushions re-stuffed and even right now they need to be re-stuffed again. The couch was not changed yet. It was not well done and I know at the time they were incredibly busy. They delivered my couch quickly. I think they were doing a lot of work quickly.
Description of Work: They reupholstered a big old heavy couch.

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

$1,200

Darrell and Joanne S.
09/2014
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
I also had a cushion made. Chris was easy to work with. He was very accommodating. They made sure I was happy. Would use again.
Description of Work: Had a cushion made.

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
$235

Carrie F.
06/2014
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
See above with the details!
Description of Work: While we were unable to use Lee Upholstery we do plan to use them in the future. They were very nice to deal with we just needed work to be done by a certain date. They let us know right away that they would be unable to meet our expectations. They had just landed a large job that would put them out date wise. My brother and his wife used them and they highly recommended them. Their prices were very reasonable.

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$750

Sally H.
04/2014
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
These people are truly amazing. I got very personal and professional service. They had excellent fabrics to choose from, and provided advice that helped me choose the right option for different locations. For the kitchen sitting room couch, which gets an enormous amount of use from people and pets, they recommended a remanufactured leather which is quite lovely and so much easier to care for. They also added cushioning to make the couch a bit more comfortable. I purchased a sectional couch that didn't fit down my basement stairs. They allowed my contractor to bring it to their work room where they opened up the upholstery. It then came back to my basement family room, was cut down to fit, and was then reupholstered using the same fabric. This truly involved going above and beyond any service I had a right to expect. Finally, the two living room chairs needed quite different things. One needed a bit of restoration before it could be reupholstered, and the other did not. Both turned out looking splendid and sitting very, very well. My family and friends constantly comment on the work I've had done by this business.
Description of Work: Most recently, the provider reupholstered two chairs for me. Prior to that, they reupholstered cushions for a kitchen sitting room couch, and they also took apart, made smaller and reupholstered a sectional couch for my family room.

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
$2,500

Cindy R.
11/2013
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
this is a business you can trust. Chris came out, checked out the chairs and told us how we could fix the problem easily ourselves. He also gave advice about replacing a leg on an antique ottoman. Years ago, I had Lee's reupholster a different ottoman, and they did a wonderful job.
Description of Work: Came out to our house to look at our dining room chairs which are loose.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

David H.
06/2013
5.0
upholstery
  + -1 more
After a preliminary visit to discuss costs, time required, etc., I dropped off cushions and material. The order was ready in less than five working days-just as promised. Mentioning Angie's List was rewarded with a discount on the full bid.
Description of Work: Using fabric we provided, rebuilt four dining room chair 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
$250

Contact information

923 Arcade St., Saint Paul, MN 55106

http://leeupholstery.com

Service hours

Monday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Licensing

Bonded

Insured
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

Upholstering,
Furniture Refinishing and Repair,
Leather & Vinyl Repair

FAQ

Lee Custom Upholstery Inc. is currently rated 4.9 overall out of 5.

Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Lee Custom Upholstery Inc. accepts the following forms of payment: Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
Yes, Lee Custom Upholstery Inc. offers free project estimates.
No, Lee Custom Upholstery Inc. does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Lee Custom Upholstery Inc. does not offer a senior discount.
No, Lee Custom Upholstery Inc. does not offer emergency services.
Yes, Lee Custom Upholstery Inc. offers warranties.
Lee Custom Upholstery Inc. offers the following services: Upholstery & Repairs.
Cleaning and refinishing.

Contact information

923 Arcade St., Saint Paul, MN 55106

http://leeupholstery.com

Service hours

Monday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM