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Sometimes we really feel like a "sofa doctor"  We diagnose and determine what need to be done to make your sofa shiny and new again. 
Take the case of this L shape sofa that we had recently reupholstered.  After stripping the sofa at the workshop we found that the casings for all the loose cushions are torn. The fibre fills inserts in the backrest cushions had lumped together and hence the backrest cushions look and feels dreadful. 
So instead of just reupholstering with the new fabrics, we had replaced all casings with calico which is much more durable than the tissue types that most store brought sofa provides. We had also tediously loosen the fibre fills that had balled together and also top up with more fills to give it a fuller look. The results an almost "new" sofa that can continues to serve you for many more years. 

Notice how the backrest are drooping and the seat cushions, especially the one on the chaise and ottoman had shifted. 

Torn tissue casings to replace with more durable calico. 

We loosened the balled up fibre fills and re-fluff it so that it will be bouncy and resilient again. We's also top up with more fibre fills to "beef up" the cushions. 



The result, not only stunning to look at but sofa has regains its original bounciness and full look. 

Think your sofa needs some jazzing up to? Send us some photos to jazzitupbyjann@gmail.com or you may whatsapp to 97473298 

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