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Furniture repair for real estate agents Chicago: an agent walking a client through a furnished living room

Furniture Repair for Real Estate Agents Chicago

Get the listing camera-ready. We repair faded, scratched and torn leather furniture in the home before photos and showings, so the living room sells the property instead of distracting from it.

  • Before the photo shoot
  • Occupied or vacant
  • Chicago and the suburbs
Restored cognac leather sofa in a bright living room with exposed brick, ready for listing photos
Why agents call us

A Better First Photo

Furniture repair for real estate agents Chicago sellers can afford is usually small work: a seat recolored, a seam closed, scratches filled. It changes how the room reads online.

  1. 01

    The listing photos show everything

    A wide-angle lens picks up every faded seat and scratched arm. Fixing the furniture before the photographer arrives costs less than retouching every image.

  2. 02

    Sellers keep the pieces they love

    Often the leather sofa is staying for the showings, or even going with the sale. Repairing it is quicker and cheaper than renting a replacement.

  3. 03

    Work fits the listing calendar

    Tell us the photo date and the first showing. The visit is planned around both, on site, with nothing to haul out of the home.

What shows up in listing photos

Six Fixes Before the Shoot

These are the flaws a wide-angle lens finds first. Each one is repaired in the home.

Leather sofa seat cushion faded pale in the middle
Faded seats
Fine scratches across a cognac leather seat
Scratches
Claw marks on the front edge of a leather cushion
Pet claw marks
Dark ink stain on a brown leather seat
Ink and stains
Small split along the seam of a leather cushion
Split seams
Seat cushion front edge with worn-off color
Worn edges
Before and after

Ready for the Camera

A scratched sofa arm, filled and refinished on site. More in the before and after gallery.

Scratched cognac leather sofa arm before repairThe same sofa arm after the scratches were filled and refinishedBeforeAfter
Sofa armScratches filled, color matched, finish rebuilt.
Technician touching up a scratch on a leather sofa seat with a fine brushTechnician hand-stitching an open seam on a leather sofa cushion

These pictures come from New York jobs; our headquarters is there, and the Chicago crew works the same way.

How it works with a listing

From Photos to Showings

  1. 01

    Send the listing details

    Address, photo date, first showing, and a few pictures of the pieces that need work.

  2. 02

    Get a written quote

    A price for each piece, so you and your seller can decide what is worth doing before the shoot.

  3. 03

    Repair on site

    We work in the home and leave the room ready to be photographed.

  4. 04

    Photos, then showings

    The pieces look right on camera and hold up to buyers sitting on them.

Free estimate · Chicago

Send the Listing Details

Add the address, the photo date and a picture of each piece. We reply with a written quote.

    Service Needed

    Furniture Types

    Primary Material

    Damage / Condition

    Preferred Service

    Preferred Work Hours

    Questions

    Furniture Repair for Real Estate Agents Chicago FAQ

    Unsure whether the sofa is worth saving before you list? A single picture is enough for us to tell you.

    Ask With a Photo
    Can you work around a photo shoot that is already booked?

    Tell us the date on the form. We plan the visit before it, and if the timing is too tight we say so honestly instead of rushing the job.

    Does the seller need to be home?

    Not necessarily. Many agents arrange access with a lockbox or a building manager. Note the access details on the form.

    Is it worth repairing furniture that is not part of the sale?

    Often yes, if it is staying for the photos and showings. A faded or scratched sofa is the first thing buyers notice in the living room photo.

    Do you also work with vacant listings and rentals?

    Yes. Built-in benches, window seats and furniture left for a furnished rental can be repaired the same way.

    Is the quote free?

    It is. Fill in the form on this page or email the pictures to office@leatherrestorepro.com. The quote costs nothing and commits your seller to nothing.

    Good real estate photography starts with a room that is ready for it.

    Brown leather loveseat with cushions in a staged living room
    Free quote

    Fix It Before the Photographer Comes

    Send the listing address, the photo date and a few pictures. You get a written price for each piece.

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