If you’re designing your amazing, dreams sofa, you’ll find there are millions of possible combinations of styles. In the galleries below, we’ll show some of those options to help you visualize what your custom sofa could look like. Keep in mind that the names for these items will have a different name in many shops. If you have questions as you design your new custom sofa or sectional, contact your upholsterer and they can help clarify your options. Most upholsterers can’t change the style of the sofa. If you are looking to build a custom sofa, it is best to check with that company beforehand as building a new piece from scratch requires a different workshop than simple upholstery.

Arm options

The arm style is possibly the biggest differentiating factor in the overall design of the sofa. From traditional to modern, normal to quirky, a good workshop can build you almost any style you can imagine. Here are some of the more common options. Where you go from here is up to you

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Cushion options

When it comes to cushions, there are many more options than just how soft or firm you want it to feel. Some options to consider are noted in this gallery. This includes box vs knife edge, welt (piping) or none, and decorative stitching and finishes among other things.

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Leg options

Wood, metal, or synthetics are your three big options, but within those, you have options on the color, size, and style of each leg. In many cases, the legs are designed to “disappear” so they are in a darker color or inset a little bit more on the frame. Others choose legs to stand out and make more of a statement. Whatever you decide, here are some basic options to consider.

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Tufting options

Want to add some flair or some extra sophistication to your sofa, try adding tufting. There are many different styles of tufting. True tuft vs faux tuft, diamonds vs squares. While they aren’t actually a tuft, we’ve added button pulls and channels into this category. The premise of a button pull is the same, but the look is different and the amount of time to create them is far less (thus less expensive).

For those wondering what a faux tuft is vs a true tuft, here we go. A true tuft takes the material and folds it over to create the diamond (or square) pattern. The pattern is held in place by the buttons. On a faux tuft, the pattern is created in the sewing. Rather than use folds, a faux tuft stitches together a number of diamonds (or squares) which are then secured to the frame with buttons. The buttons though aren’t needed to help hold the shape of the pattern.

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Skirt options

While sofa skirts were once the mark of a cheaper sofa, they have become synonymous with elegance and luxury. Most skirts that we do are a simple box skirt with welt. A dressmaker skirt needs to be tailored more carefully to the frame onto which it will be applied. Due to the extra craftsmanship needed and the extra material, the dressmaker skirt tends to be the more expensive option.

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Ottoman options

Ottomans are a great way to bring a little something extra to your furniture set. Whether that be the comfort of kicking your feet up, additional seating when the party gets too big, or extra storage space for board games or blankets, your ottoman can provide that.

Two basic forms of ottomans include a pillow-top or a pullover. These are shown below. If you’re looking for a storage ottoman, the style will need to be more of a pillow-top. Storage ottomans will also change the look and feel of the ottoman to maximize the storage space inside of it. Note: if you want shocks to help carry some of the weight of the ottoman lid, make sure your workroom understands how the shocks are measured and how to properly install them. This is the single biggest failure point on a storage ottoman (that we see).

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If you’re in the process of designing a custom sofa and have some questions, give us a call and we can point you in the right direction. If you’ve found the right partner to build this for you, you can also reach out to them for their specific suggestions. We’re also here as a resource for you if you need some fabric options and don’t want to pay retail prices for them. We have wholesale accounts set up with over 50 fabric mills and brokers. See the (mostly updated) list here.

We found this basic design guide from an amazing brand for deciding the dimensions of your sofa. The style options above are important, but the engineering design will determine the comfort of your sofa.

When you work with Sofa Biz, you’ve got the best upholstery team in Utah on your side. If you’re looking to easily replicate your favorite furniture, send us a message about what you’re trying to do. Projects that might sound crazy or difficult are completely possible for us. If you’re in the market for a new sofa or sectional, find some ideas and then come see us. We can usually beat the prices of other fine furniture brands and we’ll definitely beat their quality.

We’ve had many opportunities to replicate one piece of furniture to augment an existing set. Such was the case with some recent dining chairs we recovered in a gorgeous mohair. The customer had eight chairs and needed four more to fit her larger table. Nobody else in town could do what she needed. A friend referred her to us and we were able to match her vision. Her google review says it all. In the end, she was unable to tell the difference between the originals and our copies.

We regularly receive customers who see a sofa in a store, catalog, internet, etc and want the exact same sofa made by us, but in a different size and fabric. One particular customer had a sister and a mother for whom we’d built sofas and sectionals in the past. She wanted her new sectional to be the same style as that of her sister for whom we built a sectional a couple of years earlier. We changed the overall dimensions slightly to match the size of her family, now these two sisters have near identical sectionals.

