Louis Upholstery

Update: After my review was posted I received a call from Louis apologizing for not getting back to me. He promised to put together a quote and the next day he did. The quote was very competitive. I have not decided yet so I can’t comment on their work, but I appreciate the followup.

Tiny shop in Montrose where Mr. Figuera does great upholstery work, fast, at a very reasonable price.

Louis Upholstery does great work! Located in a tiny location on Westheimer (basically across from Empire Café,) this place works very quickly because they have no storage for future projects. So if you take something to them, they will get it done in order to clear it out. And their labor price is amazingly reasonable. I purchased fabric for my chair at High Fashion Home (admittedly a high-​priced place,) and the fabric cost almost as much as the labor charges. My chair recovery included arm covers that cover almost the entire arm of the chair, a cover for the top (I assume because in the old days, people using hair oil would soil the top of the chair if they leaned back,) and a back support pillow that the chair never had before. We are very pleased with this job. Bear in mind two things: they get so many phone calls that they have a hard time returning them, so your best bet for an estimate is to go there and take in pictures with precise measurements. They do have one book of fabrics they can provide; otherwise, they will tell you how much to buy, and you will get your own fabric. And there is no paperwork. We found them to be very friendly and honest, so we weren’t worried, but a lack of paperwork would lead to an unfavorable ruling for you if Judge Judy heard your case against them. But I wouldn’t expect a case against them, for they really will please you in every way. (I think they can pick up your item and deliver it, but we did not inquire about that because we have our own truck.)

This place is amazing! I found a headboard that I loved at a furniture store in Houston but it was way out of my price range. I found this place on Unilocal and went in to see if Louis could make a headboard similar to the one that I had found previously. He was so helpful and it turned out exactly how I wanted it at a third of the price! I would definitely recommend this place.

These guys did a great job making window seat cushions for me, and they were so sweet and honest. I brought in my half-​finished attempt at doing them myself. They were insistent that I not buy all new fabric, and were able to do a beautiful job with what I brought in. Thank you so much!

As mentioned, Luis and his father have a tiny shop near antique stores. It is worth the trip!!! I had a «leather» high-​leg recliner that I bought on line. It was good quality but the seat and back started peeling horribly not long after I bought it. Later I learned to read the fine print to look for the words «bonded leather», which is an updated name for vinyl.
Luis gave me a fair price and I went to Tandy Leather to get the new leather. I’m happy to say that I ended up with a better chair than when it was new. The service was fast and friendly too. Definitely would recommend!!!

I am so happy I found this place! They made me the most beautiful custom ottomans. Louis and his Dad do amazing work and are so friendly. Excellent craftsmanship. We loved their work so much my Mom is now getting ottomans and cushions made for her home.
I definitely recommend here for all your upholstery projects. Louis was easy to reach and welcomed me to call his cell if I needed anything. Love this place and the people mucho!

Great job quick turnaround. Plan on getting a couple more items over to be done. A very pleasant experience. Easy and honest is the best way to describe this truly amazing craftsman.

I happened upon this place from Unilocal reviews, decided to go by and check it out. It is a tiny little shop built on to the side of a furniture store, if you blink you will miss it. Louis and his dad were very friendly, i was looking to get a motorcycle seat made. I showed them my bike and the current seat on it, gave them a seat pan to build around. They didn’t have a lot of material to choose from but referred me to a couple places where i could buy. I ended up bringing them some vinyl from High Fashion Home and they completed my seat in 2 days! Good job, especially for the fair price. I will definitely be back!

Brought two chairs here to be reupholstered and refinished – they came out far better than I could have imagined! The father and son team are very friendly and knowledgeable. Service is fast (both done within a week) and reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend and will bring more items here in the future.

Luis and his father were highly recommended to me by a friend and now I highly recommend this business. Luis picked up six dining room chairs from my home, to be reupholstered, and I had them back in less than a week. They did a beautiful job, could not be more pleased. Luis was very pleasant and went out of his way to accomodate my schedule. my entire expereience was great! Thank you, Luis!

This is a great little place. I took in one chair and the experience was so good I took in another one a few weeks later. Love how these chairs turned out. Both times the chairs were done in about 5 days. Highly recommend this place.

Louis is fantastic. I had two barstools recovered and the job was done within the week and they look fabulous. They were very reasonably priced as I compared them to several vendors in town and their work was impeccable. I highly recommend them for any type of upholstery work as I saw other items in their shop that had just been completed as well. Extremely satisfied!!!

Called Luis and told him about the puckering fabric and with no hesitation he said «bring it in»… so we did. He fixed both the chairs and they look amazing. Great guy and he does a great job. Very happy with him.

I have to write a rave review about this father son team. I read one review on Unilocal and decided to give them a shot. We are currently remodeling a very contemporary house and we needed 8 dining chairs reupholstered. Their shop is a little hole in the wall on Westheimer amongst all the antique shops, so I wanted to visit them first and see the work they do. That was a Saturday. I got the fabric on Monday and brought it to them and the chairs were delivered today (Thursday)! Amazing!!! They look beautiful! So, now they are doing a headboard for me. The father doesn’t speak much English but if you just can’t communicate his son will step in to interpret. You won’t be sorry!

I was pretty sure this was spelled «Louis,» but either way — THEY ARE AMAZING! I randomly walked into their tiny (very tiny) shop while antiquing one afternoon. I was immediately impressed by the big wall of Polaroid snapshots of their work — this wall must document the last decade or more. I mean, when did they stop selling Polaroid? Anyway, I showed them a picture of a chair that needed fixing, and they gave me a shockingly low estimate. They even pointed me out to a great fabric store.
When we picked up the chair, it had been completely transformed. The chair, built in 1962, felt brand-​new. Instead of buying a new chair, I spent about $ 400 to redo one we already loved. (And what’s the cost of most chairs now — $ 800 and up? Please.) That includes the cost of fabric. And the chair was done in four days. I’ve recommended them to several friends and family members, and I cannot thank them enough. They’re currently working on a chair I got for $ 75 on Craigslist, and I can’t wait to get it home!