Another customer had a living room set that had been well loved for years. The family decided to move that furniture to a family cabin and replace the set. She wanted the new furniture to be identical in style to the original pieces. This custom sofa, loveseat, chair, and ottoman were all designed to match their predecessors. The final pieces in a gorgeous burgundy velvet were beautiful in her living room.

If you have a style you love, you can replicate your favorite furniture at Utah’s best upholstery shop. We can recover existing sofas or build a new one from scratch to match your style. Request a quote from us here, or see some of our most recent work on our instagram page.

We get a lot of questions from customers about what makes a sofa comfortable and uncomfortable. We’ve included here some design resources to help understand how to design the perfect sofa. Use these design resources as a guide whether you’re looking to build a new piece or understand what can be done to make your sofa more comfortable. If you need additional information, contact us. Our designers will help you decide how best to engineer your custom sofa so it not only looks great, but feels amazing. If you’re paying for custom furniture, why settle for anything less than the best quality sofa or chair available to you.

Here are some basic dimensions for a sofa. You’ll need to understand these in order to build this to your perfect size and specifications. Wild Willow Bespoke Furniture created these images and the design resources. For further information about each measurement, see their design resources page. Most builders will use these same terms.

Don’t worry if you already have a sofa (chair, sectional, etc) that is uncomfortable and aren’t ready to buy a new one. Used appropriately, you can extend the life of your upholstery with different (or new) cushion fill, pillows, etc. There are also half-way steps possible to modify your sofa without completely tearing it apart.

Request a free quote on your next project here (reupholstery or new, custom piece).

If you’ve been to our showroom, you know just how many samples we carry at any given time. What you may not know is that we also have access to millions of fabrics, many of which we don’t carry physical samples for.

If you are thinking about bringing your own fabric for reupholstery, talk to us first. We may be able to get the same fabric for less money and, bonus, when you purchase fabric through us, you get a discount on the labor cost. We encourage our customers to take home some samples to confirm how it looks in your lighting, in your space. Click here for a free quote.

Whether you’re looking for velvet, mohair, chenille, vinyl, leather, outdoor, microfiber, traditional weaves, boucles, herringbones, patterns, sateens, embroideries, or almost any other style, we probably have what you are looking for.

We carry the following brands with more being added every year.

Can you build me a custom ottoman?

We get the question a lot if we can replicate a product from another vendor. The answer is almost always yes, we can replicate it and we can do it more affordably and customize the details.

Recently we’ve had two customers come in looking for the Lee 9562-90 ottoman (which Lee Industries has discontinued). Having done custom work now for 40 years, we have no problem replicating that ottoman. Both customers wanted them slightly different sizes and fabrics and they turned out beautiful.

We can replicate sofas or sectionals from Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn, Bernhardt, and any other fine furniture maker. We can build anything from a high quality, but value sofa to sofas with all the best materials. We measure the life of our frames in generations, not months as some do.

Regardless of what you’re looking for, let us give you a free quote. After comparing prices, quality, and service, we’re confident you’ll want to work with us.

You may drive past our factory/showroom every day when you head northbound on I-15 through Sandy/Midvale, but do you know who we are or what we do?

Sofa Biz offers both reupholstery services as well as custom furniture design and manufacturing. If you are in the market for new furniture, why go buy something when you can create something unique to yourself and your home. Not only will you walk away with an amazing piece of furniture that will last decades, but you’ll have that sense of satisfaction each time you look at your unique custom sofa or sectional.

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Our craftsman have created this beautiful settee with the same high standards we put into all our work. The frame and webbing comes with our standard Sofa Biz guarantee: if it breaks within 20 years, bring it back and we’ll fix it for free. Whether you are looking for your office or for a more formal room in your home, this piece is one that everyone will be commenting on.

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Sofa Biz was recently included in a Redfin article regarding design ideas.

“Neutral colors abound in every retail store so you have plenty of options to choose from if that is your preference, and they are great if you want to de-emphasize your furniture. We believe you shouldn’t have to draw attention away from your furniture. For those who want a conversation piece in addition to a comfortable place to fall into at the end of a long day, you may need something different. Go for color or bolder patterns to bring your personal design to life. Custom furniture shops can offer thousands of color and pattern options to choose from and you will have furniture that not only fits your space perfectly, but also fits your personal style and flare.”

Read the full article and find more design tips on Redfin.

https://www.redfin.com/blog/home-furniture-a-makeover/